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Franco Fagioli

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Biography

Franco Fagioli is an Argentine countertenor singer born on May 4, 1981. After studying piano and singing, he made his debut in Buenos Aires, then in Europe, where his unusual tessitura won him several competitions. Specializing in Baroque music, particularly Handel, the young performer sings under the direction of great conductors in the operas Giulio Cesare, Ariodante, Teseo and Berenice, as well as others by Monteverdi, Gluck and Rossini. On disc, Franco Fagioli extends his repertoire to arias by Mozart and Porpora, and pays tribute to the repertoire of Italian castrato Caffarelli. His attachment to the work of Leonardo Vinci finds fulfillment in the recording of the operas Arterse (2012) and Catone in Utica (2015). In 2016, he changes style for his Rossini recital, devoted to transvestite roles, formerly performed by women with mezzo-soprano timbre.
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  2.   Steffani: Laudate Pueri featuring Julian Prégardien
  3.   Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria / Act 1 - "Sul mio cor so ben qual sia Farnaspe" featuring Franco Fagioli
  4.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 2: "Quest'improvviso tremito" (Cecilio) by Franco Fagioli
  5.   Vinci: Catone in Utica / Act 1 - "Dunque Cesare venga" featuring Franco Fagioli
  6.   Steffani: Qui Diligit Mariam featuring Diego Fasolis
  7.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 2: "Cecilio, a che t'arresti presso la tomba mia?" (Cecilio) by Franco Fagioli
  8.   Vinci: Catone in Utica / Act 1 - "Io conquest'occhi " featuring Franco Fagioli
  9.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act IV: Agilea più non m'ama featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  10.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 2: "Il braccio mio non ritener" (Cecilio, Cinna) featuring Franco Fagioli
  11.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act IV: Qual tigre e qual'megera featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  12.   Vinci: Catone in Utica / Act 1 - "Tu taci Emilia?" featuring Franco Fagioli
  13.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 1: "D'Eliso in sen m'attendi" (Giunia, Cecilio) featuring Franco Fagioli
  14.   Vinci: Catone in Utica / Act 1 - "Nell'ardire che il seno t'accende" by Franco Fagioli
  15.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act IV: Mira qual'cura prendo featuring Helene Schneiderman
  16.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act IV: Chie ritorna alla mia mente featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  17.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 1: "Se l'empio Silla, o padre" (Giunia, Cecilio) featuring Franco Fagioli
  18.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 1: "Morte, morte fatal" (Cecilio) by Franco Fagioli
  19.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act III: A te mia bella sempre omai dedal, sarà featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  20.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act III: Pur ti riveggio al fine featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  21.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 3: "Il gran Silla" (Chorus, Tutti) featuring Franco Fagioli
  22.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act II: Non so più che bramar featuring Staatsorchester Stuttgart
  23.   Handel: Teseo, HWV 9 / Act II: Ai vostri Amori, temo featuring Helene Schneiderman
  24.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 3: "Pupille amate" (Cecilio) by Franco Fagioli
  25.   Lucio Silla, K. 135, Act 3: "Ah caro sposo... " (Giunia, Cecilio) featuring Franco Fagioli
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