Paula Ghigo

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Paula Ghigo

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She graduated in piano at the Conservatory of Music "F. Morlacchi" of Perugia under the guidance of Ornella Grossi, in harpsichord at the Conservatory of Music of S. Cecilia in Rome with Paola Bernardi, in singing at the Conservatory of Music "L. Refice "of Frosinone. She studied composition with Teresa Procaccini and Luca Salvadori and conducting with Nicola H. Samale. As a pianist and harpsichordist, she has perfected herself with Lya de Barberiis, winning the AMOR scholarship, Paola Bernardi, Antonio Ballista, E. Bagnoli, J. Straube, A. Coen, D. Chelmcka and performs as soloist, duo piano and in instrumental formations in various national and international festivals (Festival of Civitacastellana, LIM87 Bilbao, Festival of XX Siglo Madrid, Vertical Music, Todi Festival, etc). As a singer she is dedicated to chamber music, lieder and oratorical and contemporary music as well as to ancient and baroque music. She perfected herself with M. Hayward, D. Dorow, L. Poli, G. Di Rocco, L. Kozma, R. Meister, M. Baker and now with S. Magnifico performing an intense concert activity as soloist and in duo with guitar , harpsichord, piano and orchestra in Italy and tours abroad and has to her credit several first performances. She made her debut as a harpsichord master and conductor in the field of Baroque music with "Dido and Aeneas" by Purcell and works by C. Monteverdi such as "The Combat of Tancredi and Clorinda" and "Il Ballo delle ingrate" in scenic form directed by R. Mortelliti, founding the vocal and instrumental group "Gli affetti musicali di Roma" and the "Nuovi Affetti Musicali" with whom she has played repertoire from the 16th century to the present day performing concert activities in national festivals. She recorded for Edipan and EMI, as well as for Rai-Radio3, RAI-Radio Television, Spanish National Radio, Vatican Radio. She won the Cidim 86 award. She devotes herself to theatrical and cinematographic activity as a composer and performer and works with S. Marchini, M. Mattolini, A. Corsini, R. Mortelliti. She directed the soundtrack for the film "The strategy of the Mask" by R. Mortelliti for EMI Cecchi-Gori, the short films "Un'altra lei" by R. Mortelliti and "La gente" by A. Tiberi for the project Intolerance-L'Unità, the documentaries "Le grotte di Pastena" and "Collepardo". She is invited to give courses on vocal chamber music (Siracusa, Fiumara d'Arte, Cortona, etc.) and is a teacher of reading the score and of ancient music at the "L. Refice "of Frosinone.