Floriana Cicìo

Floriana Cicìo

Inspiring the next generation

MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2023/24

2023, Margherita, Alfredo il Grande (G. Donizetti), “Gaetano Donizetti” Theater, Bergamo

2023, Tavecchi, Il piccolo compositore di musica (G. S. Mayr), “Gaetano Donizetti” Theater, Bergamo

MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2022/23

2023, showcase Giovani voci alla Fenice, Teatro La Fenice, Venezia

2023, Staged Scenes Concert: Strauss, Mozart and Verdi, Mascarade Opera Foundation, Florence

2022, Christmas Recital, Mascarade Opera Foundation, Florence

MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2021/22

2022, Opera Night Recital, Mascarade Opera Foundation, Florence

MASCARADE OPERA SEASON 2020/21

2021, Giovani voci alla Fenice, Teatro La Fenice, Venezia

PREVIOUS ENGAMENTS

2022, Strega Mutocieca, I Kattivissimi, Luglio Musicale Trapanese Theater

2022, Zerlina, Don Giovanni, Teatro Comunale di Carpi

2021, Zerlina, Don Giovanni, “Eleonora Duse” Theater, Bologna

2020, Clorinda, La Cenerentola, “Luciano Pavarotti” Theater, Modena

2019, Ocsana/La Zarina, La Notte di Natale,“Luciano Pavarotti” Theater, Modena

2019, Ocsana/La Zarina, La Notte di Natale, Teatro dell’Opera Giocosa, Savona

2019, Soprano I Soloist, Stabat Mater (Rossini), Europe Philarmonic Orchestra, Todi

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

2023, “Maria Caniglia” competition, Sulmona, Italy, 2nd prize

2021, “Giuseppe Di Stefano” competition,Trapani, Italy

2021, Premio Città di Trapani/Premio Sorriso di Silvia; “A. Belli” competition, Finalist

2019, "Fausto Ricci" competition, Viterbo, Italy,  “Germoglio d’arte” award

EDUCATION

2022-2023, Associate Artist at Mascarade Opera, Florence

2020-2021, Resident Artist at Mascarade Opera Studio, Florence

2020, Bachelor of DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo), Università degli Studi Palermo

2019, Resident Artist at Corso di Alto Perfezionamento per Cantanti Lirici, Teatro Comunale di Modena “Luciano Pavarotti”

The Florence Choral Course as an annual summer course, which thanks to our supporters is made entirely free for participants and dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Italian choral music. Up to 25 singers from all over the world have the unique opportunity to come to Florence for in immersive period of daily rehearsals, choral technique workshops, individual singing lessons, archival tours, history lectures and masterclasses with world famous practitioners, including soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and director of Milan Cathedral Choir Maestro Massimo Palombella.
The week culminates in concert and ecclesiastical performances in some of Florence’s most iconic buildings, including Palazzo Tornabuoni, Santissima Annunciata and Santa Maria Novella, as well as a sung mass in the great cathedral of Milan.

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Florence Choral Course July 2024 will open on 1 January 2024.

To apply please send two recordings and your CV to thesacredmusicprogramme@mascaradeopera.com