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Giuseppe Pellingra
Primary Skill:
Bass-Baritone
Nationality:
Italian
Country:
United Kingdom
Languages (fluent):
English, Italian, French
Opera
Contemporary Opera
Musical Theatre
Oratorio/Concerts
Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled
Giuseppe Pellingra - Wie Todesanhung from Wagner's 'Tannhäuser'
Paul Simms Opera Prize (2021)
'Eristrato, Giuseppe Pellingra invests this pivotal role with playful warmth & wit' David Gray & Paul Gray - Reviews Gate (2023)
'All the cast’s voices are highly trained and rich, but I was particularly impressed (and moved) by Raphaela Papadakis’ (Princess Sofia) soprano and Pellingra’s baritone. The two clowns, Lafferty-Smith and Pellingra, are impressive actors as well as singers' London Theatre 1 - Aug. 5, 2022 - Mary Beer (2022)
'White by name, but charcoal in timbre, the quizzical clown is embodied with deft comic timing by Giuseppe Pellingra' The Stage – Aug 3, 2022 – Yehuda Shapiro (2022)
'White, a superb Giuseppe Pellingra with his spot-on comic timing' Latino Life - Corina J Poore. (2022)
'Giuseppe Pellingra’s Ebenezer Scrooge trod a convincing path from bullying to benevolence, acting courageously with voice, body and soul. He found a range of colours to convey the miser’s belligerence and spitefulness, his baritone glowing with a darkness that cowered Scrooge’s employees and repelled his relatives. Pellingra worked hard with the text - the diction of the cast was unanimously excellent - and was not afraid to spit and snarl' Claire Seymour - Opera Today - (2018)
Born in Sicily, Giuseppe begins exploring his interest in music early. After attending a 2-year course in performing arts in Palermo he decides to commit to classical singing. With the support of teacher Elizabeth Smith, he starts to sing minor roles in staged operas such as Rossini’s ‘Barbiere di Siviglia’ in Malta, Donizetti’s ‘Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali’ and Puccini's ‘Manon Lescaut’ in Palermo. He moves to Tuscany and meets baritone Marcello Lippi that helps him to improve his technique and gives him the chance to sing main roles for the first time, as Gennaro Iovine in Nino Rota’s ‘Napoli Milionaria’ in Lucca, Livorno, Pisa, and Budapest, and as Mafia in ‘Falcone e Borsellino’ at Verdi Theatre in Pisa. During these experiences, he has had the possibility to work with directors of the calibre of Davide Livermore and Fabio Sparvoli.
Richard Cocciante offers him the role of Lord Capulet in his Opera Popolare ‘Giulietta e Romeo’, which premiered at the Arena di Verona before going on tour in Italy for over 80 shows, and for which Giuseppe makes his first studio recording as part of the original cast soundtrack. In London, he is cast as Father Francis in ‘Tolkien’ at The Arts Theatre in the West End and once again records his performance in the studio as part of the original cast recording.
In 2022 Giuseppe completed his Master of Music (MMus) degree at Trinity & Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (TLCMD) in London, with the support of the Elliot Rosenblatt Memorial Scholarship, Crompton Scholarship and The Morag Noble Scholarship.
He actively took part in masterclasses led by Elaine Kidd (ROH Jette Parker programme), James Clutton (Opera Holland Park), Roderick Williams, David Kempster, Andrew Shore, and Laurent Naouri.
His operatic repertoire includes Schaunard (La Bohéme), Ersitratro (La forza dell'amor paterno), White (Black, El Payaso), Beaumarchais (The Ghosts of Versailles), Don Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Masetto, Leporello (Don Giovanni), Biscroma Strappaviscere & Director of the Theatre (Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali), Sergeant of the Royal Archers (Manon Lescaut), Gennaro Iovine & Brigadiere Ciappa (Napoli Milionaria), Mafia (Falcone e Borsellino – Il muro dei martiri), Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol). He has also sung as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Mass n.2 in G major and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. The companies he has worked for are TLCMD, LTL Opera, Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Miskolc Opera Festival, Manoel Theatre, Choir 2000, The Addison Singers, Cervantes Theatre, Barber Institute of Fine Arts.
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