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The Voice

The voice of La Ciofi -- here in a selection of mp3 audio files and videos. Updated 8 Feb 2009.

LUCIE DE LAMMERMOOR (Lyon, Jan 2002)
LUCIA (in Lucia di Lammermoor, Ancona 2002)
GILDA (in Rigoletto, Covent Garden 2002)
AMENAIDE (in Tancredi, ROF Pesaro 2004)
DESDEMONA (in Rossini's Otello, Martina Franca 2000)
CERERE (in Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo, ROF Pesaro 2001)
SUSANNA (in Le nozze di Figaro, Amsterdam 2001)
ARICIA (in Traetta's Ippolito ed Aricia, Martina Franca 1999)
SOPHIE (in Der Rosenkavalier, Genova 2008)
ALAIDE (in La straniera, London 2007)
VIOLETTA (in La traviata, Torino 1999)
VIOLETTA (in La traviata, Orange 2009)
LAURETTA (in Gianni Schicchi, Paris 2004)
ASPASIA (in Mitridate, Paris 2000)
GIULIETTA (in I Capuleti ei Montecchi, Martina Franca 2005)
LUCIA (in Lucia di Lammermoor, Orange 2006)
Also: For complete live recordings not commercially released, visit the OperaShare yahoo-group or OperaShare google-group message archives (Rapidshare download links). Recommended: Mitridate with Frittoli, Asawa, Piau, Rousset; Rigoletto with Alvarez, Calleja, Benini; Lucia in Orange with Villazon, Guidarini; Tancredi with Pizzolato, Kunde, Perez; Soirees musicales, recital of Rossini songs.

For more mp3s, see also the Ciofi yahoo-group files section, PatriziaCiofi.com, and Facebook. For videos, try YouTube, and Google Video.

Performances

Performance history and future engagements, with links to reviews and photos. This is what I have found so far. There may be some gaps.
1989-96 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2010 | 2011 | Future

Date Work (Role) Venue Notes
Nov 89Giovanni Sebastiano (Role?)Firenze C
Nov 90Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)Modena, &c C
Oct 91Don Pasquale (Norina)Pisa &c P
Jul 92Re Teodoro in Venezia (Lisetta)Montepulciano R.en
Dec 92Rigoletto (Gilda)Modena, Pisa &c P
May 93Falstaff (Nanetta)Pisa &c
Aug 93La pietra del paragone (Fulvia)Felixstowe R.en
Oct 93La traviata (Violetta)Livorno, &c C
Dec 93Boris Godunov (Ksenija)Parma C
Mar 94La sonnambula (Lisa)Trieste C
May 94Barbablù (Elisa)Bologna C
Jul 94La sonnambula (Amina)Martina Franca CD P
Nov 94Rigoletto (Gilda)Savona P
Jan 95Carmina BuranaPisa
Aug 95Médée (Dircé)Martina Franca CD
Oct 95La traviata (Violetta)Savona
Nov 95L'Elisir d'amore (Adina)Pisa &c
Jan 96La gazza ladra (Ninetta)Palermo C
Mar 96Cendrillon (Cendrillon)Torino C
Apr 96Giovanna d'Arco al rogoTrieste C
Jul 96L’Americano (Silvia)Martina Franca CD P
Sept 96La Boheme (Musetta)Novara &c C
Oct 96Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Savona R.it R.en
Nov 96Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Nice C
Dec 96Rigoletto (Gilda)Trieste
1997 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 97Divara (Divara)Catania C
Apr 97I Puritani (Elvira)Modena C V
May 97Parsifal (Flower maiden)Firenze C R.it
Jun 97La traviata (Violetta)Genova C C
Jul 97Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Martina Franca CD P
Sep 97Tamerlano (Asteria)Torino C R.it R.en
Oct 97La traviata (Violetta)Milano O
Nov 97Concert: Bastianini MemorialSiena C
Dec 97Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Torino C R.it R.en P
1998 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Feb 98La Bohème (Musetta)Cagliari C P
Mar 98Il matrimonio segreto (Elisetta)Lausanne C
Apr 98Concert with fluteBologna C
Aug 98Il Re (Rosalina)Martina Franca CD P
Aug 98Mese Mariano (Carmela)Martina Franca CD P
Oct 98L’Elisir d’amore (Adina)Milano R.en
1999 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 99Eleonora (Role?)Napoli C
Feb 99La Bohème (Musetta)Bologna C R.it
Mar 99Le Martyre de Saint-SébastienPalermo C
Jun 99Fedora (Role?)Roma C
Jun 99La traviata (Violetta)Torino CC R V VV
Jul 99Ippolito ed Aricia (Aricia)Martina Franca CD P
Aug 99Concert: Leçons de ténèbresPesaro C
Sep 99Arminio (Tusnelda)Venezia C
Sep 99La sonnambula (Amina)Livorno C
Sep 99La sonnambula (Amina)Lucca C R.en P P
Oct 99La sonnambula (Amina)Pisa C
Dec 99Falstaff (Nanetta)Paris R.en P
2000 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 00La Bohème (Musetta)Madrid R.es
Feb 00Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Torino C P
Apr 00Mitridate, re di Ponto (Aspasia)Paris C R R P P V V
Apr 00Pergolesi's Stabat MaterTorino C
May 00Rigoletto (Gilda)Torino C
Jun 00Carmina BuranaPalermo C
Jul 00Otello, by Rossini (Desdemona)Martina Franca CD P P
Aug 00Robert le Diable (Isabelle)Martina Franca CD R +P P
Oct 00La Bohème (Musetta)Napoli C R.it P
Oct 00Arminio (Tusnelda)Padova C
Oct 00Concert: Slow FoodTorino C
Dec 00Siroe, re di Persia (Emira)Venezia C RR R R R P mp3
2001 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 01Rigoletto (Gilda)München C C
Feb 01Ippolito ed Aricia (Aricia)Montpellier R.en R.fr +P
Mar 01La sonnambula (Amina)Napoli C R.it
Apr 01L’Elisir d’amore (Adina)Milano C R.en P
Jun 01La traviata (Violetta)Avignon
Jul 01Rigoletto (Gilda)Parma R.en
Jul 01Il Re (Rosalina)Baveno C P
Aug 01Le nozze di Teti e Peleo (Cerere)Pesaro R.fr
Aug 01Concert: Soirées MusicalesPesaro CC
Sep 01Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Montreux R.en
Oct 01Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris C R.en R.en
Oct 01"Intermezzo musicale"Torino C
Nov 01Brahms Requiem, op.45Torino C
Nov 01Carmen II (Micaela)Torino C R.en P
Dec 01L'Olimpiade (Aristea)Venezia C R.fr RR P mp3
2002 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 02Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Lyon DVD P
Jan 02Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Bilbao C
Jan 02MasterclassSiena C
Feb 02Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Piacenza C
Feb 02Don Pasquale (Norina)Cagliari C
Mar 02Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie)Paris R.en R.en
May 02Die Entführung (Blonde)Firenze DVD P
Jun 02Concert: Mahler, MessiaenParis C1 C2
Jun 02Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Paris R R.fr R.fr
Jul 02Mese Mariano (Carmela)Baveno C R.en
Aug 02Il turco in Italia (Fiorilla)Pesaro C R.it R.en P
Sep 02Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris R.fr +P
Sep 02Rigoletto (Gilda)London  See details 
Oct 02Concert: Vivaldi, HandelNew York C.pdf
Nov 02La traviata (Violetta)Zurich R.de
Nov 02Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Ancona C R.it +P
Dec 02Rigoletto (Gilda)Genova C
2003 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 03Falstaff (Nanetta)Paris C
Mar 03La traviata (Violetta)Chicago C R.en
Apr 03Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi)Torino C R.it R.it P
Jun 03Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris C R.en P
Jul 03RecitalMartina Franca C P
Aug 03?La traviata (Violetta)Busseto C R.en
Oct 03La Santissima TrinitaLyon C
Oct 03Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Firenze C R.it +P DVD
Nov 03Rigoletto (Gilda)Firenze R.it
Dec 03Benvenuto Cellini (Teresa)Paris R.en R.fr
Dec 03Gala Reopening of La FeniceVenezia C DVD
Dec 03Concerto di NataleVenezia C C
2004 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 04Siroe, re di Persia (Emira)Paris R.fr R.fr
Jan 04Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Genova R.it
Feb 04La sonnambula (Amina)Avignon C R.fr P
Mar 04Madrigals of Love and WarParis C
Mar 04Madrigals of Love and WarLondon R.en
Mar 04Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta)Paris R.fr P V V V
May 04Alcina (Morgana)Paris R.fr P
Jun 04Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Cagliari VARSAGODyle="float: left; margin: 0 0px 0px 0;" />
Jul 04L’Elisir d’Amore (Adina)La Coruña C
Jul 04Carmina BuranaSpoleto C C C
Aug 04Tancredi (Amenaide)Pesaro  See details 
Sep 04Concert sur France MusiquesParis C C
Oct 04L’Incoronazione di PoppeaParis R +P V V mp3
Nov 04La traviata (Violetta)Venezia R.fr P DVD
Nov 04Concert: Prêtre turns 80Paris TCE R.fr
Dec 04Les contes d’Hoffman (All 4)Marseille R.fr R.fr +P R V
2005 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 05La sonnambula (Amina)Bologna C R.it R.it +P
Feb 05La fille du régiment (Marie)Genova R R R +P DVD
Mar 05Airs d'opéras napolitainsMetz C
Apr 05Concert: BoccheriniBologna C
Apr 05Pia de' Tolomei (Pia)Venezia C R R CD/DVD
May 05La traviata (Violetta)Tokyo Nagoya C C C
Jun 05Concert: BoccheriniBologna C
Aug 05I Capuleti ei MontecchiMartina Franca C R P CD/DVD
Sep 05Concert with Rolando VillazónTokyo C R
Oct 05Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris TCE C R R R P
Nov 05Il viaggio a Reims (Folleville)Monte Carlo C R R.fr +P P P
2006 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 06Chérubin (L'Ensoleillad)Cagliari C R R V CD/DVD
Feb 06L'Elisir d'amore (Adina)Madrid C C P V V
Mar 06K.427 "Great Mass"Genova C
Mar 06Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Milano  See details 
Apr 06Concert +Cappella de'TurchiniAthens C C mp3
May 06ConcertAvignon C R.fr
Jun 06Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)   +concert version Paris TCE London C RR P C P
Jul 06Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Orange  See details 
Aug 06Adelaide di Borgogna (concert)Pesaro C mp3
Oct 06L'Enfant et les sortilègesNew York NYPO C R R R R P
Nov 06 Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia) Barcelona C R.es RR V
2007 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 07 Il crociato in Egitto (Palmide) Venezia C RR P DVD
Jan 07 Recital, with Joseph Calleja Paris TCE C R R R R R
Feb 07 Les pecheurs de perles (Leila) Avignon C R.fr R.fr +P
Apr 07 Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia) Marseille C R +P R R R V
May 07 Recital München C
May 07 Don Pasquale (Norina) Genève C R +P R R R PP DVD
Jun 07 Recital La Coruña C R.es P
Jun 07 Recital: Mozart, Rossini Rouen C P
Jun 07 Concert: Homage to Callas Venezia C.pdf V
Jul 07 Rigoletto (Gilda) London C R R R R R R R
Jul 07 Concert Athens C R
Sep 07 Don Pasquale (Norina) La Coruña C R R.es P
Oct 07 La traviata (concert) Moscow C R.ru +P
Nov 07 La straniera (Alaide) London C R R R +P RR
Dec 07 Tancredi (Amenaide) Madrid C R R R R R R R.pdf
2008 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Feb 08 Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie) Genova C R.it R.en P
Mar 08 Rigoletto (Gilda) Berlin C R R P V
Mar 08 La sonnambula (Amina) Wien C R +P R
Apr 08 Concert Liège C R.fr P
May 08 Maria Stuarda (Maria) Liège C R R R R R P V
Jun 08 Concert, with D. Barcellona Bilbao C C R R R
Jun 08 I Capuleti ei Montecchi Paris C R R R R P mp3
Jun 08 Il combattimento ++ Paris C P V V
Jul 08 La traviata (Violetta) Avenches C R R R R R P
Aug 08 Recital Pesaro C R.fr +P P
Sep 08 I Capuleti ei Montecchi (concert) Moscow C R +P R R P V V V
Sep 08 Don Giovanni (Donna Anna) London C R R R R +P P
2009 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 09 Giulio Cesare (Cleopatra) Bilbao C R R R R R RR P
Feb 09 Manon (Manon) Avignon C R R R R R P V
Mar 09 Manon (Manon) Reims C R R V
Apr 09 Il viaggio a Reims (Corinna) Milano C R R R P V V V
Jun 09 Rigoletto (Gilda) Madrid C RR P V V V V mp3
Jul 09 La traviata (Violetta) Orange C RR RR VV mp3 mp3
Sep 09 La traviata (Violetta) Venezia C R R P P P
Oct 09 Idomeneo (Ilia) Milano C R P P
Nov 09 Concerto per la pace Torino C P
Nov 09 Tancredi (Amenaide) Torino C R R R R P P VV
Dec 09 La traviata (Violetta) München C
2010 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan '10 I Capuleti ei Montecchi Liège C R R R R R P P V
Mar '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) Barcelona C R R R R R R R R P P P V V mp3 mp3 mp3
Apr '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) Wien C R R R +P
May'10 Hamlet (Ophelie) Marseille C R R R R R R P P V
Jun '10 Concert Festival de St-Denis Paris C C R R R V
Jun '10 Concert with Leo Nucci Madrid C R +P R mp3
Jul '10 Concert with Leo Nucci Lyon C
Sep '10 La traviata (Violetta) Venezia C R +P P
Sep '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) La Coruña C R.es R.es PP
Sep '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) Vigo C
Nov '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) London C RR +P
Nov '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) Wien C R
Dec '10 L'Elisir d'amore (Adina) Oviedo C R R
2010 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan '11 La traviata (Violetta) Berlin C R PP
Feb '11 La traviata (Violetta) Tokyo C
Mar '11 Maria Stuarda (Maria) Athens C
Apr '11 Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie) San Diego C
May '11 Concert Marseille C
May '11 Rigoletto (Gilda) Budapest C
May '11 La Bohème (Musetta) Roma C
Jun '11 Stabat Mater - Rossini Paris C
Jul '11 La fille du regiment Moscow
Jul '11 Rigoletto (Gilda) Orange C
Sep '11 Concert Marseille C
Oct '11 Concert Avignon C
Oct '11 Romeo et Juliette Marseille C
Nov '11 Romeo et Juliette Bilbao C
Dec '11 Les pecheurs de perles Berlin C

THIS TIMELINE IS NO LONGER UPDATED.

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Notes: C=Credits/Schedule; R=Review(language); P=Pictures; V=Videos.

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