Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all music lovers!

Lyric concert in Italy

Hi there!

Last weekend I was in Italy again, to sing with my friend Michele Bravin, a wonderful pianist.
We had a concert in Lignano Sabbiadoro, not far from Venice, where I grew up: I sang opera arias by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Massenet and Meyerbeer and a couple of Zarzuelas (the Spanish Operetta), while Michele played two beautiful piano pieces by Rossini, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death.

We enjoyed very much performing together again after four months and we had fun especially singing the encore, If I Were a Rich Man from The Fiddler on the Roof! We had so much fun translating it into italian to help the audience to enjoy it!

CD recording in Czech Republic!

Hello everybody!

I have just come back home from the Czech Republic where I joined my good friend and great singer Giorgio Caoduro for the recording of his first album, entirely dedicated to the most beautiful baritone arias from Rossini's operas.
Giorgio needed some colleagues to sing along with him the big Dandini's scene from Rossini's Cenerentola and so Anna Viola, Cecilia Bernini and I spent a couple of days with him and a wonderful orchestra conducted by Jacopo Brusa in a recording studio near Brno.

We had the pleasure and the big honor to be "monitored" in our work by one of the greatest specialist of Rossini's music in the world, the french musicologist Damien Colas. You can see him on the left in the following picture, with Giorgio, Cecilia Anna and me:

And here we are enjoying our dinner and a good czech beer after work, with Jacopo, the conductor:

But our adventure didn't end in Brno: I was asked to cover for an ill colleague in Italy and so right after the recording Anna and I rushed to Italy to sing a lot of beautiful duets from operas by Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini:

A very funny weekend full of music across Europe!

Concerts in Italy

Hello everybody!

I am ready to come back to the UK, after some weeks in Italy to visit my family, spend the Christmas holidays with them... and sing some concerts, with sacred music by Antonio Vivaldi

and Gioachino Rossini

Here I am, singing the beautiful Rossini's Messa di Gloria with wonderful colleagues in my hometown in Northern Italy:

 

So see you soon!

Concert in Wales

Last Sunday I was in Wales for my first concert in the UK!

With my friend and wonderful singer Stephanie we sang a lot of beautiful music by Britten (to whom the whole first part of the concert was dedicated), Gershwin, Rossini, Donizetti and Puccini for a warm and welcoming public.

I had a great time and look forward to my next performances!

Hi everybody!

My name is Alessandro and I am an Italian tenor and pianist.
I live in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, and I teach Singing and Piano.

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I think music is an important part of our life and I like to help people to know it better and enjoy it!
Choosing to learn to play a musical instrument is one of the most rewarding decisions you can make, which allows you to enjoy music in a new way, and to gain a range of skills that will benefit you in other walks of life. No matter your age and if you want to become a professional performer or just enjoy playing in your room, my aim is to find the best way for you to achieve your purpose.

I offer lessons to beginner and advanced students, from 5 to 99 years old! I am available for lessons at my place or I can come to your house.

To have more information about me and my courses, feel free to contact me by writing an email at alessandrocortello@gmail.com or calling me at 07378349155.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Alessandro