Sara Mingardo Born in Mestre
Sara Mingardo is an international known and respected contralto singer who was born in the Venetian suburb, or subsection, of Mestre. She has an extremely broad repertory and is frequently considered to be one of the most outstanding and important contraltos of her generation. She studied at Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice and the Academia Chigiana at Sienna. Mingardo made her official operatic debut performance in 1987. He early career was comprised mostly of second tier venues and competitions for the first two years. After 1989 she began to break through to larger and more significant venues such as the San Carlo and La Scala. She is known primarily as a Baroque singer and worked on her first recording in 1995. This followed her international performance debut and sang the title character from Handel’s Riccardo Primo. She had her United Stated debut in 2000 when she performed Anromaca from Rossini’s Ermione at the Santa Fe Opera Festival. She has continued to gain international attention and a strong fan following through the years.
Mingardo is not the only musical personality to come from region of Veneto in Italy, with its major cultural city of Venice. Tourists staying in Venice or one of the hotels Mestre are likely to know of her music though they are absolutely familiar the work of Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi is probably the most famous composer to come from the city and his work remains respected and loved throughout the world. He lived and worked over two hundred years prior to Mingardo and was part of the Baroque era, which she is now known for. Vivaldi wrote many pieces and is probably most known for The Four Seasons. This is a series of concerti for violins and is not only his most famous work but also the most popular mainstream composition from the period. He wrote a number of pieces for his students and is also extremely well known for his operas. Mingardo has recorded some of Vivaldi’s famous works and they are available in various music outlets and online.