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Daria Masiero Name: Daria Masiero

Country: Italy

Voice: Soprano

Date of birth: 15.04.1975

Place of birth: Valenza, Italy

Studied at: Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi, Alessandria

Daria Masiero studied singing and cello at the Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi in Alessandria, with Rita Orlandi Malaspina, and in Vignola with Mirella Freni. She won a Diploma di Accademia at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan.

Her numerous prizes include second prize 2004 Voci Verdiani competition, Busseto; first prize 2003 Aleolona di Fermo competition; second prize Spirto Argiris Competition, Sarzana; second prize Festival Pucciniano competition, and in 2000 Daria was the winner of the Caruso competition in Milan.

She sang Mimi La bohème at the Miskloc National Theatre, Hungary and Teatro Comunale di Alessandria; covered Desdemona Otello for La Scala, Milan; Anna Nabucco Teatro Pallavicino Bussetto and Piazza del Campo, Siena; Manon Boulevard Solitude, Musetta La bohème, Liù Turandot for Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa; Imelda Oberto, Adelia Ugo conte di Parigi and Nella Gianni Schicchi for the Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan; Serpina La serva padrona for Teatro Massimo, Palermo; Nedda Pagliacci, Teatro Bellini, Catania; Vivette L'arlesiana for Teatro di Cosenza, Zerlina Don Giovanni for Teatro Regio, Turin. She has also given many concert performances.

Future plans include Mimi La bohème for Torre del Lago Puccini Festival 2005, Despina Così fan tutte for Grand Theatre, Geneva, and Micaela Carmen for Teatro Regio, Turin.

Daria's interests include cinema, cycling and reading.

(Profile last updated June 2005)

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Bane, Serbia
Last night concert with Milijana Nikolic was a pure enjoyment. Best wishes and hope to see You again in Sremska Mitrovica

glynne hughes St.Asaph
Shall I tell you my dream? A new recording of La Boheme. Daria,Mimi,beautiful and fragrant, a sumptious voice. Luis Olivares Sandoval,Rodolfo,a real poet with a voice to match. Ha-Young Lee,Musetta,a show stopper with voice and looks. The rest of the cast is on hand. Carlo Rizzi conducting the WNO orchestra and chorus. Do not wait too long ! !

Boris Drenkov, Munich
This girl has a dangerous techique- pushes too much in the heights and therefore must be very careful- otherwise an exemplary phrasing which brought her to the final and an emotional singer as well.

Peter McEwan from Ballater, Aberdeenshire
I have been entranced by all the heats but the singer who captured my heart and soul was Daria. Quite magnificent.

Glynne Hughes, St.Asaph,
As one who rates Giacomo Puccini to be amongst the very best I am deliriously happy to welcome Doria as one of Puccini's "adorable little women". Ci lasceremo alla stagion dei fior.

Ry-an White-Miami Fl-USA
Your voice is so beautiful, but you are handeling it a little too agressively. Feel the music, don't scare it.

James - Cardiff
I think she has beautiful stage presence and an absolutely perfect voice, such an inspiration to any young soprano. Still decdiding whther i want Italy or USA to win...

Lucia Fellini - Cambridge
Ma che brava! Una voce favoloso. She gave me chills up and down my spine and her Mimi made we weep.

Amy, London
I have watched and listened spell bound to Daria last night, she is a star in my eyes. Fantastico!

T. Chessa from Rotterdam
Loved this performance. Daria has a great voice and it's immersed in musicality and her Italian spirit and personality really shine through.

Scott Darnell from Harwich, Essex
This lady is fanastic. Incidentally on my way home from Cardiff I sat next to her on the coach and we spoke in Italian about the concert. I am now watching it on BBC4 and she's great!

Paolo Tich from London
Professionaly very good. Should stick to Italian! The musical education comes through! Brava.

G Motley from Derby
Very polished. Traditional lyric soprano voice, Repertoire well chosen plenty of established favourites.

Carolyn Orchard from E susex
rich & velety like a stunning and superior HOT CHOCOLATE

Milijana Nikolic,Italy
Daria is a singer with a great class!Her voice is beautiful and her singing is exiting! Facio il tifo per te!!! Sei grande!

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Italian flag Daria Masiero is the ninth Italian to sing in Cardiff. Italy last had a finalist in 1987, when Valeria Esposito went on to win.



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