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Valerio Contaldo (Tenor)

Born: Italy

The Italian-born tenor, Valerio Contaldo, grew in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. After studying classical guitar he studies singing with Gary Magby at the Lausanne Conservatory. He followed with lessons of Giorgio Paronuzzi (Baroque coaching), Anthony di Giantomasso (diction), Todd Camburn, Marie-Cécile Bertheau (coaching). He attended master-classes of Christa Ludwig, Alain Garichot, Klesie Kelly and David Jones. He is awarded Laureate of Foundations Madeleine Dubuis and Solidarvox of Sion and of Colette Mosetti in Lausanne. He is finalist of the Leipzig Bach Competition in 2008.

This season (2013-2014), Valerio Contaldo sings Jupiter in George Frideric Handel's Semele at Nice Opera, Primo Soldato/Lucano in l'Incoronazione di Poppea at Bastille Opera (conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini), Next season he will make his debuts as Ferrando in W.A. Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at Nice Opera.

Sources:
Florence Brunel Angence Atistique Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (August 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

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Works

Laurent Gendre

Tenor

Video (2016): BWV 4

Stephan MacLeod

Tenor

Member of Gli Angeli Genève:
[GV-46] (2021, Video): BWV 122, BWV 127, BWV 9, BWV 126 [soloist]
BWV 81, BWV 180, BWV 227
[V-2] (2020): BWV 232 [soloist]
[V-1] (2019): BWV 244 [Testis II]

Marc Minkowski

Tenor

V-4 (2014): BWV 245
[P-2] (2023, 3-CD): G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina, HWV 34 [2nd recording, Oronte]

Jos van Veldhoven

Tenor

AOB Video: BWV 29, BWV 120
[V-7] (2018, Video) BWV 244 [4th recording]

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Valerio Contaldo (Florence Brunel)


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