All right reserved Serena Erba 2013
Italian light lyric soprano. Versatile artist, musician, dancer and actress,
She’s also Stage Manager gradueted at Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan in the 2022 and, for this activity, she had work at
Teatro alla Scala and in other Teahter of the italian tradition, She studied music since she was a child, initially with the piano to continue
at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan where she achieved her entire academic career, the experimental diploma of musical artistic
maturity * with the old system of studies in the Trumpet classes, the four-year course of complementary piano, an instrument continued for
another five years in the academic courses that ended with the upper two-year period; during the two-year period she was invited by M °
Giuliano Bellorini to attend the elective course of Historical Keyboards, a proposal welcomed by the Director of the Conservatory.
He holds two degrees in “Vocal Chamber Music” (three-year + two-year specialist) under the guidance of Prof. Daniela Uccello, specializing in
Baroque style and repertoire. For both academic qualifications he obtained the highest marks in the final exam. In 2019, again at the Milan
Conservatory, she attended the 2nd level Postgraduate Master in Opera Singing **, with full marks and the recognition of a scholarship
awarded by the Examination Commission for the entire career of studies.
Together with the Master he attended the 18th century Italian sacred vocal music workshop held by he Masters Cecilia Farina and Giulio
Prandi of the Ghisleri Ancient Music Center.
During these years of intense work she devoted herself simultaneously to the study of bel canto technique and repertoire and, in the summer
of 2018, she was admitted to attend the Masterclass of Alto Perfection in Singing with the illustrious Soprano Mrs. Luciana Serra with whom
she he still perfects (and former teacher of the Teatro alla Scala Academy) at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria), where he obtains the
prestigious “Diplom Internationale Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg - Gesang”.
In 2010, through a scholarship from the Lombardy Region, he attended the residential course at C.E.T. dedicated to students selected by the
Lombard Conservatories, becoming Interpreter of Light Music after having studied in Avigliano Umbro with M ° Mogol.
In her intense study path she has participated in Masterclasses of various disciplines both instrumental and in singing, paving the way to
study with Gloria Banditelli, Lavinia Bertotti, Liliana Poli, Stelia Doz, Elfride Demez, Michael Lanskoy, Nicholas Isherwood, Cristina Rubin,
Luisa Castellani, Guido Salvetti, Christa Ratzenböck, Helin Kapten, Enrico Stinchelli, Aurea Gomez, Nicolas Achten.
* in the curricula of the musical high school of the Verdi Conservatory in Mlano at the time of the experimental study they still studied 450
frontal hours of History of Music (with M ° Franco Pulcini), as many frontal hours of Harmony and Composition (with M ° Bruno Belli), Latin
and German as optional complementary subjects and functional to musical study. Having started piano as a child, Serena also attended a
four-year complementary piano course in recent years
** Postgraduate II level Master held by internationally renowned teachers and opera artists such as Leo Nucci, Mariella Devia and Ambrogio
Maestri (for singing); Michele Mariotti (direction), Giorgio Bongiovanni (acting), Franco Pulcini and Cesare Orselli (history and musical
philology), Davide Livermore (directing elements), James Vaughan and Massimiliano Bullo (hall masters).
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY, AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS:
1. in the Conservatory, during the three-year AFAM, he was awarded a scholarship from the Lombardy Region for course and CET (selection
of Lombard Conservatories) to attend the "Residential course of pop music - interpreter" at CETMusic in Avigliano Umbro M ° Mogol. (Milan -
2010)
2. In 2014, through a public competition intended for students of the upper grades of the Milan Conservatory, she was chosen to teach opera
singing for the evening courses in via Conservatorio (historical music school, which received the merit from the Municipality of Milan "CPSM"
).
3. finalist in the selections of the soprano Mirella Freni (Teatro Pavarotti Modena - 2016).
4. winner of the "IV International Opera Competition for Opera Roles" (Milan - 2017 - she won the Special Prize with her debut in the role of
"Lauretta" in G. Puccini's Gianni Schicchi).
5. finalist in the 11th "Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso Opera Singing Competition" (Milan - 2018).
6. scholarship from the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in collaboration with the TIM Foundation) for course and internship as "Director of
children's choir" with Maestro Boruno Casoni (Milan 2018)
7. At the final concert of the 2nd level Master in Opera singing, at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he concludes with a grade of 110 out of
110, and is awarded a scholarship in money, assent to him by the Examination Commission (Sala Verdi del Conservatory - Milan 2019).
DEBUTS:
• made his first roles in various opera productions curated by Spirabilia Quintet and with the Antonio Vivaldi Orchestra (Elisir d’Amore and Il
Bariere di Siviglia, respectively in Giannetta and Berta).
• In 2016 at the Antonio Belloni Theater in Barlassina she debuted the role of Kate Pinkerton in G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly (in the 1st
version of the Teatro alla Scala dated 1904);
• to follow, in just six months, he made his debut with three main roles: in Il Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart - Zerlina (Belloni Theater of
Barlassina);
in Il Gianni Schicchi by G.Puccini - Lauretta; and in L’Elisir d’Amore by G. Donizetti - Adina (at the Teatro S.Andrea in Milan)
Among the most important artistic experiences: we remember those with the Youth Music of Italy and the Association Le Dimore del Quartetto
in which he sang in the concert for the end of the restoration of the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan and, in 2019 , in the recital by
Serena Erba at the LagoMaggioreMusica Festival.
Before that he sang as a soloist in numerous productions and collaboration of the Milan Conservatory, directed by Francesca Torelli in the
Andromeda Ensemble and in the choir directed by M ° Edoardo Cazzaniga, and those organized by the Italian Touring Club in the Italian
music concerts of the '600 with the music of Barbara Stozzi, Porta, Grossi, Badalla, Luzzaschi, also in the world premiere in modern times of
compositions by Giuseppe Avitrano at the Milan Conservatory. He sang the concert dedicated with music by Erik Satie at the Museo del 900
in Piazza Duomo in Milan.
For the Nicola Trussardi Foundation she collaborated as a soprano performer in the Fault Lines exhibition by the artists Allora & Calzadilla
held at Palazzo Cusani in Milan (October-November 2013); with the same Foundation he collaborated from 22 September to 25 October
2020 in the musical project of the artist Ragnar Kijartansson The Sky in a Room in the church of S. Carlo al Lazzaretto in Milan (as an
interpreter for voice and organ) interpreting the famous success of Gino Paoli “the sky in a room”. In November 2012, invited by the illustrious
author Mogol, she sang the song 'i sorrisi di sera' among the 'five best students of the CET', accompanied by I new Scarlet, at the concert-
show for the 50th career of the Author at the National Theater of Milan.
• He collaborated with the composer, musician and producer Giulio Nenna, singing in some of his record productions Mediterranean Suites
and with the EnsambleYME on the album "Geminos"; and with the author Bruno Lavezzi for the recording of the new hymn of the Lombardy
Region.
As an ACTRESS:
She held the role of Maria Mancini Colonna in the historical musical film about the life and works of the baroque musician Alessandro
Stradella, directed by Francesco Leprino ("La corda spezzata"), on screens since summer 2019 and available on the production site in DVD.
TEACHING
She has developed teaching experiences as an expert teacher of music and singing workshops for schools with the Teatro alla Scala
Academy (MIDAS methodology) for which she was recently awarded one of the ten scholarships (TIM Foundation) for the activity of Director
of children's choir in the project “La Scala does school. A choir in the city ”studying with Maestro Bruno Casoni. He collaborates with the
Teatro alla Scala Academy in various school projects in schools of all levels and has taught opera singing for adults since 2014 (at the CPSM,
a historical school that has been operating in the premises of the Milanese Conservatory for forty years and has been awarded the merit
civica l'Ambrogino d'Oro). Professor of music and singing at the Ministry of Education and free courses in Opera Singing, Chamber Vocal
Music and pre-preparatory courses for children at the Vittadini Conservatory of Pavia.
OTHER MUSICAL DISCIPLINES
For passion, in the academic years, he is able to devote himself with profit to the study of the first years of violin in the evening courses of the
CPSM with the guoda of Maestro Matteo Bendinelli, with this instrument he then followed in some masterclasses during the summer with the
Prof. Maria Caterina Caterina Carlini and with Rita Mascagna. As an academic classical dancer (a discipline she has studied for over ten
years since childhood) she trained at the advanced levels with the masters Walter Venditti and Manuela Ceretti, reaching the professional
level and certifying intermediate studies also at the A.I.D.A. with Manuela Ceretti (school founded and run by the teachers of the Teatro alla
Scala Academy). He deepened the study of other dance styles, such as Character Dances and Historical Dances, Jazz and tap dance. He
also practiced in childhood, for the eight-year cycle, the school of Eurythmy (art of movement founded by R.Steiner).
Before dedicating himself to singing, as a trumpet player he played in orchestral and in fact musical groups in Milan and Italy (Osj founded by
LaVerdi and Elba Jazz for Kids, Brass Band96, Brass Band of the Conservatory and Centottoni in Concerto); also with the trumpet he had the
opportunity to study in prestigious instrument masterclasses and to play in public in a hundred concerts
Teatro alla Scala and in other Teahter of the italian tradition, She studied music since she was a child, initially with the piano to continue
at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan where she achieved her entire academic career, the experimental diploma of musical artistic
maturity * with the old system of studies in the Trumpet classes, the four-year course of complementary piano, an instrument continued for
another five years in the academic courses that ended with the upper two-year period; during the two-year period she was invited by M °
Giuliano Bellorini to attend the elective course of Historical Keyboards, a proposal welcomed by the Director of the Conservatory.
He holds two degrees in “Vocal Chamber Music” (three-year + two-year specialist) under the guidance of Prof. Daniela Uccello, specializing in
Baroque style and repertoire. For both academic qualifications he obtained the highest marks in the final exam. In 2019, again at the Milan
Conservatory, she attended the 2nd level Postgraduate Master in Opera Singing **, with full marks and the recognition of a scholarship
awarded by the Examination Commission for the entire career of studies.
Together with the Master he attended the 18th century Italian sacred vocal music workshop held by he Masters Cecilia Farina and Giulio
Prandi of the Ghisleri Ancient Music Center.
During these years of intense work she devoted herself simultaneously to the study of bel canto technique and repertoire and, in the summer
of 2018, she was admitted to attend the Masterclass of Alto Perfection in Singing with the illustrious Soprano Mrs. Luciana Serra with whom
she he still perfects (and former teacher of the Teatro alla Scala Academy) at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria), where he obtains the
prestigious “Diplom Internationale Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg - Gesang”.
In 2010, through a scholarship from the Lombardy Region, he attended the residential course at C.E.T. dedicated to students selected by the
Lombard Conservatories, becoming Interpreter of Light Music after having studied in Avigliano Umbro with M ° Mogol.
In her intense study path she has participated in Masterclasses of various disciplines both instrumental and in singing, paving the way to
study with Gloria Banditelli, Lavinia Bertotti, Liliana Poli, Stelia Doz, Elfride Demez, Michael Lanskoy, Nicholas Isherwood, Cristina Rubin,
Luisa Castellani, Guido Salvetti, Christa Ratzenböck, Helin Kapten, Enrico Stinchelli, Aurea Gomez, Nicolas Achten.
* in the curricula of the musical high school of the Verdi Conservatory in Mlano at the time of the experimental study they still studied 450
frontal hours of History of Music (with M ° Franco Pulcini), as many frontal hours of Harmony and Composition (with M ° Bruno Belli), Latin
and German as optional complementary subjects and functional to musical study. Having started piano as a child, Serena also attended a
four-year complementary piano course in recent years
** Postgraduate II level Master held by internationally renowned teachers and opera artists such as Leo Nucci, Mariella Devia and Ambrogio
Maestri (for singing); Michele Mariotti (direction), Giorgio Bongiovanni (acting), Franco Pulcini and Cesare Orselli (history and musical
philology), Davide Livermore (directing elements), James Vaughan and Massimiliano Bullo (hall masters).
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY, AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS:
1. in the Conservatory, during the three-year AFAM, he was awarded a scholarship from the Lombardy Region for course and CET (selection
of Lombard Conservatories) to attend the "Residential course of pop music - interpreter" at CETMusic in Avigliano Umbro M ° Mogol. (Milan -
2010)
2. In 2014, through a public competition intended for students of the upper grades of the Milan Conservatory, she was chosen to teach opera
singing for the evening courses in via Conservatorio (historical music school, which received the merit from the Municipality of Milan "CPSM"
).
3. finalist in the selections of the soprano Mirella Freni (Teatro Pavarotti Modena - 2016).
4. winner of the "IV International Opera Competition for Opera Roles" (Milan - 2017 - she won the Special Prize with her debut in the role of
"Lauretta" in G. Puccini's Gianni Schicchi).
5. finalist in the 11th "Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso Opera Singing Competition" (Milan - 2018).
6. scholarship from the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in collaboration with the TIM Foundation) for course and internship as "Director of
children's choir" with Maestro Boruno Casoni (Milan 2018)
7. At the final concert of the 2nd level Master in Opera singing, at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he concludes with a grade of 110 out of
110, and is awarded a scholarship in money, assent to him by the Examination Commission (Sala Verdi del Conservatory - Milan 2019).
DEBUTS:
• made his first roles in various opera productions curated by Spirabilia Quintet and with the Antonio Vivaldi Orchestra (Elisir d’Amore and Il
Bariere di Siviglia, respectively in Giannetta and Berta).
• In 2016 at the Antonio Belloni Theater in Barlassina she debuted the role of Kate Pinkerton in G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly (in the 1st
version of the Teatro alla Scala dated 1904);
• to follow, in just six months, he made his debut with three main roles: in Il Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart - Zerlina (Belloni Theater of
Barlassina);
in Il Gianni Schicchi by G.Puccini - Lauretta; and in L’Elisir d’Amore by G. Donizetti - Adina (at the Teatro S.Andrea in Milan)
Among the most important artistic experiences: we remember those with the Youth Music of Italy and the Association Le Dimore del Quartetto
in which he sang in the concert for the end of the restoration of the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan and, in 2019 , in the recital by
Serena Erba at the LagoMaggioreMusica Festival.
Before that he sang as a soloist in numerous productions and collaboration of the Milan Conservatory, directed by Francesca Torelli in the
Andromeda Ensemble and in the choir directed by M ° Edoardo Cazzaniga, and those organized by the Italian Touring Club in the Italian
music concerts of the '600 with the music of Barbara Stozzi, Porta, Grossi, Badalla, Luzzaschi, also in the world premiere in modern times of
compositions by Giuseppe Avitrano at the Milan Conservatory. He sang the concert dedicated with music by Erik Satie at the Museo del 900
in Piazza Duomo in Milan.
For the Nicola Trussardi Foundation she collaborated as a soprano performer in the Fault Lines exhibition by the artists Allora & Calzadilla
held at Palazzo Cusani in Milan (October-November 2013); with the same Foundation he collaborated from 22 September to 25 October
2020 in the musical project of the artist Ragnar Kijartansson The Sky in a Room in the church of S. Carlo al Lazzaretto in Milan (as an
interpreter for voice and organ) interpreting the famous success of Gino Paoli “the sky in a room”. In November 2012, invited by the illustrious
author Mogol, she sang the song 'i sorrisi di sera' among the 'five best students of the CET', accompanied by I new Scarlet, at the concert-
show for the 50th career of the Author at the National Theater of Milan.
• He collaborated with the composer, musician and producer Giulio Nenna, singing in some of his record productions Mediterranean Suites
and with the EnsambleYME on the album "Geminos"; and with the author Bruno Lavezzi for the recording of the new hymn of the Lombardy
Region.
As an ACTRESS:
She held the role of Maria Mancini Colonna in the historical musical film about the life and works of the baroque musician Alessandro
Stradella, directed by Francesco Leprino ("La corda spezzata"), on screens since summer 2019 and available on the production site in DVD.
TEACHING
She has developed teaching experiences as an expert teacher of music and singing workshops for schools with the Teatro alla Scala
Academy (MIDAS methodology) for which she was recently awarded one of the ten scholarships (TIM Foundation) for the activity of Director
of children's choir in the project “La Scala does school. A choir in the city ”studying with Maestro Bruno Casoni. He collaborates with the
Teatro alla Scala Academy in various school projects in schools of all levels and has taught opera singing for adults since 2014 (at the CPSM,
a historical school that has been operating in the premises of the Milanese Conservatory for forty years and has been awarded the merit
civica l'Ambrogino d'Oro). Professor of music and singing at the Ministry of Education and free courses in Opera Singing, Chamber Vocal
Music and pre-preparatory courses for children at the Vittadini Conservatory of Pavia.
OTHER MUSICAL DISCIPLINES
For passion, in the academic years, he is able to devote himself with profit to the study of the first years of violin in the evening courses of the
CPSM with the guoda of Maestro Matteo Bendinelli, with this instrument he then followed in some masterclasses during the summer with the
Prof. Maria Caterina Caterina Carlini and with Rita Mascagna. As an academic classical dancer (a discipline she has studied for over ten
years since childhood) she trained at the advanced levels with the masters Walter Venditti and Manuela Ceretti, reaching the professional
level and certifying intermediate studies also at the A.I.D.A. with Manuela Ceretti (school founded and run by the teachers of the Teatro alla
Scala Academy). He deepened the study of other dance styles, such as Character Dances and Historical Dances, Jazz and tap dance. He
also practiced in childhood, for the eight-year cycle, the school of Eurythmy (art of movement founded by R.Steiner).
Before dedicating himself to singing, as a trumpet player he played in orchestral and in fact musical groups in Milan and Italy (Osj founded by
LaVerdi and Elba Jazz for Kids, Brass Band96, Brass Band of the Conservatory and Centottoni in Concerto); also with the trumpet he had the
opportunity to study in prestigious instrument masterclasses and to play in public in a hundred concerts
