When she needs to “recharche her batteries,” she goes for a “walk in the forest” and then starts to “read a few pages from great philosophical or religious authors.” The “Confessions” of Saint Augustine are among her recent readings, particularly the episode of the “vision of Ostia,” a moment when the future Bishop of Hippo and his dying mother experience a mystical moment of spiritual elevation at the window of their home. “Charity must remain discreet,” explains the singer in front of journalists and a few music lovers gathered for the occasion. “But it must also have witnesses”: “the voice is the main means of bearing this witness.” Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, “intellectual singer,” “artist of solidarity,” truly deserves her nicknames.
After a presentation of the Association by Christian Jarniat, vice-President for Nice, alongside Hervé Casini, musicologist lecturer, the founding president of Ab Harmoniae Onlus Italy-France-Monaco recalled in her own way and with much emotion, sometimes barely contained, the different facets of her commitment. “Bearing witness to the sacrifices of a composer’s entire life is worth a year’s effort to work and make his work known, sometimes unknown to the general public,” she emphasized to justify her desire to “highlight” pieces unduly relegated to musical archives. This press conference was thus an opportunity to announce the release of the recording, on Digital, of “Marie-Magdeleine,” the first of the three Oratorios by Jules Massenet. Last June, she masterfully performed “Eve” at the Cathedral of Monaco (https://www.nicepremium.fr/article/denia-mazzola-gavazzeni-eve-passionnee-a-la-cathedrale-de-monaco.5794.html).
Regarding the charitable aspect of her work, the soprano is even more emphatic: “it’s not about giving a check” but about “accompanying with personal notes of love those excluded from our society.” While “highlighting,” she adds, “young talents who have already started their careers and who also have the right to have witnesses.” Recounting during her presentation, touching anecdotes about the reception she received during her performances, she insisted on the idea that “talent is a gift from heaven that must be shared with others.” In her conclusion, Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni paid a heartfelt tribute to Maria Callas: “she was able to pour out her tears and sorrow through her voice and an actress’s attitude, which also bear witness to the sufferings of a human being.”
Main events for the 2010/2011 season:
● September 2010
02-10/09 Workshops/master classes in the women’s sector
of the Maison d’arrêt de Nice
13/09 Concert in the women’s sector
of the Maison d’arrêt de Nice
14/09 Lyrical walk at the bedside of patients in palliative care at the Archet hospital in Nice
15/09 Concert for inmates of the Maison d’arrêt de Monaco
25/09 Live recording of La Vierge by Massenet – Basilica Notre-Dame de Caravaggio Italy
● October 2010
02/10 Mozart’s Coronation Mass – Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, Italy
11/10 Lyrical walk at the bedside of patients in palliative care at the Archet hospital in Nice
11/10 6th World Palliative Care Day
● November 2010
20/11 Concert for the International Children’s Rights Day
in support of UNICEF
In collaboration with the Deputy Directorate for Early Childhood
City of Nice
Francis Gag Theater 4, rue Saint-Joseph – 06300 Nice
Program: Chopin, Giordano, Wagner, Verdi
Performers: Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni soprano, Yusif Eyvasov, tenor
Andrea Molteni, 12-year-old pianist and the Children’s Choir of the Mastery of the Opera of Nice
● December 2010
03/12 Gala in aid of SPECIAL OLYMPICS Monaco
Varieties Theater of Monaco – 1 boulevard Albert 1er 98000 Monaco
The gala proceeds will be donated to SPECIAL OLYMPICS Monaco to allow 50 Monegasque children with intellectual disabilities to attend the next Special Olympics 2011 in Athens.
Program:
Recital of 3 tenors: Giovanni Botta, Massimo La Guardia, Yusif Eyvasof
Songs by Edith Piaf and Amalia Rodriguez by Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, soprano, Giovanni Botta, Massimo La Guardia, Yusif Eyvasof, tenors and the Orchestral Ensemble of the Opera of Nice
11-12/12 Presence of ABHO Monaco at the Forum of Monegasque Associations – Grimaldi Forum
2011
● January 2011
9/01 Concert at the Basilica Notre-Dame de Nice
19/01 Lyrical concert Photography and Image Theater Nice – 27 Bd Dubouchage
Arias and duets from Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried, Gotterdammerung, Tannhäuser, Valkyrie
Performers: Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni soprano and Yusif Eyvasof tenor
● February 2011
16/02 Lyrical concert Photography and Image Theater Nice – 27 Bd Dubouchage
Concert lecture on Mahler by Guido Salvetti, director of the Milan conservatory
Performer: Stelia Doz, singing teacher at the Milan conservatory
● March 2011
23/03 Grand Lyrical Gala – Opera of Nice – 9 rue Saint-François de Paule
● April 2011
13/04 Lyrical concert Photography and Image Theater Nice – 27 Bd Dubouchage
The Daughter of the Regiment by Donizetti
Performers: Chiara Pieretti soprano, Giovanni Botta tenor, Corrado Cappitta baritone,
Elena Serra mezzo, Paolo Fiamolingo piano
Presentation: Christian Jarniat
● May 2011
12/05 Lyrical concert Photography and Image Theater Nice – 27 Bd Dubouchage
The Elixir of Love by Donizetti
Performers: Camillo Facchno tenor, Chiara Moschini soprano, Marco Sportelli bass,
Massimiliano Fichera baritone
● June 2011
4 /06 Concert for the Centenary of the Monaco Cathedral
Marie Madeleine by Jules Massenet performed by Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni
Concert for the 50th anniversary of the Antoine Lacassagne Center in Nice
● October 2011
13/10 Grand Lyrical Gala – Salle du Canton de Monaco – Fontvieille Terraces 98000 Monaco
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