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Marcella Parziale

Marcella Parziale is an Italian mezzo-soprano, tenured Professor, Artistic Director, musicologist and journalist, with an established career spanning performance, research, education and cultural leadership.

She holds a degree with honors and a specialization with honors in Operatic Singing from the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Nicola Sala” in Benevento, as well as a degree with honors in Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts Disciplines from the University of Salerno.

As a mezzo-soprano, she performs in Italy and internationally in opera, chamber music and concert repertoire, with particular attention to historically informed performance and the rediscovery of lesser-known works. Her repertoire includes roles in works by Mozart, Verdi, Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti and Poulenc, as well as modern revivals of rarely performed operas by Nicolini and Vaccaj.

Since 2017, she has served as Artistic Director of the Accademia di Santa Sofia, overseeing its artistic seasons and contributing to national and international projects and collaborations.

She is regularly invited to teach masterclasses and advanced specialization courses in singing, opera and vocal pedagogy, and has trained hundreds of students and young musicians. She also serves on juries of national and international music competitions.

Alongside her artistic and academic career, Parziale is a musicologist, critic and registered journalist, active in music journalism since 2009. Her publications cover music history, opera criticism, musical semiography, ear training and vocal pedagogy.

In 2019, she received the Career Award at the 40th Città Spettacolo Festival.