Ciaponi
Marco Ciaponi was born in Barga (Lucca). He has studied with Rebecca Berg and he is now specializing under the guidance of Cinzia Forte.
He made his debut in 2014 as Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore at Teatro Municipale in Piacenza and in the following years he has sung the same role at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Opera House of Tblisi, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo.
He has performed at the major opera houses in Italy and leading international venues, such as Teatro alla Scala, Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro delle Muse in Ancona, Komische Oper Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, and many others.
In 2021 he debuted at the Bolshoi Theatre as Ernesto (Don Pasquale).
1st prize at the “Voci Verdiane” International Singing Contest
2nd prize at the Renata Tebaldi International Singing Competition
1st prize at the Flaviano Labò International Singing competition
Zarzuela Prize at the Plácido Domingo's Operalia, the World Opera Competition