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The Renata Tebaldi Foundation is a non-profit organization born in 2004 dedicated to the lyrical singer Renata Tebaldi with the declared purpose "to protect and strengthen the great Artist’s memory and name in the world."^[1]. It follows this target organizing international artistic activities

History

The foundation was founded on 30th December 2004 with the authorization of Renata Tebaldi herself and legally recognized on 27th January 2005

Organization

President: Niksa Simetovic
Vice-president: Rosolino Martelli
Treasurer: Aldo Simoncini
Secretary: Barbara Andreini
Artistic Director: Angelo Nicastro

Honorary Members

Magda Oliviero
Teresa Berganza
Vincenzo Ramon Bisogni
Edoardo Müller
Famiglia Valducci

Activities

The Foundation organizes and promotes many cultural and musical activities. The best known is probably the International Voice Competition Renata Tebaldi which is held each two years in San Marino Republic. Tebaldi herself took part in organizing this competition, even if she died before the first edition took place on 2005.

Many are the concerts organized to keep alive this project and with it, the memory of the singer.

International Voice Competition Renata Tebaldi

The competition selects singers from all over the world and rewards the ones that have the qualities to stand on the scene of the best international theaters. It takes place every two years and it develops in different selection phases and ends with a concert of the finalists accompanied by an orchestra, it is followed by a prepared and numerous public.

The Competition is sponsored by Theatre San Carlo and by Theatre Alla Scala, the two theatres on which stages the singer has developed her career.

2005 - Winners

First Prize:
Second Prize ex-aequo: Anna Kasyan - Soprano (Georgia); Francesca Ji Hyun Park - Soprano (South Korea)
Third Prize ex-aequo: Virginia Wagner - Soprano (Argentina); Jun Mo Yang - Baritone (South Korea)
Prize Lieder & Songs: Matthias Stier - Tenor (Switzerland)
Prize Baroque: Florin Cezar Ouatu - Countertenor (Romania)
Prize for the Best Young: Romina Boscolo - Contralto (Italy)
Prize of the Audience: Virginia Wagner - Soprano (Argentina)

2007 - Winners

First Prize: Jurgita Adamonyte - Mezzosoprano (Lithuania)
Second Prize: Jacquelyn Wagner - Soprano (U.S.A.)
Third Prize: Filippo Bettoschi - Baritone (Italy)
Prize of the Critics: Heo Ruiz - Tenor (South Korea)
Prize Lieder & Songs: Jurgita Adamonyte - Mezzosoprano (Lithuania)
Prize for the Best Young: Joo Taek Kim - Baritone (South Korea)
Prize of the Audience: Tatiana Trenogina - Soprano (Russian Federation)

2009 - Winners

First Prize:
Second Prize: Audrey Elizabeth Luna - Soprano (U.S.A.)
Third Prize ex-aequo: Romina Tomasoni - Mezzosoprano (Italy); Tatiana Trenogina - Soprano (Russian Federation)
Prize Italian Opera: Renata Sung Mi Joung - Soprano (South Korea)
Prize Lieder & Songs: Sung Hwa Hong - Basso (South Korea)
Prize of the Critics: Romina Tomasoni - Mezzosoprano (Italy)
Prize of the Audience: Hee Do An - Baritone (South Korea)

2011 - Winners

First Prize: Teresa Sedlmair - Soprano (Canada)
Second Prize: Davide Giusti - Tenor (Italy)
Third Prize: Jaeeun Lee - Soprano (South Korea)
Prize of Music Chamber/Oratorio: Davide Giusti - Tenor (Italy)
Prize of the Critics: Jaeeun Lee - Soprano (South Korea)
Prize for the Best Young: Teresa Sedlmair - Soprano (Canada)
Prize of the Audience: Teresa Sedlmair - Soprano (Canada)

2013 - Winners

Repertoire Antique and Baroque

First Prize: Carlo Vistoli - Countertenor (Italy)
Second Prize: Julie Fioretti - Soprano (France)
Third Prize: Giuseppina Bridelli - Mezzosoprano (Italy)
Scholarship to the youngest finalist: Carlo Vistoli - Countertenor (Italy)

Opera

First Prize: Eve-Maud Hubeaux - Mezzosoprano (Switzerland/France)
Second Prize: Kyu Bong Lee - Baritone (South Korea)
Third Prize: Marina Nachkebiya - Soprano (Georgia)
Scholarship to the finalist most voted by the audience: Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti - Soprano (U.S.A.)
Scholarship to the female youngest finalist: Eve-Maud Hubeaux - Mezzosoprano (Switzerland/France)
Scholarship to the male youngest finalist: Kyu Bong Lee - Baritone (South Korea)

2015 - Winners

Repertoire Antique and Baroque

First Prize: Lucia Martin-Cartòn - Soprano (Spain)
Second Prize: Lavinia Bini - Soprano (Italy)
Third Prize: Arianna Stornello - Soprano (Italy)
Prize of the Audience: Lavinia Bini - Soprano (Italy)

Opera

First Prize: Bror Magnus Tødenes - Tenor (Norway)
Second Prize: Benedetta Torre - Soprano (Italy)
Third Prize ex-aequo: Vittoriana De Amicis - Soprano (Italy); Lucyna Jarzabek - Soprano (Poland)
Prize of the Audience: Bror Magnus Tødenes - Tenor (Norway)

Tribute to Renata

Concert on 18th December 2012.

Some of the winners of the International Voice Competition are back to Titano Theatre: the sopranos Anna Kasyan, Teresa Sedlmair, Jaeeun Lee, the mezzosoprano Romina Tomasoni, the tenor Davide Giusti, the baritone Filippo Bettoschi and the bass Kwang Ho Choi, accompanied by the piano of Elisa Cerri and Davide Cavalli.

It was a concert dedicated also to Emilia, a land that has been hit by an earthquake in 20120. The income was donated to Fondazione Carlo Guglielmo Andreoli di Mirandola (MO).

Christmas Concert

Concert on 21st December 2013.

The schedule was dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi.

The Symphony Orchestra of San Marino Republic, directed by the Maestro Valerio Galli, essay in arias took by different symphonies: Nabucco, Traviata, Il Trovatore, Falstaff, Don Carlo.

The singers were two of the winners of the International Voice Competition: the Georgian soprano Marina Nachkebiya and the Korean baritone Kyu Bong Lee

Concert at Titano Theatre

on 1st December 2014.

Concert at the Saint Basil

on 19th December 2014

The entire assets of the Foundation come from donations, sponsorships, promotional activities and volunteer aids, which allow its existence.

Note

Chi siamo, su www.fondazionerenatatebaldi.org. URL consultato il 15 marzo 2016.

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