Cappellani & Torrisi

Un bel dì vedremo

The soprano Marianna Cappellani and the actor Bruno Torrisi accompanied on the piano by the master Ninni Spina propose a journey between word and music in the world of opera punctuated by the performance of the most famous arias for Soprano and the presentation of each of them through a narrator who reveals the events, historical references and anecdotes that have seen the birth of the most famous theatrical and musical genre of undisputed Italian origin. Some of the most famous arias by the most famous composers such as Puccini, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Mascagni will be performed.
It is with great emotion that these artists present themselves to you proposing the life and works of the greatest Italian artists, with the firm intent to make them live and excite you with an artistic material that remains carved in history.

About Us

The soprano Marianna Cappellani was born in Catania, she began studying piano at the age of six; later she dedicated herself to singing, beginning her studies with The famous mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. She also studied with Alain Billard, improving in Milan under the guidance of Gianfranca Ostini. In 2000 she made his debut at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania in Verdi’s “Macbeth”, also participating in the production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” directed by Zoltan Pesko directed by Cesare Lievi. She then collaborated with the Teatro Comunale di Cagliari, the Regio di Torino and the Verdi di Busseto. In 2003 she played the role of the Ostessa in “Sly” by Wolf Ferrari at the Rome Opera alongside Placido Domingo and always at his side he participated in the concert “Music for Hope” at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona. Also in 2003 she made his debut at the Sferisterio in Macerata with Lola in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana”. In 2004 she participated in two important productions: the “Faust” of Gounod produced by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, in the role of Martha; and “The straw hat” of Florence by Nino Rota at the Teatro Regio in Turin directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, in the role of the Milliner. In the same theatre she participated in the inaugural show of the 2005/2006 season, playing the role of the Priestess in “Aida”, under the direction of Pinchas Steinberg. She was also a convincing Mimì in Puccini’s “Bohème” produced by Teatro Alfieri in Asti and debuted as Turandot at the “U. Giordano” Festival in Baveno. In December 2007 she participated in the “Christmas Concert” held at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, conducted by Maestro Stefano Ranzani. In the 2007/2008 season of the Teatro Petruzzeli of Bari she was appreciated in the role of Meg in the “Falstaff” alongside Ruggero Raimondi directed by Roberto De Simone.
She collaborates with the pianist Luca Ballerini with the company Zappalà dance for the show “pretesto 1: naufragio” by Roberto Zappalà, 2010 and “Odisseo” 2011. In 2015 she participated in the Grand Opera Gala at the Teatro Antico in Taormina under the artistic direction of Maestro Enrico Stinchelli. In 2016, again at the Teatro Antico in Taormina, she played Santuzza in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana”. In 2017, alongside the actor Bruno Torrisi presents the project “Un bel dì vedremo” and “Vissi d’arte, Vissi d’amore”, is a guest in Liège for the concert “Aires d’Italie, notes europèennes” for the Consulate General of Italy in Chaleroi, plays the role of Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rusticana” for the Teatro Garibaldi in Modica and the role of Aida in “Aida” by G. Verdi at the Teatro Antico in Taormina and in Spain for “Opera Fuerteventura”. In 2018 she played Mimì in “La Bohème” by Puccini at the Teatro Garibaldi in Modica, she was invited for a series of concerts in Curitiba and Florianopolis in Brazil. In September she participated in Vizzini’s “Verghiane” as Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rusticana”.
She also participates in the project “Liederduett” for the Compagnia Zappalà Danza. She participated in several new productions of the Compagnia Zappalà Danza; “Liederduett”; “La Nona” by L. Van Beethoven in the transcription for two pianos by F. Liszt at the Teatro Elfo Puccini in Milan in 2019 where she returned in September 2021 for another work by Roberto Zappalà, “Shipwreck with spectator” that opened the International Dance Festival Milano Oltre. In July 2021 she is at the Teatro Brancaccio in Rome with “La Nona” for the Compagnia Zappalà Danza with pianists Luca Ballerini and Stefania Cafaro. In August 2021 she is a guest of the Marinella Palmi Theatre with the project “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore” a journey between word and music in the world of G. Puccini next to actor Bruno Torrisi and tenor Angelo Villari.
In February 2022 she is at the Teatro Comunale di Sassari and at the Teatro Massimo di Cagliari with the Compagnia Zappalà Danza for “La Nona” by L. Van Beethoven which he replicated in August at the Teatro Antico di Segesta and in November 2022 at the Teatro Ristori in Verona, Municipal Theatre of Bolzano and Fraschini Theatre of Pavia.

The actor Bruno Torrisi was born in Giarre (CT) and decided to live in the town of Etna despite his considerable work commitments always take him out. An artist who on tiptoe has slowly established himself to the general public first starting as a theatrical actor and then moving on to cinema and television. He became popular for his roles in television dramas beginning with the Police Commissioner Licata in the series Squadra Antimafia-Palermo Oggi and then in Rosy Abate La Serie which gained a remarkable audience and appreciation from television audiences. His training as an actor was hard and tiring, however he managed to emerge with the solid and qualified training obtained at the School of Dramatic Art of the Teatro Stabile di Catania. During these years he has played increasingly demanding parts in Mafia films and in those that have been set in Sicily. Remember that he played roles in the fiction: “The Inspector Montalbano”; “Paolo Borsellino”; “The last of the Corleonesi”; “The head of the leaders”; “The island of secrets-Kore”; “Carabinieri 6”; “R.I.S. 4”; “A case of conscience 4”; “The third truth”; “The child of Sunday” and “Bread and freedom”. Then again he starred in the films: “Enrico Piaggio: un sogno Italiano” (2019); “La stagione della caccia-C’era una volta Vigata” (2019); “Rocco Chinnici-E’ così lieve il tuo bacio sulla fronte”; “Fai bei sogni” (2016); “Romanzo di una strage” (2012); “Amatemi” (2005). We should also mention the roles in the theater under the wise guidance of Armando Pugliese. In cinema he starred in the film “L’uomo delle stelle” by Giuseppe Tornatore (1995); “Perdutoamor” by Franco Battiato (2003); “La Passione di Giosuè l’ebreo” by Pasquale Scimeca (2004).
He is a versatile actor, multifaceted, with a natural ability to identify with the roles to which he is called and, therefore, is highly sought after by directors being endowed with a high professionalism, sobriety and balance, virtues that combine it with the best tradition of the great Sicilian actors.