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The Romano Viazzani Ensemble release London Tango Workshop Film
Directed by Mike Figgis
This film is a short documentary which, it is hoped will lead to further funding in order to make an 9 minute fantasy tango ballet film based on The Romano Viazzani Ensemble’s recording of London Tango (Ballet). It documents the two-week studio workshop where choreography and characters were explored, the results of which were put to a small invited audience.
Directed by Mike Figgis, choreographed by Amir Giles, written and produced by Romano Viazzani in conjunction with Moving Art Management, with Kate Flatt as artistic consultant, the star dancers Laura Lorenzi, Carlos Cisneros and Daniel Raphael, superbly supported by Lesta Woo, Jay Adegbenro, Mina and Giraldo, dancers from the Corrientes Social Club, and Touchdown Dance, this film has all the ingredients needed to achieve its aims. Please comment and share as widely as possible. A version with audio description for the visually-impaired is available, as is a version with Italian subtitles.
Funded by Arts Council England
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Alessandro Fisher – New Album
Romano Viazzani has been asked to arrange the music for BBC New Generation Artist, tenor Alessandro Fisher’s 2023 album where he will be singing a selection of songs from all over Italy. A select group of special musicians have been chosen to provide the music for this exciting new project.
Alessandro Fisher
Michela Musco and Romano Viazzani forthcoming album release on January 17th 2025 – A New Start
After two singles released, here comes the album – A New Start
You can pre-save the album on your favourite digital platforms here: https://lnk.to/mmrvanewstart
PRESS RELEASE
3rd January 2025
To be released on Friday 17th January 2025 across all major digital stores, A New Start,
the debut album of singer and musician, Michela Musco.
The Franco-Italian artist’s project consists of eight tracks to which some notable artists have contributed, including London accordionist Romano Viazzani, Argentine multi-instrumentalist Roman Gomez, string quintet Collegium Tiberinum and double bassist Marco Marino .
Michela Musco bursts on to the international scene with a musical project that blends her classical roots with the influences of jazz, pop and world music. A unique sound journey, a mix of styles, a harmonious dialogue between apparently distant genres whose common denominator is the voice which stands out for its undisputed versatility.
Recorded at the Strumenti&Musica Studio and published by the Ars Spoletium record label, A New Start is not just an album, but a musical experience that celebrates the art of cross-contamination and the universal power of music.
Eight songs, five of which written and expertly arranged by Romano Viazzani and three unreleased songs written in the 1950s by the American singer-songwriter Connie Rogers, the latter recovered directly from the “memory drawer” by the composer’s son, Peter Rogers, and recorded exclusively by Michela Musco.
A musical offering that is different from current recording production trends, and one full of creative ideas and enhanced by the artistry of all the performers.
Available from 17 January 2025 on all main digital platforms.
- Separation (Romano Viazzani / Mark Bird)
- A Somebody (Connie Rogers)
- A New Start (Romano Viazzani)
- Living in a Dreamworld (Romano Viazzani / Giovanni Proto / Mark Bird)
- Big Daddy (Connie Rogers)
- A Tree That Gets No Smile (Connie Rogers)
- What You Do to Me (Romano Viazzani / Giovanni Proto / Mark Bird)
- Paris Opera Tango (Romano Viazzani)
LISTEN: https://lnk.to/mmrvanewstart
BIOGRAPHY
Michela Musco, originally from the city of Spoleto, is a multifaceted singer, who glides effortlessly between pop, jazz and opera genres. In her concerts, whether they be just piano and voice or, whether they be accompanied by other musicians, she always offers an eclectic repertoire that embraces a wide range of musical styles.
In 1989 and 1990, together with her saxophonist brother, Alessandro Musco, she took part in many popular Italian television programmes on RAI1, such as Ieri, Goggi and Domani hosted by Loretta Goggi, Il Gran Premio dello Spettacolo, a talent show that brings together the 200 best talents (out of 12,000 candidates) of the Italian artistic panorama (from dance, music and theatre), hosted by Pippo Baudo, and Ci Siamo, presented by Gigi Sabani.
Since 1988 she has also taken part in numerous festivals, competitions and important events, including Voci e Volti Nuovi di Castrocaro, Aosta Jazz Festival, En Découvrance, Grand Prix de la Chanson Française Yves Montand, Le Mans Cité Chansons, Musiqu’en Fleur, Sacro Sono, Natale in Abbazia, Estate Spoletina and many others.
In moving to France in 1994, she began her operatic training journey with Elisabeth Blasco, Laurence Malherbe and Philippe Gortari, and completing her training in the vocal technique of Sophie Lair.
In 2005, she won the 2nd Prize for Excellence in Opera at the Léopold Bellan International Competition, and in 2006 he obtained first place in opera singing in the same competition.
In 2007 she obtained a diploma in opera singing, with the congratulations of the jury.
As an artist invited by the organisers of the Festival dei 2 Mondi in Spoleto Italy, she had the honour of performing for Maestro Giancarlo Menotti on the occasion of his birthday gala.
Michela was a soloist in Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Fantasia in C Major, conducted by Maestro Bruno Garlej, and performed the role of the Queen of the Night in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute, under the baton of Christiane Issarteel.
In 2009, commissioned by the Municipality of Villemomble, she created the show Vocalises, a light-hearted musical performance that traces the history of jazz through its greatest standards.
She has, for a long time, collaborated with the band Coverqueen (www.coverqueen.fr), as a soprano in the Montserrat Caballé/Freddy Mercury duet, performing in numerous concerts at Eurodisney, at the Petit Journal Montparnasse, at the Fête de la Musique in Nice, at the Bataclan for a tribute evening to Freddy Mercury, and on many other prestigious occasions.
Since 2016 she has undertaken numerous collaborations with event organizer Massimo Gargia, participating in opera recitals during his famous galas, including Children for Peace (Paris at the Tuileries, 2018 and 2019), Gargia’s birthday gala (Hotel de Paris, Saint-Tropez – 2017), as well as private events in exclusive venues such as the Meurice, the Four Seasons, the Salon Hoche, the Cercle de l’Union Interallié, Hermès, and in top restaurants such as Le Music-Hall Paris, Il Settimo, La Romantica, offering acoustic mini-recitals with the most beautiful pieces of the Italian repertoire.
On 2 June 2019 she was invited by the Italian vice consul in French Guyana for a recital dedicated to Italian expatriates, to mark the occasion of the Italian Republic Day.
Since 2019, Michela has performed La Marseillaise every year at the start of the Marathon de Deauville.
Contact:
Gianluca Bibiani Tel.+39 (0)334 8681080
Edizioni Musicali e Discografiche Ars Spoletium
www.strumentiemusicastudio.com
Renzo Ruggieri – The Elements of Jazz
Romano Viazzani has just finished translating into English jazz accordionist, Renzo Ruggieri’s book The Elements of Jazz and is now published and available for sale.
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Elements of Jazz Music – Renzo Ruggieri
UKAAT United Kingdom Association of Accordion Teachers
Romano Viazzani is working on a book of scales and arpeggios as a teaching aid for the association he founded to raise the quality of accordion playing and teaching in the UK. You can keep abreast of activities via the UKAAT Facebook page.
UKAAT – United Kingdom Association of Accordion Teachers
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