Simone Alaimo

Simone Alaimo

A Short Biography

Simone Alaimo was born in Villabate in the province of Palermo where he completed his literary and musical studies. After winning a competition, he attended La Scala's school of specialization for young lyrical artists in Milan for the academic years of 1977/78 and 1978/79. In 1978, he debuted in the title role of Donizetti's Don Pasquale. He has won first prize in numerous international competitions including: Voci Verdiane (Busseto, 1977), Achille Peri (Reggio Emilia, 1978), Beniamino Gigli (Macerata, 1978), Belcanto (Ostende, 1978), Toti dal Monte (Treviso, 1979) und Maria Callas (RAI, 1980).

He has sung in all the traditional Italian organizations and theatres and in the most important opera houses in the world. He has already interpreted more than 80 operas, in a repertory that goes form the 1700s to Verdian - Romanticism to contemporary music. He specialized in bel canto, especially in the great Rossinian roles, thus placing himself among the best bass-baritones in the world. He received numerous artistic awards as the best interpretor of Donizetti roles in neglected works (Torquato Tasso, L'Esule di Roma, Le Convenienze Teatrali, Roberto Devereux).

His CD recordings include:

Apolloni L'Ebreo
Bellini Zaira
Cimarosa Gli Orazii e I Curiazii
Cimarosa Le Astuzie Femminili
Donizetti Alahor in Granata
Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore
Donizetti L'Esule di Roma
Donizetti Maria di Rohan
Donizetti Maria Stuarda
Donizetti Poliuto
Donizetti Torquato Tasso
Donizetti Le Convenzione Teatrali
Mayr Kantaten für Bass
Mozart Don Giovanni
Ricci Crispino e la Comare
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini Il Turco in Italia
Rossini La Cenerentola
Rossini L'Italiana in Algeri
Zingarelli Tre Ore dell'Agonia
  Canti di Palermo e Napoli
  Simone Alaimo - Old Sicilian Songs
  Simone Alaimo singt Verdi-Arien
  Simone Alaimo - Momenti


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