SOPRANO

CLAUDIA CERAULO

Born in Catania, Claudia Ceraulo began her musical training in the children’s choir of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania and graduated with honours from the Istituto Musicale Bellini. She later continued her studies in Warsaw and Germany, attending masterclasses with internationally renowned artists including Salvatore Fisichella, Marcello Giordani, Luciana Serra and Barbara Frittoli.

She has received numerous awards in international competitions, including First Prize and Audience Award at the Vincenzo Bellini International Competition (2021), the Prize for Best Young Singer at the Luciano Di Pasquale Competition (2022), and the Silver Medal at Voci in Barcaccia (2023).

In 2024 she received the Puccini Prize at the Giuditta Pasta Competition, the Tullio Serafin Prize at the Iris Adami Corradetti Competition, and Second Prize at the Fausto Ricci Competition, which led to a concert tour in Brazil.

She made her operatic debut in 2017 in L’amante burlato at the Teatro Sangiorgi in Catania. In 2021 she appeared at the Teatro Massimo Bellini performing the role of Berta in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Her repertoire includes roles such as Musetta (La Bohème), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor) and Sophie (Werther).

She has also participated in several prestigious training programmes and academies, including the Young Artist Program of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Vocal Academy of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and the Opernstudio of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

Her artistic activity spans both operatic and concert repertoire, performing in Italy and internationally.

HARPIST

ANTONIO OSTUNI

Antonio Ostuni studied harp at the Conservatories of Monopoli and Bolzano, later continuing his studies at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin with Maria Graf and Marie-Pierre Langlamet. In 2009 he received a scholarship to study in Hamburg with Xavier de Maistre.

He is the winner of the Rovere d’Oro International Competition and the Premio Nazionale delle Arti of the Italian Ministry of Culture. He was also selected twice for the Focus on Youth program of the World Harp Congress, in Dublin (2005) and Amsterdam (2008).

Throughout his career he has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Concertgebouw and the Kennedy Center, collaborating with renowned conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Philippe Jordan.

He has performed with internationally acclaimed orchestras including the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, the European Union Youth Orchestra, and the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, founded by Riccardo Muti.

Antonio regularly collaborates with leading musical institutions such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, combining orchestral and operatic repertoire with an ongoing commitment to chamber music and teaching.

His artistic profile combines international experience, musical depth and a particular sensitivity to sound and musical dialogue across different repertoires and contexts.

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