M° Ernesto Pulignano
Biography
Ernesto Pulignano holds a diploma in piano and a degree in musicology from the University of Bologna. He is a tenured professor of piano accompaniment, vice director, and coordinator of international relations at the Conservatory of Salerno, a member of the Doctoral Committee of the Doctorate of National Interest in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, New Media, New Technologies, Music, and Cultural Heritage, and a guest lecturer for the Master's program in music analysis and theory at the University of Calabria. A versatile musician with a diverse background, a profound connoisseur and refined performer of operatic repertoire, he has been the accompanying pianist at the "Città di Ravello" international opera competitions.
"Umberto Giordano" in Foggia, "Premio Città di Napoli," and "Ruggero Leoncavallo" in Potenza, he has been a répétiteur for opera houses (Petruzzelli in Bari and Verdi in Salerno), masterclasses (with Luciana D'Intino, Barbara Frittoli, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Katia Ricciarelli), and opera studios. He has given concerts in various Italian cities (including Milan, Rome, Naples, and Bologna), abroad (Paris and Vienna), and has recorded for Sky.
TV, Vatican Radio and Musicomania Recordings.
His primary research areas are dramaturgy, analysis, and historical performance practice of 19th-century Italian opera; he has presented on these topics at international conferences, published in miscellaneous collections and journals, and regularly holds seminars and conferences. He has collaborated on the Treccani Biographical Dictionary of Italians and published the monograph "Il giuramento" by Rossi and Mercadante for EDT. He is a member of the steering committee of the "Quaderni dell'Istituto Nazionale Tostiano" and of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Analysis and Theory.
Music at the GATM. At ANVUR, he is a member of the Guarantee Committee, as well as an expert in the system and disciplinary evaluation. At MUR, he was a member of the National Council for Higher Education in Art, Music, and Dance (CNAM).
M° Andrea Barbato
Biography
He is a Neapolitan pianist who graduated with honors from the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples, under the guidance of Maestro Angela Morrone. He began his musical studies at the age of 6 and, in addition to his solo work, which has led him to win several national competitions, he has dedicated himself to piano accompaniment.
In 2018 he held the roles of accompanist, coach, co-teacher and tutor at the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto, collaborating in the production of shows and operas in various cultural festivals and events, including the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and the Festival delle Nazioni.
His artistic career has led him to collaborate and perform in numerous Italian theaters, including the Teatro Umberto Giordano in Foggia, the Teatro Antico in Taormina, the Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti in Spoleto, and others. He currently serves as a piano accompanist at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples.
