Passionate Journey — ADDA·SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE, Roberta Mameli, Soprano, Ruben Jais, Guest Conductor

"Passionate Journey"

ADDA·SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE

Roberta Mameli, soprano

Ruben Jais, guest conductor

Haydn, Cantata "Berenice che fai?"

Haydn, Symphony No. 49 "La Passione"

Mozart, Symphony No. 25

Mozart, Motet "Exultate, Jubilate"

**ROBERTA MAMELI. Soprano**

Born in Rome, Roberta Mameli studied voice and violin at the Nicolini Conservatory in Piacenza, completing her training with renowned teachers such as Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Ugo Benelli, and Claudio Desderi. Today, she is one of the most sought-after sopranos in the baroque and classical repertoire, celebrated for her crystalline voice, powerful timbre, and stylistic versatility.

She has performed on major international stages including Wiener Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Theater an der Wien, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Teatro alla Scala, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Regio in Turin, and Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

She regularly collaborates with prestigious conductors such as Jordi Savall, Fabio Biondi, Ottavio Dantone, Leonardo García Alarcón, Ton Koopman, and Marco Armiliato, and has also worked with esteemed maestros now deceased, including Claudio Abbado, Alan Curtis, and Christopher Hogwood. Among the period-instrument ensembles she performs with are Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Europa Galante, Accademia Bizantina, Il Pomo d’Oro, I Barocchisti, Le Concert des Nations, and Collegium 1704.

Her interpretations stand out in works by Monteverdi (L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria), Handel (Ariodante, Agrippina, Rodelinda), Purcell (Dido and Aeneas), Vivaldi (Catone in Utica, Orlando furioso, Teuzzone, Il Farnace, L’incoronazione di Dario), and Rameau (Les Indes Galantes), featured at festivals such as Drottningholm, George Enescu, and Potsdam Sanssouci.

In Mozart’s repertoire, she has portrayed Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito (Rennes, Angers, Nantes), Aminta in Il re pastore (Teatro La Fenice), and Arminda in La finta giardiniera (La Scala/Shanghai). Her discography includes over 30 recordings for labels such as Glossa, Sony, Naïve, and Alpha. Notable among these are Handel’s Rinaldo 1731, Cavalli’s Artemisia, Zelenka’s Il Diamante, Myslivecek’s Adamo ed Eva, and the award-winning album Anime Amanti, which received the Diapason d’Or de l’Année 2017. She has also participated in hybrid projects such as Round M: Monteverdi incontra il Jazz.

Recent projects include performances as Vitellia in Tokyo, Teti in Vienna, the Virgin Mary in Zelenka’s Gesù al Calvario (Prague, Dresden, Gdansk), and the international release of her new album The Ghosts of Hamlet.

**RUBEN JAIS. Guest Conductor**

Born in Milan, Ruben Jais studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory, earning diplomas with top marks in Choral Music, Choral Conducting, Vocal Polyphonic Composition, and Composition. He further refined his orchestral conducting through masterclasses abroad.

From the outset, he developed an intense collaboration with the Milan Symphony Choir “Giuseppe Verdi”, serving as its Chorus Master from 1998 to 2007, working alongside conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado, Luciano Berio, and Christopher Hogwood. Later, he held high-level positions within the same institution: Artistic and Executive Director (2016–2019), then General and Artistic Director until 2023. Currently, he is Superintendent and Artistic Director of the Arturo Toscanini Foundation in Parma.

As a conductor, Ruben Jais engages a broad repertoire spanning from Baroque to contemporary music, with a special focus on reviving forgotten works. He has collaborated with prominent institutions including Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Real in Madrid, the Venice Biennale, Enescu Festival (Bucharest), MITO Festival, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Gluck Festival (Nuremberg), Wigmore Hall (London), RTSI in Lugano, and various orchestras and festivals across Europe and Latin America.

For two decades, he led the Mailänder Kantorei, an ensemble linked to Milan’s German community, dedicated to German repertoire from Baroque to Romanticism. In 2008, he founded laBarocca, an instrumental and vocal ensemble specializing in 17th- and 18th-century music. With this group, he has achieved international acclaim, performing at Wigmore Hall, MITO Festival, Teatro Gerolamo in Milan, and tours organized by CIDIM. Since 2014, laBarocca has regularly participated in liturgical celebrations at Milan Cathedral.

His discography with laBarocca includes Heroes in Love with Sonia Prina (2017), The Solo Cantatas for Bass by Bach with Christian Senn (2018), and Zelenka’s Missa Omnium Sanctorum (2019), the latter winning several international awards.