Monica Benvenuti

Monica Benvenuti was born in Florence and graduated in literature and philosophy.

In the early years, her career was mainly devoted to the baroque and classical repertoire. Later she developed a specific interest in music from the 20 th century as well as contemporary which has brought her to explore the potential of the human voice in relation to various musical languages and also to electronic experimentations. She has given concerts in Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary , Japan, Brazil and USA, often performing music dedicated to her.

In 2004 she was invited by Sylvano Bussotti as the protagonist of La Passion selon Sade at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. In 2007 she performed again Bussotti’s opera Silvano/Sylvano, at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and the feature film RARA (2008), in roles specifically written for her. After various experiences in musical theater, she debuted as an actress in the monologue Not I by Samuel Beckett, directed by Giancarlo Cauteruccio (2006 Italian Critics Award). In the last few years she sang Acustica, Pas de Cinq and Der Turm zu Babel by Mauricio Kagel, Como una ola de fuerza y luz and La fabbrica illuminata by Luigi Nono, several editions of Pierrot lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg, Le Marteau sans maître by Pierre Boulez as well as many vocal works by John Cage and Luciano Berio. She has recorded for numerous classical music labels.

Picture: Giovanni Del Brenna

The artist's homepage:

https://www.monicabenvenuti.com