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Welcome to the official website of Danilo Pastore, young Italian countertenor
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Danilo Pastore
«In the epònymous role, Danilo Pastore’s “sidereal” timbre is linked to a legato of great expressive subtlety. His character is, in spite of the disguise, himself from the beginning, because he arrives at Eurinda’s court with a clear purpose, which will be pursued constantly. With the sure vocal correctness that distinguishes him, the Turinese countertenor knows how to convey the passage of the character from circumspection to joy, always maintaining the detached superiority of a hereditary prince, who will descend through the branches of eighteenth-century opera up to Mozart’s Tamino.»
vittorio mascherpa, operaclick
Danilo Pastore
Born in Turin, Danilo Pastore is one of the most appreciated young Italian countertenors.
He graduated with honours from the Conservatory “Guido Cantelli” of Novara, with Roberto Balconi, the Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” of Ravenna, with Alda Caiello, and the Post-graduate Academy of Higher Artistic and Musical Education “Lorenzo Perosi” of Biella, with Manuela Custer.
He takes part in several courses in musical performance and has collaborated with important musical realities, performing for renowned festivals and theatres, in Italy and abroad, and singing for conductors of international importance.
Finalist and winner of several international competitions and protagonist of numerous solo recitals, his repertoire ranges from the Middle Ages to the contemporary, of which he is an established interpreter. He has recorded for Stradivarius, Arcana, Sifare Classical, Brilliant Classics, Naxos, Plus and has played main roles in operas from the Baroque and Classical repertoire (Mozart, Pollarolo, Stradella, Monteverdi, Lotti, Albinoni, Lully, Purcell) and contemporary (Cosmi, Uvietta, Guastella, Colombini, Berdondini, Dadone).
He graduated, summa cum laude, in Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa and in Linguistics at the University of Turin.
«J’aime dans un être semer la petite graine du beau chant, la laisser germer, la voir grandir, surveiller sa croissance, sa transformation, sa métamorphose. C’est la vie qui chante. Oui, qu’il est grand ce mystère de la voix. Je suis chaque fois plus émue d’approcher cette source d’amour divin. Le chant fait de nous des messagers de paix.»
Yva Barthélémy