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ELIO BALDI CANTU’ - Composer and Performer
Elio Baldi Cantù lives in Parma where, at the city’s Conservatory of Music, he studied composition, choir direction and saxophone. At the same time he also began to compose and to play as a pianist in various jazz groups. He not only performed in many Italian concert halls, but also toured the world as backing musician to many popular Italian artists, mainly as arranger keyboard specialist. In this capacity he has performed in the USA (L.A., San Francisco, NY), Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sidney and Melbourne), Argentina and many countries in Europe.
In the last few years he specialized in theatre music, as a composer or in collaboration with other musicians, producing music for plays, radio and short films. In his recording Studio “The Village Studio” he produces a wide range of music varying from classical to jazz, from lounge to chill-out. He has written songs for Fargetta, produced the Hollywood Party CD, and arranged shows for Ann Lee, In-grid and many others. Elio’s wide range of musical interests has increasingly led him to explore new creative possibilities of which the “Belcanto” project is a typical example; A unique blend of operatic vocals with modern dance rhythms and hints of jazz.
ANTONELLA MONTALI – “ ANTHOS” - Singer
Antonella Montali, known as “Anthos” was born in Langhirano near Parma in Italy. She graduated from the “Conservatorio A. Boito” of Parma where she studied opera singing. She then continued her studies with Magda Olivero and Dorothy Dorow. She has performed as a soloist in the most important theatres of Italy performing recitals and operas from composers such as Mozart, Purcell, Satie, Verdi, Rossini and many others. Abroad, she has toured in Estonia as a soloist and, in cooperation with the Bologna Theatre, she has performed in Japan, the United Kingdom and Spain. Anthos also appears on the CD “Karibay” by Sangre the American N.T.W.K. production for Survival.
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