Aria Tesolin
Canadian child singer
Aria Tesolin (born August 20, 1993, in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian mezzo-soprano, pop classical, classical crossover and contemporary pop singer, songwriter and poet known for her operatic vocals and genre defying original style of classically infused pop music.
Biography
As a child singer, Tesolin began singing opera arias in concert with Canada's 3 Tenors at the age of eight, singing the "Habanera" from Bizet's opera Carmen, the brindisi "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from Verdis's opera La traviata, "Belle nuit" from Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, "Largo al factotum", the famous baritone aria from Rossini's The Barber of Seville and "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, and "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's Turandot. Tesolin's first live concert performance on August 3, 2002, was featured on Citytv News. Many members of the astonished audience were seen on camera with mouths visibly agape with surprise. At the age of 12, Tesolin recorded and released her debut opera album Baby Soprano, featuring 14 popular opera arias. Nine tracks from Baby Soprano, "Habanera", "Libiamo", "Vedrai Carino", "Un bel di", "Mattinata", "Largo al factotum", "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana", "Una furtiva lagrima", and "Belle nuit", have appeared on iTunes opera charts in 13 countries, Italy, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Mexico, Japan, Canada, Greece, Australia, Belgium and Norway.
Tesolin appeared on CTV News Toronto and on Success Stories on CTV National with Sandie Rinaldo CTV News and on the Italian show Noi Oggi on OMNI Television. Tesolin opened Canada Day celebrations for the city of Toronto on July 1, 2003, and July 1, 2006. Both events were attended by up to 20,000 people.
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