Luciano Marazzo

Luciano Marazzo (born March 30, 1985) is a lyric tenor, guitarist and business owner from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Musically trained from a very young age, he was part of the studios of teachers such as Silvia Leidemann (Piano), Irma Costanzo (Classical Guitar), Maria Soledad Espona (Soprano). His musical training in Argentina goes from 1989 until 2005. After playing simple classical compositions on the piano, he moved on to continue exploring different styles and instruments. By 2001, Luciano began playing Classical Guitar at a more refined level. He participated in small shows and presentations for the studios of his teacher and other presentations at shops, theaters and wineries. In 2002, Luciano Marazzo received an equivalency for 2 years of Conservatory Studies from the Guitar Studio of Irma Costanzo. By 2003, as his voice began to mature and stabilize, Luciano started singing opera under the wing of Maria Soledad Espona. By 2004, he had been accepted into a summer coaching session at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires where he received coaching from Lucia Boero.
Currently, Luciano is performing regularly in the US and south America. His signature recitals are: (a recital of popular songs in Spanish, French and English) and (A Romantic Recital for Tenor sung in Italian, German and Russian). On December 2015, Luciano made his professional Opera debut at the Moore Theater singing the Duke of Mantua (Lyric Tenor Role and Principal Role of Rigoletto). This show was staged by Lyric Opera North West under the direction of Pamela Casella and conduction of Brian Davenport.
Formation in the United States
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In the United States, Luciano Marazzo earned three degrees at three different universities.
# CSU Chico - Bachelor of Arts with a double option in Voice and Guitar plus a Vocal Pedagogy Certificate.
# University of Arizona - Master of Music for Voice.
# University of Idaho - Master of Music for Guitar.
CSU Chico
CSU Chico (2005-2009) awarded Luciano with a Bachelor of Arts with the Option in Music for both instruments in only 4 years. There he studied both Opera and Guitar under the wing of Dr. Ying Yeh and Tobin Roye. During those years, Luciano got to perform numerous concerts in both fields. Honoring the Guitar Department in 2008, he was awarded the first complete scholarship for a CSU Chico Student to attend the CSU Summer Arts program in Florence, Italy. There he studied and performed for internationally recognized guitar players such as Eliot Fisk, Cameron O'Connor, Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela, and Steve Thachuck. The program exposed Luciano Marazzo to interact and play solo music as well as accompanying other instruments. During those years, Luciano collaborated several times with Guitarist Matt Fish several at wineries (like Monks) and projects done for the Chico Classical Guitar Project established by Warren Haskell.
Upon return to California after the CSU Summer Arts Program, Luciano started receiving relevant roles for the Operas at CSU Chico. This granted him a number of scholarships for singers such as the Emanuel Esteban Young Tenor Scholarship and the Marylin Curtis Scholarship. Thanks to those awards, Luciano began developing the following roles:
* El Remendado in Carmen (Georges Bizet)
* Don Jose (as a Cover) in Carmen (Georges Bizet)
* Nemorino from (Gaetano Donizetti)
* Ko-Ko from The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan)
* Alfredo from La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)
* Don Ottavio from Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
* Tamino (as a Cover) in The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Nevertheless, Arias from Operas were not considered acceptable repertoire for recitals. Luciano's recitals were basically Art-Song Recitals. Those display a teamwork with a skilled pianist and even if those require quite a bit less effort than what an opera does, Art Songs are known for their artistry, beauty delicacy and style. Among the Art Song Repertoire collected during his years at CSU Chico: An die ferne Geliebte by Ludwig van Beethoven, numerous songs by Francesco Paolo Tosti, Trois mélodies by Gabriel Fauré and varied songs by Charles Gounod, Henry Purcell, Carlos Guastavino, Vicenzo Bellini and Roger Quilter. In 2008 and 2009, Luciano Marazzo collaborated with Justin McKay for two roles for his operas: "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Salon". This was part of his work at Dr Yeh's Opera Workshop. Among his favorite Arias from his studies at CSU Chico: Il Lamento di Federico, Il mio tesoro and Che gelida manina. Pianists he worked with at CSU Chico: Jamee Haddorff, Justin McKay and Jeff Cooper.
University of Arizona
Sons of Orpheus
Italian Grad Assistant Teacher
Graduate Recital at First United Methodist Church, accompanied by Kyungsun Choi In this Rectial, Luciano sang in Italian, German, French, Russian, Spanish and English.
Janet Sturman rroduction of Zarzuelas at the University of Arizona for the Center of Latin American Music in both 2010 and 2011.
University of Idaho
During his studies at the Univertsity of Idaho, Professor Char Prieto from CSU Chico, invited Luciano Marazzo for a speech at the Phi Sigma Iota award presetnation on April 2014
TEDx UIdaho
Numerous presentations at local events (Prichard Art Gallery; Moscow Food Coop; Kenworthy). Luciano Marazzo presented the first performance of "Serenade" at the Nuart Theater on November 11, 2015. As a Grad Assisntant Teacher, Luciano was employed at the University of Idaho to teach Music History.
In April 2014 he gave his first talk for TEDx at the University of Idaho. In this event, he was part of of a list of featured speakers including Faith Shier and Kwapi Vengesayi.
Graduated from the University upon completion of his second Masters Recital
Entrepreneurial Development
Starting in early 2013, Luciano Marazzo was exposed to a series of courses and materials that made him realize that music was a business with a very competitive (and aggressive) market. As he developed his desire to start performing at a professional level, he realized his audience was slim.
The Online Music Guild
Luciano Marazzo founded the Online Music Guild on October 2014.
Ascoltando - Healing Arts Charity
Ascoltando is a Non-Profit Organization incorporated in the state of Idaho on June 2015 and approved for tax exempt status on September of the same year.
Note Magiche - Tucson was the inaugural event for the Tucson chapter of Ascoltando. This event was done at Caffe Milano on February 24, 2016.

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