Chiara D

BIOGRAPHY

In Italy, she did her acting training at the Bernstein Academy of Music and Drama, European School for Actors, Laboratorio Nove, International School of Commedia Dell’Arte. In London, she trained at the École de Mime Corporel Dramatique, Complicité, David Glass, Frantic Assembly. She trained as a singer since the age of five at The Fiesole Music Academy (Italy) and later on covered repertoire from Opera, Jazz, Blues, Musical-Theatre to Gospel. Vocal Research with Venice Manley (Roy Hart Theatre, Paris), Gospel with Bazil Meade, Nehemiah H.Brown (US), Jr Robinson (1995 UK Gospel Award).  She specialized in Musical-Theatre with Ann James (Royal Academy of Music) and Scott John (Guildhall School of Music and Drama), in vocal technique with Melanie Pappenheim (DV8) and in jazz with Randolph Matthews and improvisation with Cleveland Watkiss. At present, vocally supervised and mentored by Mark Meylan.

Her most recent  work includes main singing, acting and physical/theatre roles in: Voci dal buio Teatro Metastasio di Prato), Terrain (British Arts Council/ Rambert Dance), I’ve lost you (BBC commission), Katia Kabanova directed by Robert Carsen and choreographed by Philippe Giraudau (Teatro Regio, Turin), Idross directed by G.Cauteruccio, Life of Galileo (B.Brecht) directed by Gabriele Lavia (Teatro Nazionale La Pergola, Florence), Tre Movimenti di Luce directed by G.Cauteruccio(Opera di Firenze/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), Enoch Arden at Martha Argerich Project 2014, The Damnation of Faust directed by Terry Gilliam (West-End/Europe), The Magic Flute directed by David McVicar (West-End), Lucrezia Borgia directed by Mike Figgis (West-End), Skinless (The Place), The Echoes of Willard (New Wimbledon Theatre), The Bacchaeful (Time Out Critic’s choice), Pierrot Lunaire (Arcola Theatre), Opera of Surveillance (Arcola Theatre), Medea (Salisbury International Festival), Die Walkure by Wagner (National Theatre-Bruxelles), The Voice of Things (solo show at Edinburgh Festival), The Red Ladies (Clod Ensemble), In the Shadows of Senghor (Black History Festival), Josephine the Singer by F.Kafka, This is a chair by C.Churchill, Attempts on her life by M.Crimp.

TV credits: ruolo di Olga Corsi in FOSCA INNOCENTI regia di Fabrizio Costa (Mediaset)

Doppiaggio pubblicita’: TEMPO, UK HOME OFFICE.

She has worked for Italian playwrights and directors such as: Dacia Maraini, Marco Paolini (in U-238) and Stefano Benni (in La Topastra and Misterioso).

She has performed with musicians such as Orphy Robinson, Marcio Mattos, Jackie Walduck, Ansuman Biswas, Pat Thomas, Rowland Sutherland, Beibei Wang, Cleveland Watkiss, Dudley Philips. Her music collaborations include also artists like Simon Wallace and Fran Landesman.

In Italy, she is currently performing live concerts accompanied by musicians such as Nehemiah H. Brown, Ilio Barontini, Paola Lenzi, Ilaria Barontini, Alessandra Garosi, Giulio Pietropaolo.

Voice Type: Coloratura Mezzo-Soprano

Vocal Range: E3 to top E

www.spotlight.com/0880-9080-9726 website

https://youtu.be/SfhYjYP6GUg   italian monologue

https://youtu.be/GOXoJXeXgi0  italian/english showreel

https://youtu.be/w0yBudAXeaU  FOSCA INNOCENTI (Mediaset)

https://youtu.be/PphuQkTDz_w  FOSCA INNOCENTI (Mediaset)

https://youtu.be/0npwOdcOwbc  live concert

What the Press says about her:

• “Chiara De Palo’s voice, sliding between brassy belting, fulsome soprano and paper-thin whines, is superbly controlled and utterly unsettling.”(The Guardian)
• “Chiara De Palo’s very beautiful singing makes her performance extremely engaging and powerful”.(The Stage)
• “Her performance is clever and touching. She is a highly skillful artist and with a unique vocal talent”. (Total Theatre)
• “Chiara De Palo sings amazingly and makes an awesome soundtrack with a terrific stage presence”.(The Londonist)
• “Chiara De Palo is remarkably inventive and competent. Her voice is bizarrely hypnotic”. (Three Weeks)