Susy Rottonara
- Director
- Actress
- Writer
Susy Rottonara is a versatile musician and performer. Qualifications
and artistic experience: Born in Milan, where she specializes in opera
singing. Degree cum laude in Foreign languages and literatures; Degree
at the Conservatory of Music in piano and singing, many master-classes,
national and international artistic experience in various roles.
Soprano, pianist and author of experimental music, where her voice
finds new ways of expression between classical and modern music. Susy
gets inspiration to write her music from the wild nature of the
Dolomites mountains (South Tyrol - Italy) where she has grown up and
from the mythic tales -legends- set in their landscapes. She plays the
role of the protagonist of the famous legend of the Reign of Fanes,
princess Dolasila and bounds her artistic image to this figure as she
is author, leading actress, composer of the original music and soprano
soloist of the film The Reign of Fanes. The language of her songs is
Ladin, the most ancient alpine language yet spoken today. First prize
for the film score at the Renderyard Film Festival 2007 London and
"Best International Score" at the Garden State film Festival 2008 in
Asbury Park (New Jersey). Five awards for the film at the Los Angeles
Reel Film Festival 2009. Her album Dreaming of Fanes listed in the
category "Best Album of the year" at the 53. Grammy Awards. Composer of
the original music and soprano soloist of the experimental opera Fanes
Poem Musical performed in 2011 with the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
at the City Theatre of Bolzano and winner in the category "music
production" at the "Women and Minorities in media Festival" 2012 at the
Towson University College -Maryland. She creates special cultural and
musical events, such as In the Castle of Legends, Multimedia
Installation Dolasila -performances at the MART in Rovereto and at the
Museum Foundation L.Matalon in Milan. She is daughter of the famous
artist ROTT - Lois Rottonara, who she regularly works with at special
projects of music and art and is president of the Cultural Association
Fanes. susyrottonara.com