ARTIST

CHOIR DIRECTOR

Elena Scamuzzi was born in Turin in 1997.

At the age of seven, she joined the Coro di Voci Bianche del Teatro Regio di Torino, directed by maestro C. M. Moretti and later by Maestro C. Fenoglio, participating fully in the theatre’s opera season (more than 30 different titles), concluding the journey when she came of age. She is often involved in important solo parts such as in the opera “Die Zauberflöte”, with the role of Knaben in the first cast and in the same role at the Mozart Festival “Opere in Piazza”.
She participated in prestigious concerts, such as the performance for MiTo Settembre Musica of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

After graduating from the Liceo Scientifico C. Cattaneo High School in Turin, she became passionate about music education, obtaining Triennio in Didattica della Musica at the Conservatorio A. Vivaldi (AL) with full marks and Biennio in Didattica della musica with 110 honours 110 honors and honorable mention. At the same conservatoire she attended Direzione e Composizione corale and the Biennio in Teorie e Tecniche in Musicoterapia, with graduation expected in October 2025 and internships in the following areas Rest Home, Palliative Care Hospice and Autistic Spectrum.
She attended the Orff-Schulwerk basic course at the Donna Olimpia school (RM) and the Music in the Cradle seminar for music teaching for 0-6 year olds held by teacher Paola Anselmi at Chiavi d’Ascolto (BO).

Her interest in choral music continues through her presence in the female vocal ensemble Polimnia, directed by C. Fenoglio; she is also a teacher and coordinator of training projects at the same association. In particular, she is involved in the “Armonie dal Mondo” project for”Torino che Cultura” in collaboration with the Liberi Tutti Cooperative.

She conducts numerous choirs and music education workshops with children’s voices in Opera house or in schools of all levels, the most significant of which are listed below:
Since 2024, assistant to C. Fenoglio at the Teatro Regio di Parma of the Accademia Voci Bianche ‘s ‘Choral Laboratory’ and ‘Vocality and Musical Reading’ propaedeutic courses;
Since 2024, conducts the Children’s Voice Choir, Rivoices of the Istituto Musicale di Rivoli
From 2022 to 2024, assistant at the Coro di Voci Bianche of the Conservatorio A. Vivaldi in collaboration with Maestro R. Berzero;
From 2017 to 2023, conducts the University Choral Formation, which covers sacred repertoire;
2018-2019, conducts the Children’s Choir of the Istituto Comprensivo Nasi (Moncalieri, TO) in
collaboration with C. Fenoglio;
2017-2018, conducts the school choir at Silvio Pellico school (TO).
To complete her artistic and musical training from the age of 5 to 20, she devoted herself to classical and contemporary dance, studying with Mira Fili. From 2017 to 2020 she is a member of the Associazione Cabarè theatre company with a role in the musical ‘The Little Mermaid’, music by A. Menken.