AlessandroPraticò

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• Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Season Opening Concert with Lisette Oropesa

  Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

  Oct 2026

  • Alessandro Praticò is an outstanding pianist who is able to breathe and perform in perfect harmony with his musical partner, conveying not only confidence but also a sense of playfulness and enjoyment of a rare quality. In the solo pieces that punctuated the sung arias, he captured the French-inspired world of Turina’s 'El circo' and the colourful narrative of Ernesto Lecuona’s 'Ante El Escorial' to great effect.

    • Il Giornale Della Musica
    • 18 October 2026

  • Lisette Oropesa, admirably accompanied on the piano by Alessandro Praticò , for whom the very word “accompanist” is reductive compared to his artistic and interpretative skills... Finally, it's worth reiterating that the piano, in this setting, is not limited to mere accompaniment and certainly doesn't make us miss the orchestral sounds of the marvelous Zarzuela arias. Indeed, the instrument is also featured in two solo moments, which Praticò illuminates with insights and suggestions of rare beauty. ...Turina's 'El circo', a suite capable of suggesting the gestures, entrances, and changes in atmosphere of a circus scene. Dynamic and entertaining, it seems to offer Praticò the opportunity to demonstrate his artistic talents through a small series of ambient scenes, highly detailed in their rhythms and technical characteristics. The second, of a completely different scope, is 'Ante el Escorial' by Lecuona: the piece displays a compositional dimension "other than vocal music," built on intense and solemn passages alternating with melodic and melancholic sections. A complexity that Praticò has managed to convey with a touch that is at times sensitive, at times brilliant, at times decidedly percussive, depending on the occasion.

    • Banquo
    • 16 October 2026

  • The two solo pieces, Joaquín Turina's 'El Circo', Op. 68, and Ernesto Lecuona's 'Ante el Escorial', offered Praticò a unique space, highlighting the variety of a program that was not limited to vocal dialogue. The pianist inserted himself into this itinerary with sensitivity and ease, confirming how his contribution was an integral part of the recital's balance. Something was evident between the two performers that isn't built through precision alone; there was the respect and affection that comes from a consolidated collaboration.

    • Progetto Italia News
    • 15 October 2026

  • The pianist Alessandro Praticò engaged in a musical dialogue with her, providing instrumental accompaniment to her singing on the piano. But he also performed, halfway through each of the two parts of the evening, some interesting piano pieces that were in keeping with the mood of the concert: Joaquín Turina’s 'El circo' and Ernesto Lecuona’s 'Ante el Escorial' – pieces that had an immediate impact on the audience.

    • Il Manifesto
    • 15 October 2026