MY TEACHERS Leslie Bennett †, Roland Bentley †, and recent vocal coach Imogen Mills.
And to tutors: Martina Edda De Biase (Neapolitan), Viviana La Gaipa (Sicilian),
Alsea Alessia Angelica Esposito (Italian), and Roberto Vazquez (Mexican-Spanish.)
backstage after a Bailey Hall concert in Ithaca. An electric moment, and a profound spiritual transmission: after many years of gestation, to emerge as..... Mario il Basso❤ !!!
Performing at Wizarding Weekend, Ithaca Commons Oct 26, 2018
MUSICAL BIO
The singer's musical journey began before birth, hearing his father, a self-taught pianist, improvise for hours into the night. His mother's repeated plaint at 3a.m. are today as clear as ever: "Dad, come to bed!" Pop also liked to joyously sing bits of vaguely learned opera arias and odd songs he had heard in the U.S. Army, while stationed in Italy. He would also break out into a phrase from some current pop tune. Mom sang to the artist as a baby constantly: pop tunes from her youth, and the latest hits on the radio. Many decades later, Mario began performing those same songs, in addition to a growing classical repertoire. The #1 thing Mario learned from hismom about music is the joy
of SINGING TO someone.
The singer's musical journey began before birth, hearing his father, a self-taught pianist, improvise for hours into the night. His mother's repeated plaint at 3a.m. are today as clear as ever: "Dad, come to bed!" Pop also liked to joyously sing bits of vaguely learned opera arias and odd songs he had heard in the U.S. Army, while stationed in Italy. He would also break out into a phrase from some current pop tune. Mom sang to the artist as a baby constantly: pop tunes from her youth, and the latest hits on the radio. Many decades later, Mario began performing those same songs, in addition to a growing classical repertoire. The #1 thing Mario learned from his
mom about music is the joy
of SINGING TO someone.
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