Biography

Victoria Cassano (Madrid, 1987) began her musical studies playing both piano and violin in her hometown. In 2008 she graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, with a Bachelor degree in Music teaching. In 2009 she decided to move to The Netherlands to study Early Music Singing at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague, with Rita Dams, Jill Feldman, Michael Chance and Peter Kooij. During her Master studies she specialized in the performance of Spanish sacred music of the 17th Century, and she obtained her Masters degree in Early Music Singing in June 2015.

As a soloist Victoria focuses mainly on oratorio, and has performed works such as Bach's Weihnachts Oratorium, Johannes Passion, Magnificat and various cantatas, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem and Coronation Mass and Vivaldi's Magnificat and Gloria. Recent opera appearances include the role of Eduige in the opera Rodelinda by Haendel and the role of Arethuze in La descente d'Orphee aux Enfers by Charpentier.

She regularly collaborates with Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier), De Nederlandse Bach Vereniging (Jos van Veldhoven), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (Jordi Savall), and performs with early music ensembles such as L'Arco Sonoro, Prothimia Ensemble and Musica Temprana. She is also a founding member of The Windsor Consort, a vocal ensemble specialized in the performance of English and Italian madrigals. Since 2014 she is part of the Young Bach Fellowship of the Nederlandse Bach Vereniging. 

Victoria has sung with conductors such as Peter Van Heyghen, Jordi Savall, Jos van Veldhoven and Ton Koopman, and performed in festivals such as Bach Festival Dordrecht, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Grandezze e Meraviglie, Lucerne Festival and Musikfest Stuttgart.

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