He Guatemalan talent continues to shine internationally! For his outstanding career dedicated largely to the repertoire of Italian opera composer, Giuseppe Verof, the soprano Ana Isabel Lazo received the Arpa d’Or Award in Italy. What a chilero!
Ana Isabel Lazo received the Arpa d’Or Award in Italy
The Guatemalan soprano Ana Isabel Lazo was invited to the first edition of the Arpa d’Or Award to participate in a presentation with L’Orchestra Dedicata. What she did not expect when attending the event was to become one of the first winners of this award, given by the Christian Union of Businessmen and Directors of Fidenzaan Italian city in the province of Parma.
This award highlights people who have shown a deep commitment to art and who contribute to the musical history and culture of the region, following in the footsteps of the famous composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Upon receiving the award, Ana Isabel Lazo expressed her surprise and gratitude, sharing on social networks: «The night begins with the thought of going to sing at a concert, and ends with the surprise that one of the award winners is me! What an honor to have the Arpa d’or Award, an award that celebrates my beloved Giuseppe Verdi. The trophy awarded contains a dedication to the Guatemalan soprano that indicates “To Ana Isabel Lazo, as a sublime and sensible soprano who was inspired by the immortal singing of Renata Tebaldi performing her beloved Verdian repertoire.”
A recognition of high cultural level
The ceremony took place at the Renata Tebaldi Museum Foundation and had a double purpose: in addition to rewarding the talent of artists committed to music, it served as an initiative to raise funds for the conservation of the Fidenza Cathedral.
The Arpa d’Or Award is a cultural project inspired by the figure of Giuseppe Verdi and seeks to remember the composer’s legacy through the great voices that interpreted his works, such as Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Tebaldi, who gave life to his melodramas around the world.
The name of the award is inspired by the harp, described by the organization as a “sublime and magical” instrument, which symbolizes the instrument of the fateful prophets that Verdi describes in the piece Nabucco, being the ones who “rekindle the memory of our history.” , carrying it forward with passion and determination, optimism and courage.
From Guatemala to Italy and beyond
Ana Isabel Lazo is a Guatemalan soprano who has made Italy her home for several years. Her career as a soprano has spanned an opera repertoire that includes works by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and WA Mozart, among others. She began her training in Guatemala and later moved to Italy, where she was part of the Puccini Festival Academy and trained at the Arrigo Boito Conservatory in Parma, under the tutelage of soprano Lucetta Bizzi.
The Guatemalan has taken her talent to international stages, with performances in the United States, Germany, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and China. In 2019 she made a historic debut by being the first Western singer to perform a role in a Chinese opera, in 170 days in Nanjing, the diary of John Rabe. Among the awards he has obtained, the second place in the contest stands out Marble at the Opera and third place in the XXXIII Edition of the Ismaele Voltolini competition, as well as the OperaNova Prize at the Bologna International Voice Competition.
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