Curriculum: Marco Beasley
Endowed with extraordinary vocal gifts and an innate talent for communication, Marco Beasley was born in 1957, the son of an English father and a Neapolitan mother. He grew up in Naples, the most musical of Italian cities. His passion for singing then led him to move to Bologna, where he attended courses in the performing arts at the University, concentrating especially on the vocal music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The rediscovery of the very rich popular tradition of Southern Italy, dating back to those very years (the early 1980s), fired him with enthusiasm and contributed to the development of his very special artistic personality. At the same time he carried on his studies in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century musical literature, with particular focus on two stylistic pillars of that period: “recitar cantando” and sacred and secular polyphony. In this context, his English heritage has further enriched his vocal talent, already full of character and passion, giving him great self-control, a deep sensitivity to sound and a wide range of highly refined timbres that enables him to explore a broad palette of colours in every register. The meeting with Cathy Berberian – of vital importance to him – also dates back to those same years.
