Francesca Ranalli
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Philosophy and work

PHILOSOPHY
The actor's/singer's role is to be generous and honest; to research, respect, and give wholly to the work of the playwright, poet and/or composer; to work collaboratively and intelligently; to take great risks; to be present and always offering; and to continually explore their understanding of craft.

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”  
- Martha Graham

Stratford Festival Reviews - Interview with Francesca Ranalli regarding Skylight and playing Kyra Hollis

PARTICULARS AND SELECTED WORK
(full details available upon request)
CAEA Equity Member

Height: 5 ’ 3”         Weight: 115 lbs            Hair Colour: brown            Eyes: green            Voice Type: mezzo-soprano

UPCOMING
March 21, 2020                    FSA Music                               Love in Three-Four Time/Liebesliederwalzer (Brahms)
May 2, 2020                            FSA Music                               Petite Messe Solonelle (Rossini)
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SELECT THEATRE CREDITS
Within the Glass (Anna Chatterton)                                Linda
Skylight (David Hare)                                                                Kyra Hollis                              
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare)                                                Viola
Venus in Fur (David Ives)                                                        Vanda                                                                           
Red (Cornelia Hoogland)                                                         Red                                                                             
The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare)                          Portia                                                           
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen, adapted)                Elizabeth Bennett                                         
Macbeth (Shakespeare)                                                            Lady Macbeth                                        


SELECT OPERA CREDITS
Gift of the Magi (David Conte)                                             Maggie
Don Giovanni (Mozart)                                                             Donna Elvira                  
Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)                                                    Cherubino                       
Madama Butterfly (Puccini)                                                   Kate Pinkerton                
Die Fledermaus (Johan Strauss II)                                      Prince Orlofsky                
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)                                                Olga                              


SELECT ORATORIO/CHORAL SOLO
Elijah (Mendelssohn)                                                                   Alto Soloist
Messe Basse (Faure)                                                                    Soloist               
Vesperae solennes de confessore (Mozart)                   Soloist  

European Choral Tour                                                                 Soloist                  

RECITALS/CONCERTS/FESTIVALS/WORKSHOPS AND READINGS
Canada, Europe and US - complete list available upon request 

TRAINING
Voice Teacher (current)                                    Marianne Bindig
Directing Intern                                                     Kim Mattice Wanat/Andrea Mellis           Opera Nuova
Directing in the Performing Arts                                                                                                         An International Summit
Voice/Movement Workshop                         Nancy Benjamin/Kelly McEvenue             Stratford Shakespeare Festival 
Acting Masterclasses                                         Bernard Hopkins                                     
Master of Music, Voice Performance        Ingemar Korjus                                                     University of Ottawa
Young Artists Program                                      Tyrone Patterson                                                 Opera Lyra Ottawa
Shakespeare Young Company                       Eleanor Crowder                                                 Salamander Theatre
Approaches to Classical Text                         Kate Hurman                                                          National Arts Centre/Ottawa Fringe Festival

Contemporary Monologues                           John Koensgen                                                      National Arts Centre/Ottawa Fringe Festival
Art Song and Opera Masterclasses            Dalton Baldwin/Loraine Nubar                   Vermont Opera Festival

French Language Studies                                                                                                                           Universite populaire (France) 
Italian Language Studies                                                                                                                            Universita per stranieri (Italy)                      
Some movement ability (previous Ballet training)                                                                     Ottawa School of Dance
 

SKILLS
Voice:  Mezzo-Soprano (range: E below middle C to high E (above high C)
Languages:  English and French (fluent/sung/spoken), Italian (sung/spoken), German and Spanish (sung); facility with dialects and accents
Teaching Experience:  Voice and Acting (singers/actors: private/choral/Fanshawe College Theatre Arts Program)
Other:  Stage Combat, Alexander Technique, Commedia dell’Arte, Mask Work, Text Work, some Movement/Dance, Equestrian Riding
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