Giorgia Fumanti (born February 22, 1975) is an Italian soprano singer of operatic pop and crossover music based in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

, Canada since 2002. She is also a composer, producer and arranger. Her debut EMI album ''From My Heart'' reached the top 20 on the Billboard Crossover Chart. By 2010 she had sold over 1.2 million copies of her albums.

Life and career

Fumanti was born in the village of

Fivizzano Fivizzano is a ''comune'' in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy. History It became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region whi ...

in Tuscany, and raised in the nearby small city of

Aulla Aulla is a ''comune'' in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in the valley of the Magra, River Magra. Geology In 1977, the Italian geologist Augusto Azzaroli discovered a series of mammal rests with a correl ...

and in Monterosso al Mare. She studied voice at the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

and relocated to

Montréal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

, Canada in 2002 where she continued her vocal training. In 2004, her first album, entitled ''Like a Dream'' was released on Canadian independent label Isba Music Entertainment. The album featured her take on the music of

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (, ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; , ), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed ...

. She signed her first international recording contract with EMI and released her album ''From My Heart'' under that label in 2007. It featured her versions of Sting's ''Fields of Gold'' (Campi d’Oro), and four

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone ( , ; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, Orchestration, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 film score, scores for cinema and televisi ...

pieces including themes from '' The Mission'', ''

Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' (, , ) is a 1988 Coming-of-age film, coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist ...

'' and ''

Once Upon a Time in the West ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' ( is a 1968 epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati, based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, playing against t ...

''. The album reached the Billboard's Top 20 Crossover and peaked to No. 1 in Japan and South Africa. In January 2007, Fumanti made her U.S. TV debut, singing the Canadian National Anthem for the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

All-Stars Game in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

. In March of that year, she performed on the

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

Concert Special ''Heavenly Voices'' along with Sasha & Shawna, the Tim Janis Ensemble, and English

countertenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a ...

Ryland Angel. She subsequently toured the United States with the ''Heavenly Voices'' performers. She had toured

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

in the winter of 2006/2007 with

José Carreras Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Catalan operatic tenor from Spain who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, ...

, including performances in

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, and

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

(for a New Year's Eve Concert). In June 2007 she performed again with Carreras at the

Hampton Court Palace Festival The Hampton Court Palace Festival (also promoted as the Hampton Court Palace Music Festival) is an annual musical event at Hampton Court Palace in London. Established in 1993, the Festival is known for presenting artists across the music genre ...

, along with the

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, England. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagemen ...

. Fumanti also recorded a Christmas Concert with Canadian tenor John McDermott at the Rose Theater in Brampton,

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

, on June 26, 2007 for broadcast in November and December of that year. Fumanti's later concerts and live performances have included venues in Asia, Europe, and North America. She sang the Shanghai Expo theme song "Better City, Better Life" with Chinese baritone

Liao Changyong Prof. Liao Changyong (; born October 25, 1968), sometimes referred in English media as C. Y. Liao or Changyong Liao, is a Chinese operatic baritone and academic. He won first prize in three different international competitions in 1996 and 1997: ...

when it was presented for the first time on national TV on May 1, 2009 and performed on

Dragon TV Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV (), commonly nicknamed the Tomato Channel () based on its logo, is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as " Shanghai Television" but changed its name to Dragon Television on Octob ...

for the 200 Day Countdown for the Expo in October 2009.Yu Ran (6 August 2010)
"Singer in tune with China"
''

China Daily ''China Daily'' ( zh, s=中国日报, p=Zhōngguó Rìbào) is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Overview ''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any ...

''. Retrieved 10 September 2019. In 2013 she sang at the

Kremlin Palace The Grand Kremlin Palace () is a building in the Moscow Kremlin. For much of the 19th century, it served as the official residence of the Russian emperor in Moscow, which was not then the capital of the Russian Empire. Designed by a team of arc ...

in Moscow and made her ninth concert appearance at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montréal. ''The Travel of Sound'', Fumanti's 2017 China tour, took her to multiple venues in that country, including the

Guangzhou Opera House Guangzhou Opera House () is a Chinese opera, Chinese opera house in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it opened on 9 May in 2010. History In April 2002 an international Architectural design co ...

. In 2019 she presented her twelfth studio album, ''Aimons-nous'', in concerts at the Auberge Saint-Gabriel in Montreal and the Manoir Saint-Sauveur in the

Laurentides The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 C ...

region of Quebec. The album, which Fumanti describes as an homage to her adopted country, is a selection of French and Québécois popular songs.Clermont. Hélène (9 June 2019)
"Giorgia Fumanti, Aimons-nous!"
'' La Métropole''. Retrieved 10 September 2019 .

Discography

''Like a Dream'' CD *Release date: 2004 *Label: Isba Music Entertainment/The Orchard *UPC: 829410412964 ''From My Heart'' CD *Release date: March 6, 2007 in North America and December 29, 2006 in Asia *Label: Manhattan Records / EMI *ISBN ''Heavenly Voices'' DVD *Release date: March 6, 2007 *Co-performers: Ryland Angel, Giorgia Fumanti, Sasha & Shawna *Label: Manhattan Records / EMI *ISBN ''Je Suis'' CD *Release date: November 18, 2008 *Label : Isba Music Entertainment / Universal Music Canada *UPC: 619061371921 ''Peace of Heaven'' CD *Release date: Jul 3, 2009 *Label : Fortissimo *UPC: FOR77228 ''Magnificat'' CD *Release date: November 17, 2009 *Label: Isba Music Entertainment / Universal Music Canada *ASIN: B002SXPKD4 ''Elysium'' CD *Release date: May 10, 2011 *Label: Universal Music Canada *ASIN: B004VB477Q ''Collection'' CD *Release date: September 18, 2012 *Label: VEGA2 / Select *UPC: 7 79913 43392 1 ''Corazón Latino'' CD *Release date: November 11, 2013 *Label: VEGA2 ''A Christmas Pray'r'' Single (duet with Micheal Castaldo) *Release date: December 2014 Essence CD *Release date: September 4, 2015 *Label: VEGA2 / Select Noel En Lumiere CD *Release Date: November 6, 2015 *Label: VEGA2 / Select Amour CD *Release Date: April 20, 2018 *Label: VEGA2 / Select Aimons-Nous CD *Release Date: May 3, 2019 *Label: VEGA2 / Select

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fumanti, Giorgia 1975 births Living people 21st-century Italian singers 21st-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Italian women Canadian sopranos Canadian women pop singers French-language singers of Canada French-language singers of Italy Italian emigrants to Canada Italian sopranos Opera crossover singers Singers from Montreal Parma Conservatory alumni