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            CORALINA CATALDI-TASSONI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACTRESS / ARTIST / MUSICIAN

WWW.CORALINA.NET

cctassoni@hotmail.com

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More About CORALINA CATALDI-TASSONI:

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni - film and tv actress, painter and singer/musician.  Born on the upper west side of Manhattan, at age five her family sailed to Naples and settled in Rome where she spent a significant part of her life.  She is a world traveler and speaks two languages.  Her website is www.coralina.net.

 

LINEAGE

 

Mother - Velia Botti - former opera singer, now resides in the US and is currently a private vocal instructor.

 

Father - Maestro Walter Cataldi-Tassoni - Born into Italian aristocracy, he is a renowned opera director and musician.  He has worked in prestigious opera houses throughout the world, and taught and worked with many of the world's most prominent opera singers.

 

Grandfather - Maestro Corace Cataldi -Tassoni - renowned opera composer and musician who worked with the great composers of the day such as Puccini and Mascagni.

 

Grandmother - Adelina Boillet - daughter of Argentinian General and one of the first women to graduate as a medical doctor from the University of Paris.  Also an accomplished musician.

 

EDUCATION

 

St. George's English School of Rome

 

Monte Parioli English School of Rome

 

Marymount International School of Rome

 

Skidmore College

 

University of Rome

 

ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Performed in her father's opera company from the age of three through her teens.  Her first singing role was in La Boheme at the age of three and a half. 

 

Amongst numerous venues, in her early teens she also performed at the Rome Opera House, and at the same time worked closely with her father as his assistant director.

 

While attending the University of Rome she was cast as the lead in a TV film that was the springboard for her success as a motion picture actress. She has worked with many of the renowned European directors and producers such as Dario Argento, making her a cult favorite with a huge international fan following.

 

Despite her film success, her passion for music went a step further becoming a personal form of creative expression.  Her debut album - Limbo Balloon - contains original, bilingual and eclectic works embodying an array of influences from classical to rock and roll.

 

As an artist, her paintings of mystical figures and forms convey yet another highly intimate aspect of this multi - talented artist.  Her paintings are an autobiographical walk through her life, all Coralina, interspersed with magical characters which have touched her life and yet, are still all Coralina, just as in a dream.  The preparation ritual before creating a work embodies many aspects, above all the meticulous selection of specific musical pieces. 

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SOME RELEVANT LINKS:

Secret Scroll Digest Interview: Coralina Cataldi Tassoni

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni interview with Vittorio Carli - Art ...

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Monday  April 11, 2005

 /  10:30 - 11:30 AM  / (NYC Time)

Channel 34 of the Time/Warner &Channel 107 of the RCN 
Cable Television Systems in Manhattan, New York.

The Program can now be viewed on the internet at the time of cable casting at: 

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