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Susy Rottonara<\/strong>, daughter of the famous artist ROTT<\/a> \u2013 Luigi (Lois) Rottonara \u2013 is a versatile musician, cultural ambassador <\/strong>and author of multimedia cultural events, concerts and experimental projects of music and art <\/strong><\/a>with Master’s Degree in piano and singing at the Conservatory of Music and Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature. She performs as soprano, pianist, author of experimental music and works at projects to promote music education.<\/p>\n

She made her international debut in 2005 with her original music and film productions about the ancient Ladin myths of the Dolomites, especially the legend of Le R\u00ebgn de Fanes (The Reign of Fanes)<\/a>, awarded internationally<\/a><\/strong>, where she performs the role of the protagonist princess Dolasila \u2013 Dolasilla and sings in Ladin, the most ancient alpine language yet spoken today: film<\/strong> The Reign of Fanes<\/strong><\/a>, film score Le R\u00ebgn de Fanes \u2013<\/strong> The Reign of Fanes<\/strong>, <\/a>experimental opera \u2013 musical poem Fanes Poem Musical<\/strong>, <\/a>multimedia installation Dolasila<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/a>multimedia concert Il sogno di Dolasila \u2013 The dream of Dolasila.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOutstandig Achievement \u2013 Silver Medal Winner\u201d<\/em> as soprano and composer with Dolasila\u2019Love <\/em>(L\u2019amur de Dolasila<\/em>) -contemporary opera and composition- at the Global Music Awards 2019<\/a>. In 2020 acknowledgment as star of classical musical<\/a> –<\/strong>pianist and soprano professional- at the talent Music and Stars.<\/p>\n

Within the project ROTT – Art and Music<\/strong><\/a> a\u00a0video installation from<\/strong> Il sogno di Dolasila<\/strong><\/em> (The dream of Dolasila) <\/strong><\/a>has partecipated at an international exhibition \u00a0in the context of the 57. Biennale d\u2019arte di Venezia<\/strong> <\/a>in the Palazzo Albrizzi, site of the Guatemala Pavillon. Art and music are connected in the multimedia project Midsummer blooming 2021<\/strong><\/em><\/a> with the premiere of the installation Haute Art Couture by ROTT<\/strong><\/a> in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan in the context of the Milano Fashion Week in September 2021. She is protagonist as soprano and pianist of the fashion show with artworks by her father ROTT<\/a> at the Milano Fashion Week 2023.<\/p>\n

In 2009, the year of the declaration of the Dolomites mountains World Natural Heritage by the UNESCO- there was the premiere of the opera Fanes Poem Musical \u2013 The musical poem of the Dolomites<\/a>, <\/strong>then staged in 2011 at the City Theatre in Bolzano with the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana. In 2010 her album Dreaming of Fanes<\/strong><\/a> is the first album sung in Ladin language that participates at the 53. Grammy Awards listed in the category \u201cBest album of the year\u201d.<\/p>\n

Susy Rottonara has performed her original music and a wide opera and classical repertoire in concerts with famous artists on international level<\/strong><\/a>, with singers and musicians of the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano<\/a>, of the RAI television and in many international festival and events. In 2024 she was protagonist as soprano-pianist of the concert-event Le eroine pucciniane<\/em><\/a> at Savini in Milan on the occasion of the celebrations Puccini100.<\/p>\n

In 2020 she lead to the acknowledgement of Ladin Wikipedia as coordinator of the project and was panellist at the World Music Conference.<\/p>\n

In 2014 Susy Rottonara was cultural ambassador<\/strong> in the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta in Malta with the performance of the multimedia installation Dolasila, <\/a>whose premiere was in 2013 in the MART Museum, <\/a>and\u00a0 at the meeting of the Task force Cross Border Culture in Belgium<\/a> with a performance from Fanes Poem Musical. She has been speaker at important international cultural meetings about music, education and minority languages.\"\"<\/p>\n

In 2015 she sang in the video <\/strong>We are love<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by the Grammy winning artist Laura Sullivan. She is member of the comittee CPI \u2013 Cantanti professionisti d\u2019Italia (Professional Italian Singers) and since 2010 voting member<\/strong><\/em> of the Recording Academy. In 2018 One of her sung videos<\/strong> was chosen for the social wall<\/em> of the international charity campaigne DiorLoveChain<\/strong><\/a> by Dior\/Missdior .<\/p>\n

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She is President of the Cultural Association Fanes<\/strong><\/a> that she has founded in 2006 together with the other authors of the film Le R\u00ebgn de Fanes to promote and preserve Ladin legends through various cultural events and forms of art. <\/strong>She is author of the project Dolomites Legends.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Collaborations with the media
\nTelevision reports about Susy Rottonara and her musical and cultural activites have been broadcasted by: <\/strong>RAI Uno, RAI TV Ladina Television and \u00a0Radio Ladina, RAI Television and Radio Sender Bozen, RAI Television and Radio regionale del Trentino Alto Adige, RAI International, TML \u2013 Tele Minoranze Linguistiche, TCA, S\u00fcdtirol Heute \u2013 ORF. Susy Rottonara has performed for many singing recordings for RAI TV Television Ladina and Radio productions<\/strong> and has participated as guest at many radio programs. Moreover she has been author of many episodes of the Ladin radio program La Copa dal Caf\u00e8<\/em> about music and history of music.<\/p>\n

Press <\/a><\/strong>: Il Corriere della sera\/Il Corriere dell\u2019Alto Adige, Alto Adige, L\u2019Adige, Il Giornale, CAM 60 – Catalogo dell’Arte moderna – editori Cairo e Giorgio Mondadori<\/a>, Dolomiten, Die S\u00fcdtiroler Tageszeitung, FF-Das S\u00fcdtiroler Wochenmagazin, In-S\u00fcdtirol, Die S\u00fcdtirolerin, L\u2019Avisio, California Literary Review<\/a>, The Sunday Times of Malta, The Malta Independent, l-orizzont, La Usc di Ladins, Gana, Enrosadira, Meridiani Montagne<\/p>\n

Special events <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Festivals<\/strong>
\nSee under Awards<\/a>, Film (events film)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>