Is a Dramatico-Coloratura soprano and has a Post Formazione in Repertorio Operistico and Canto Lirico from the Conservatorio Della Svizzera Italiana.

 

Her Teacher was the World Renowned Prima Donna and The Professor of Opera Technique at the Accademia Del Teatro Alla Scala di Milano, Maestra Luciana Serra, "La Regina del bel canto", con 'la voce astrale'.

 

CELESTINA DE PETRO WAS DISCOVERD IN ITALY BY MAESTRO ALDO TARCHETTI OF TEATRO ALLA SCALA DI MILANO.

She was asked to join La Scala in 2008 as she was already one of the selected singers in the world by the group of La Scala and she was already being prepared by them for 2 years. she was called among others 'colonna divina'.

She has specialized certificates in Major Principles of Lrical Theatre, History of  Opera, Analysis of Music and Drama, Biographies of composers, librettists and performers, Dramatic Analysis and Interpretation.

In 2005 she was selected by the Vienna conservatory to continue her studies there and had been offered a scolarship to continue her studies on the Italian language in Italy. She has participated in many Master classes and worked with world-renowned personalities in the field of opera and classical singing: Maestra Giulietta Simionato, Maestra Luciana Serra, Maestra Mirella Freni who is also a Professor at the Academia Della Scala Di Milano, Maestra Montserrat Caballe, Maestro Sebbastian Vittucci who is a professor at the University of Vienna, Maestro Aldo Tarchetti Pianist and Conductor at the Accademia Della Scala Di Milano who is her pianist and good friend, Maestro Giacomo Battarino Professor at The Conservatorio Verdi Di Milano, Artistic Director Stephen Delane, and many others, sang at the Marseille Opera House in France, in Seu d'Urgel Spain, have won an Opera baroca singing competition in Urbania in 2008 and had been awarded an opera role in Italy, made the Opening of the Bel Canto Opera Festival in 2005 in Italy with the arias "Addio del passato" and "Ave Maria"(from Otello). In 1992 she performed the Polovstian dances of the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin. In 2002 she was an understudy in the ballet "midsummer night's dream" where at the end she got to perform. In 2014 she had a proposal to join a dance group in Switzerland.

 

Furthermore, with great success, since 2005 she Organises and contributes to the cultural activities of  local performances, various cultural events aiming to the promotion of Opera in Cyprus under the name "Opera Celestiale".

 

Maestra Montserrat Caballe's comment about Celestina: " you look so small, but not when you sing!"

 

MAESTRA LUCIANA SERRA of La Scala:

"La nostra Celestina"

 

"ONLY MARIA CALLAS COULD CONTROL HER BREATH LIKE CELESTINA".

 

Celestina De Petro