Давиде Риу

A tenor formed in Raina Kabaivanska's teaching circle, Davide Ryu sang repeatedly between 2015 and 2018 in the galas that close her international masterclasses at the Sofia Opera, in company with Aleksandrina Mihaylova, Marily Santoro, Taesung Lee and Reynaldo Ramirez-Droz. He also took part in a concert given by Kabaivanska's tenors in 2018, with Reynaldo Ramirez-Droz; a recording was streamed in 2020. He trained at Daegu Art University and Keimyung University before moving to Italy in 2015, studying at the Vecchi-Tonelli conservatory in Modena, the Verdi Conservatory in Milan, the Valletti school in Vercelli and the Chigiana Academy in Siena. First prizes at the Valsesia Musica, Fiorenza Cossotto, Alfredo Giacomotti and Ismaele Voltolini competitions stand in his record, with further awards at the Coop Music Awards and the Maria Caniglia and Gaetano Fraschini competitions. On stage he has sung Pinkerton in Mantua in 2015 and in Vercelli in 2016, Turiddu in Milan and Piacenza, Calaf in Sofia in 2016, Pollione there in 2017 and Cavaradossi in Vercelli in 2018.