| PATRIZIA | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Patrizia Dioguardi |
| Born | San Giovanni Teatino, Italy |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | operatic rock, symphonic rock |
| Occupations | rock soprano |
| Instruments | 4 octave soprano |
| Labels | Panda Digital |
Patrizia is an Italian-Canadian dramatic coloratura soprano who performs operatic rock. She is the recipient of a 2004 SOCAN award and was a finalist in the Toronto Emergenza competition.[1]
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Patrizia was born in San Giovanni Teatino, Italy to Mario and Giuseppina Dioguardi. Her family later moved to Thunder Bay, Canada where her father worked as a cleaner at the Thunder Bay International Airport. At age 18, Patrizia decided to move to Toronto to pursue a career in music.[2]
She performed in various rock bands before beginning classical voice lessons with Stephanie Bogle. Patrizia appeared in several operatic productions such as La Traviata, The Magic Flute, La bohème, The Abduction from the Serraglio, Lucia di Lammermoor, and The Impresario. She also worked with director Alisa Palmer, COC's Paula Suozzi, John Hess, Stuart Hamilton, Brahm Goldhamer, Tom Diamond, and Dwight Bennet.
In 2001 her first single "Rage", produced by the singer songwriter Kenny MacLean (Platinum Blonde), was released at the Toronto Italian Film Festival and her Bravo!FACT-funded video charted at #3 on the Bravo! national charts. In 2004 she received a SOCAN award for her Bravo!FACT-funded video "Temptation", a re-working of Carmen's Habanera for charting at #1 on Bravo!. In 2005, she released her first full album, The Edge of Emotion. The album includes her versions of Der Hölle Rache from The Magic Flute, the Miserere from Il trovatore, Habanera from Carmen, and Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally. In 2006 her third Bravo!FACT-funded video "Desperation" a remake of Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca reached at #2 on Bravo!videos national charts and she was featured in a special tribute to Canadian vocalists on Bravo!FACT Presents.[3]
In 2008, Patrizia released her second album, My Beloved which was produced by Steve Thompson. The album features a cover version of Radiohead's "Creep", The Cranberries' "Zombie" and several original tracks co-written with Thompson. The album is dedicated to Patrizia's father Mario who died after a long battle with cancer during the making of the recording. In 2009, GWN Entertainment Magazine named Patrizia one of their 10 "New Women Of Canadiana".[4]