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Hailed by French critics as possessing "une voix ronde et agile, un visage mobile et expressif, une plastique enviable et un aplomb scénique irréprochable" (for her interpretation of Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro), Carolina was born in Taranto. She graduated with full honours in piano at "G. Paisiello" Music Institute and in singing at Conservatory "G.B. Martini" in Bologna.

Her career was launched in Martina Franca when she won a scholarship at Belcanto's Academy "Rodolfo Celletti", which is headed up by Alberto Triola. She distinguished herself and in July 2014 she opened the 40^th Festival della Valle d’Itria, performing La donna serpente by Alfredo Casella in Arturo Cirillo's production at the Palazzo Ducale under the baton of Fabio Luisi. The following year she made her debut in the main role of Fiorina in Don Checco by Nicola De Giosa which was met with critical acclaim: "La giovane rivelazione della serata è stata soprattutto Carolina Lippo, deliziosa Fiorina cui sono dedicati tra i momenti più belli del lavoro di De Giosa, voce educatissima e di timbro squisito, che riascolteremo sicuramente nel proseguimento di una carriera importante" (recorded live by Dynamic label).
Carolina emerged into international scenes with The Fairy Queen by Purcell in Mariame Clément's new production under the baton of Christophe Rousset and with Saul (Merab) by Händel in a Claus Guth new production conducted by Laurence Cummings at Theater an der Wien.

Over the coming months, her schedule includes performances with Theater an der Wien, Händel-Festspiele in Halle, Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

In 2015, Carolina was selected from 300 applicants to work in the 2016/2018 Junges Ensemble at Theater an der Wien.
Carolina started the 2017/2018 season with Arianna in Nasso by Porpora in Sergej Morozov production conducted by Markellos Chryssicos ("Carolina Lippo erfreute mit ihrem südliche Wärme ausstrahlenden Sopran, der seine Stärken mehr in der Mittellage fand" - Oper in Wien); Don Pasquale in Marcos Darbyshire production under the baton of Tscho Theissing ("Und vermutlich wäre der große Komponist aus Bergamo auch mit einigen Sängern des Jungen Ensembles des Theater an der Wien sehr zufrieden gewesen. Allen voran mit Carolina Lippo als die hier auch szenisch im Mittelpunkt stehende Norina. Denn die italienische Sopranistin verfügt über alle von Donizetti geforderten Spitzentöne und Koloraturen, hat aber auch die nötigen Lyrismen und einen sehr feinen Spielwitz. Diese Norina gibt in jeder Hinsicht den Ton an." - Kurier); Der Besuch der alten Dame by Gottfried von Einem in Keith Warner's production under the baton of Michael Boder at Theater an der Wien.

The 2016/2017 season at Theater an der Wien has seen Carolina perform in La scuola de' gelosi by Antonio Salieri in Jean Renshaw's new production under the baton of Stefan Gottfried ("Besonders Lippo schaffte es, die lyrischen und komischen Momente ihrer Rolle sehr gut zu interpretieren, auch die dramatischeren Elemente meisterte sie mit Leichtigkeit. Ihre Koloraturen klangen, obwohl sie kein Koloratursopran ist, erstaunlich offen und klar" - Bachtrack); Oreste by G. F. Händel in Kay Link's new production conduct by Rubén Dubrovsky; she performed Nina, o sia la pazza per amore by G. Paisiello at Teatro dell'Opera Giocosa in Savona conduct by Alvise Casellati and direct by Stefania Panighini; in September she performed as Marchesa Violante Onesti in La finta giardiniera by W. A. Mozart for 30^th Niedersächsische Musiktage in Hannover under the baton of Giuliana Retali and the direction of Bettina Geyer; a very successful new production by Lorenzo Regazzo of Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart for the XXV Settimane Musicali at Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza conducted by Giovanni Battista Rigon, earning the review: "una Susanna eccellente, priva di connotazioni soubrettistiche, espressiva, ineccepibile nell' emissione." (L'Opera International Magazine).

Carolina has recently sung in Vittorio Sgarbi's production of Die lustige Witwe by F. Lehàr at Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi conducted by Antonio Pirolli; in The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti at Teatro Orfeo in Taranto directed by Fabio Ceresa and under the baton of Giuseppe Finzi for the XXIII symphonic season of Orchestra ICO della Magna Grecia; in La scala di seta by G. Rossini at Teatro Comunale of Sassari in a production of Gran Teatro La Fenice directed by Bepi Morassi and conducted by Francesco Pasqualetti; in La Semiramide in villa by Giovanni Paisiello (first complete performance in modern times, recorded live by Bongiovanni label) for the 12^th Giovanni Paisiello Festival conducted by Giovanni Di Stefano and directed by Stefania Panighini; in a special Belcanto Concert for Alberto Zedda in Martina Franca under the baton of Fabio Luisi; in Teatro La Fenice's very successful new production of Il Campiello by E. Wolf-Ferrari at Teatro Sociale in Rovigo and at Teatro Malibran in Venice, receveing the critic: "Mir gefiel am besten der technisch ausgezeichnet geführte Sopran von Carolina Lippo, die die Gnese mit sehr schönen Pianotönen und vielfältiger Klangfarbe gestaltete" (Der Opernfreund); in L’ambizione delusa by Leonardo Leo (first performance in modern times) for the 39^th Festival della Valle d'Itria; in Francesco Esposito's new production of Don Giovanni at Teatro della Fortuna in Fano under the baton of Roberto Parmeggiani.

LAST UPDATE : MARCH 2018