Bio

Alessia Luongo was born in Avellino and lives in Rome.

She is a composer and performer.

She studied at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome in the departments of Theory and Analysis, Composition, and Conducting.

In her performances, she combines music and theater, performing in Italy and abroad.

Her work is based on mimicry, sounds and harmony that combine the surreal and popular theatre.

She has participated in various festivals and events, including XI Festival de musica antigua de Maó (Spain); Festival de commedia dell'arte de Nice (France); Festival Barocco Napoletano - Museo archeologico di Napoli (italy); Opera Nova Festival (Rome), Interpenetration Graz (Austria); Museo Orto Botanico (Rome); orchestra barocca siciliana (Syracuse italy);  la Casa del Teatro (L'Aquila- italy); Estate Romana (Rome); Museo in Piazza (Museo delle civiltà Rome); Musei d'estate (Treviso italy); Teatro Civico Schio (Italy).

In 2020, she won the Best Actress award for the second edition of the "Teatramm'" festival at the Teatro Marconi (Rome).

Also in 2020, she is artistic director of the Gianicolo puppet theater (Rome) and she organizes several puppet theater festivals at the Teatro Mongiovino (Rome).

Since 2019, she has collaborated with the artist Manuel Pernazza.

She has collaborated with Maestro Roberto De Simone for studies and researches.

In February 2023, she recorded her first solo album, dedicated to the chitarra battente and the colascione.  

The album is titled "Largo di Castello," and Rai Internazionale dedicated a special to it on Rai 3.

She performs with her puppetry work “Pugni di Pezza” combinating her music with puppets.  

She is currently working on her new album “Metafiction”

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