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Published on: 10/6/2008
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n 1995, Alessandra Santovito formed Gothica and they recorded two demo tapes.On October 2000, Gothica's first CD entitled Night Thoughts came out for the Swedish label Cruel Moon/Cold Meat Industry.On February 2003, Gothica 's second CD entitled The Cliff of Suicide and their first video clip came out for Cruel Moon/Cold Meat Industry.Their albums have been positively reviewed by many international magazines, fanzines and some songs have been recorded on various compilations too.Meanwhile, they played live in some Italian cities.On October 2004, Alessandra Santovito and Francesco Forgione formed Hexperos.
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Alessandra has a rich solo career too.For example, on December 2003 and on July 2005 she was I° soprano in the Gloria by A.Vivaldi with the Coro Istonium and the Orchestra da Camera del Piceno, directed by Maestro Luigi Di Tullio.Furthermore, she sang in numberless camera and jazz concerts; with the G.Verdi orchestra directed by M° O. Cipriani and for the Scuola Civica Musicale of Vasto, let us mention the concerts dedicated to E. Morricone, N. Rota and N. Piovani.On 4th July 2005 she sang and played transverse flute together with Francesco Forgione at double bass, Alessandro Regiacorte at piano and Domenico Mancini at violin in a camera concert for a contemporary art exhibition of the surrealist painter Angiolo Pergolini entitled Rivisitazioni Formali.In 2005, Alessandra sang and composed the melody of the song Orme, included in the Corde Oblique's cd entitled Respiri.
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Alessandra got a first class degree in Foreign Languages and Literature at Pescara University and a first class degree in opera singing at Pescara Conservatoire.She is in the choir of the Teramana Lyric Season.
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On October 2004, Alessandra Santovito and Francesco Forgione formed Hexperos.
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Il 4 luglio 2005, Francesco si esibisce al contrabbasso in un concerto di musica da camera insieme al soprano e flautista Alessandra Santovito, al pianista Alessandro Regiacorte e al violinista Domenico Mancini, in occasione di una mostra d'arte contemporanea del pittore surrealista Angiolo Pergolini, intitolata Rivisitazioni Formali.