Artistic Director of the Macerata Opera Festival and an internationally acclaimed opera singer. Graduated with honors from the Conservatory of Mantua, he has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, including La Scala in Milan, the Arena di Verona, the Opéra de Paris, the Royal Opera House in London, the Vienna State Opera, and San […]
Carolin Wielpütz is Director of Artistic Administration and one of the three members of the artistic direction team at MusikTheater an der Wien under Stefan Herheim. Previous positions include seven years in the same position and three years as personal advisor to the artistic director at Theater Bonn, as well as project manager and casting
Mauro Montalbetti is an Italian composer born in Brescia in 1969. He graduated with honors in composition from the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan, studying with Paolo Rimoldi and Irlando Danieli. His career includes numerous recognitions, among them the prestigious Johann Joseph Fux Opera Composition Prize, which he won in 2006 with the opera Lies
Bruno de Simone, a Neapolitan baritone and one of the leading interpreters of the buffo repertoire and Italian bel canto, began his vocal training with Marika Rizzo and later refined his artistry under the guidance of the great Sesto Bruscantini, from whom he inherited stylistic elegance and deep interpretive insight. Winner of numerous international competitions,
Andrea Castello, born in Cavarzere in 1981, trained as an opera singer under the guidance of Sherman Lowe and soprano Barbara Frittoli. He began performing in 1999, soon combining his passion for singing with the organization of musical events, concerts, operas, masterclasses, and vocal competitions both in Italy and abroad. From 2004 to 2016, he directed
Leo Nucci (Castiglione dei Pepoli, 1942) is a Verdian baritone renowned for his expressive power, technical solidity, and extraordinary vocal longevity, which have made him one of the leading modern interpreters of Verdi’s great dramatic roles. He made his debut in 1967 at the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto as Figaro in Il barbiere di
Soprano and teacher at the Conservatory G.B. Martini in Bologna, has trod the stages of Teatro alla Scala, Teatro dell’Opera in Roma, Arena di Verona, Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, Teatro Comunale in Firenze, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Regio in Torino, Teatro Regio in Parma. He has sung in international contexts such as the
Vincenzo De Vivo was born in Salerno in 1957.Since 1982, he has held executive and advisory roles at European musical institutions: Artistic Director of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples (2012-2014), the Teatro Comunale in Bologna (2002-2006), the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome (1994-1997), Deputy General Manager of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia (2006-2009),
Stefano Scardovi is an artist manager specializing in the representation of opera singers. He holds a degree in Music History from the University of Florence, where he developed a strong musicological foundation that naturally led him to the world of opera management. Over the years, he has built deep expertise in the vocal repertoire and
Edoardo Bottacin, artistic director of the Teatro Sociale of Rovigo since January 2023, is defined by the national press as the youngest Italian artistic director of a traditional theatre.Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics, master’s degree in Economics and Management of the Arts at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, in 2022 he obtained a Master’s
