Roberto Abbado

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Roberto Abbado

Roberto Abbado (born December 30, 1954 in Milan ) is an Italian conductor .

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Roberto Abbado is the son of the composer Marcello Abbado and nephew of the conductor Claudio Abbado . He studied at the Conservatories of Pesaro, Milan and Rome, here with Franco Ferrara . He made his debut in 1977 with the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia . There he was the only student who was ever allowed to conduct the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia . At 23 he conducted his first opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra in Macerata . From 1991 to 1998 he was chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra .

He performs worldwide with famous orchestras and soloists, including the Staatskapelle Dresden , the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig , the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , the Concertgebouw-Orchester Amsterdam , the Orchester National de France , the Orchester de Paris , the Orchestra of La Scala in Milan and numerous important symphony orchestras in America. In 2008 he conducted the Venice New Year's Concert .

As an opera conductor, he has directed numerous new productions, including at La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Bavarian State Opera , the Opéra national de Paris , the Metropolitan Opera New York and at festivals such as the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Wigmore: Abbado, Roberto. In: https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com . Oxford University Press, January 20, 2001, accessed July 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Abbado, Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan