Carlo Rizzi ranks among today’s leading
conductors. Equally at home in opera and the concert hall, his vast
repertoire spans everything from the foundation works of the
operatic and symphonic canon to rarities by Bellini, Cimarosa and
Donizetti. He is in high demand as a guest artist at the world’s
most prestigious venues and festivals, not least for the insight
and integrity of his musicianship and the visceral energy and
psychological depths of his interpretations. Opera is imprinted in
Maestro Rizzi’s musical DNA. He discovered the art-form during his
formative years in Milan, attending productions at the Teatro alla
Scala and, following his graduation from the city’s famous
Conservatory, contributing to their development as a repetiteur
with the company. Since launching his conducting career in 1982
with Donizetti’s L'ajo nell'imbarazzo, he has performed
almost one hundred operas.