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Biographies / Biografieën Biographies / Biografieën au Théâtre Bolchoï, Tosca (Puccini) à l’Opéra national de Paris, Il turco in Italia (Rossini) à Covent Garden, La Wally (Catalani) au Grand Théâtre de Genève, et Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) au Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia à Valence. Il a fait ses débuts à la Monnaie avec Otello, ossia il moro di Venezia (Rossini) EVELINO PIDÒ en 2012, une version de concert suivie Direction musicale / Muzikale leiding par Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) en 2013, Guillaume Tell (Rossini) en 2014 et FR Après des études musicales au Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) en 2016. Conservatoire de Turin, Evelino Pidò a Sa discographie inclut des mélodies poursuivi sa formation de chef d’orchestre françaises avec le ténor Vittorio Grigolo, à la Wiener Akademie. Considéré comme L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) avec l’Orchestre l’un des grands connaisseurs de la musique et les chœurs de l’Opéra de Lyon, des française et italienne, il s’y est illustré ouvertures de Rossini avec le Royal dans toutes les grandes maisons lyriques Philharmonic Orchestra, et La sonnam- et a été récompensé en 2012 du prix Bellini bula (Bellini) avec Natalie Dessay, enregis- d’Oro pour sa maîtrise de la musique trement récompensé d’un Diapason d’or. bellinienne. Parmi ses récents et futurs engagements, Il a récemment fait ses débuts à la Scala citons ses débuts au Teatro Colón de de Milan avec Rigoletto (Verdi). Il est Buenos Aires pour La traviata, ainsi retourné au Teatro Real de Madrid pour y que de nombreuses performances au diriger La Bohème (Puccini) et I puritani Wiener Staatsoper, notamment Adriana (Bellini) ; à l’Opéra de Lyon pour Zelmira Lecouvreur, Don Pasquale – qu’il dirige (Rossini) ; au Staatsoper de Vienne pour également à l’Opéra de Paris – L’ elisir Anna Bolena et Don Pasquale (Donizetti) ; d’amore, L’ Italiana in Algeri, I puritani, au Liceu à Barcelone pour La traviata La Fille du régiment (Donizetti) et Simon (Verdi). Il a également dirigé Rigoletto Boccanegra (Verdi). 15 NL Na zijn muziekstudies aan het Royal Philharmonic Orchestra en La conservatorium van Turijn rondde sonnambula (Bellini) met Natalie Dessay Evelino Pidò zijn dirigentenopleiding (bekroond met een Diapason d’or). af aan de Wiener Akademie. Hij Als recente en eerstkomende wordt beschouwd als een van de grote engagementen vermelden we zijn debuut specialisten van de Franse en Italiaanse in het Teatro Colón van Buenos Aires met muziek, demonstreerde zijn kunnen in La traviata, alsook tal van projecten voor alle belangrijke operahuizen en werd in de Wiener Staatsoper waaronder Adriana 2012 onderscheiden met de prijs Bellini Lecouvreur, Don Pasquale – dat hij ook d’oro ter bekroning van zijn interpretatie in de Opéra de Paris dirigeert – L’ elisir van Bellini’s muziek. d’amore, L’italiana in Algeri, I puritani, Recent maakte hij zijn debuut in het La fille du régiment (Donizetti) en Simon Teatro alla Scala van Milaan met Rigoletto Boccanegra (Verdi). (Verdi). Hij keerde terug naar het Teatro Real in Madrid om er La bohème (Puccini) en I puritani (Bellini) te dirigeren, naar de Wiener Staatsoper voor Anna Bolena en Don Pasquale (Donizetti) en naar het Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona voor La traviata (Verdi). Hij dirigeerde daarnaast ook Rigoletto in het Bolsjojtheater, Tosca (Puccini) in de Opéra national de Paris, Il turco in Italia (Rossini) in het Royal Opera House Covent Garden, La Wally DAMIANO MICHIELETTO (Catalani) in het Grand Théâtre de Genève Mise en scène / Regie en Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) in het Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia. FR Né à Venise, le metteur en scène Bij zijn Muntdebuut in 2012 dirigeerde hij italien Damiano Michieletto a perçé Otello, ossia il moro di Venezia (Rossini) avec sa mise en scène de Svanda Dudák in concert, en hij werd nadien opnieuw (Weinberger) au Wexford Opera Festival gevraagd voor Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) 2003, nommée « Production de l’année » in 2013, Guillaume Tell (Rossini) in 2014 par le Irish Times. Il exerce depuis lors en Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) in 2016. aussi bien en Europe qu’aux États-Unis. In zijn discografie vinden we Franse Il a fait ses débuts à la Scala de Milan avec mélodies met de tenor Vittorio Grigolo, une production remarquée d’Un ballo L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti) met het koor in maschera (Verdi), suivie en 2013 de en orkest van de Opéra National de Falstaff (Verdi) aux Salzburger Festspiele. Lyon, ouvertures van Rossini met het Il a monté entre autres Idomeneo 16 (Mozart) au Theater an der Wien, suivi NL De Italiaanse regisseur Damiano d’une reprise à Tokyo ; La Cenerentola Michieletto werd geboren in Venetië en (Rossini) avec Cecilia Bartoli à Salzbourg ; brak door op de internationale podia Lohengrin (Wagner) au Festival Martina dankzij zijn regie van Svanda Dudák Franca ; Guillaume Tell (Rossini) pour (Weinberger) voor het Wexford Opera Covent Garden à Londres et Greek Festival 2003, door de Irish Times Passion (Martinů) à San Francisco. uitgeroepen tot operavoorstelling van het Entre autres mises en scène récentes, jaar. Sedertdien was hij zowel in Europa citons Otello (Rossini) au Theater an der als in de Verenigde Staten actief. Hij Wien ; Cendrillon (Massenet) au Komische debuteerde in het Teatro alla Scala van Oper de Berlin ; Samson et Dalila (Saint- Milaan met een opgemerkte Un ballo Saëns) et Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) in maschera (Verdi), in 2013 gevolgd à l’Opéra de Paris ; Cavalleria rusticana door Falstaff (Verdi) voor de Salzburger (Mascagni) et Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) à Festspiele. Hij bracht onder meer Sydney ; Rigoletto (Verdi) au Nationale Idomeneo (Mozart) in het Theater an Opera d’Amsterdam ; Falstaff à Milan ; der Wien, nadien hernomen in Tokio, La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) à La Cenerentola (Rossini) met Cecilia Rome. Dans les mois qui viennent, il est Bartoli in Salzburg en tevens Lohengrin notamment attendu à l’Opernhaus de (Wagner) voor het Martina Franca Zurich (Luisa Miller, Verdi), au Theater Festival. Hij regisseerde Guillaume an der Wien (A Midsummer Nigth’s Tell (Rossini) voor Covent Garden in Dream, Britten), à l’Opéra de Paris Londen en Greek Passion (Martinů) (Don Pasquale, Donizetti) et à Francfort in San Francisco. (Der ferne Klang, Schreker). Als recente regies vermelden we onder À la Monnaie, il a mis en scène L’ elisir meer Otello (Rossini) in het Theater an d’amore (Donizetti) en 2015, coproduit der Wien, Cendrillon (Massenet) in de avec Covent Garden, tout comme Komische Oper Berlin, Samson et Dalila Cavalleria rusticana et Pagliacci créés (Saint-Saëns) en Il barbiere di Siviglia à Londres en 2015. Ce diptyque a été (Rossini) in de Opéra de Paris, Cavalleria récompensé d’un Olivier Award de la rusticana (Mascagni) en Pagliacci « Meilleure nouvelle production ». (Leoncavallo) in Sydney, Rigoletto (Verdi) Damiano Michieletto est également très in Amsterdam, Falstaff in Milaan en La actif sur les scènes de théâtre, où il a damnation de Faust (Berlioz) in Rome. notamment proposé son interprétation d’Il De komende maanden wordt hij verwacht ventaglio (Goldoni), L’ ispettore generale in het Opernhaus Zürich (Luisa Miller, (Gogol), Divinas palabras (Ramón María Verdi), het Theater an der Wien del Valle Inclán) et prochainement Die (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Britten), Dreigroschenoper (Brecht). de Opéra de Paris (Don Pasquale, 17 Donizetti) en in Frankfurt (Der ferne A Midsummer Nigth’s Dream (Britten) Klang, Schreker). au Theater an der Wien ; The Rake’s In de Munt regisseerde hij in 2015 L’ elisir Progress (Stravinsky) à Lipsia et Venise ; d’amore (Donizetti), een coproductie La Cenerentola (Rossini) aux Salzburger met Covent Garden, net zoals Cavalleria Festspiele ; Guillaume Tell (Rossini) à rusticana en Pagliacci dat in 2015 in Londres ; Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) Londen in première ging. Deze double et Rigoletto (Verdi) à Amsterdam ; Die bill werd bekroond met een Olivier Award Zauberflöte (Mozart), Acquagranda voor beste nieuwe productie. (Filippo Perocco), Die lustige Witwe Damiano Michieletto is ook actief als (Lehár) et Macbeth (Verdi) à Venise ; Un theaterregisseur. Hij regisseerde werken ballo in maschera (Verdi) à Bologne ; Così als Il ventaglio (Goldoni), L’ ispettore fan tutte (Mozart) à Barcelone ; Cendrillon generale (Gogol), Divinas palabras (Massenet) au Komische Oper de Berlin ; (Ramón María del Valle Inclán) en La donna del lago (Rossini) à Pesaro ; binnenkort ook Die Dreigroschenoper Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) et Don (Brecht). Pasquale à Paris ; La Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) à Rome et Der ferne Klang (Schreker) à Francfort. Il a signé les décors de L’ elisir d’amore (Donizetti) que l’on a pu voir à la Monnaie en 2015. NL Paolo Fantin begon decors te ontwerpen nadat hij zijn diploma had behaald aan de Accademia di Belle Arti van Venetië. De Premio Abbiati van de PAOLO FANTIN Italiaanse muziekpers kroonde hem in Décors / Decors 2010 tot Beste decorontwerper. Sedert 2004 werkt hij samen met Damiano FR Diplômé de l’Accademia di Belle Arti Michieletto, zowel voor opera- als voor de Venise, Paolo Fantin s’est vu décerner theaterproducties. un Premio Abbiati de la critique musicale Als recente en eerstkomende producties italienne en 2010, dans la catégorie vermelden we Idomeneo (Mozart), Otello « Meilleur décorateur ». Il collabore avec (Rossini) en A Midsummer Night’s Damiano Michieletto depuis 2004, tant à Dream (Britten) in het Theater an der l’opéra qu’au théâtre. Wien, The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky) Parmi ses projets récents et à venir, citons in Leipzig en Venetië, La Cenerentola Idomeneo (Mozart), Otello (Rossini) et (Rossini)
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