Paolo SPADARO MUNITTO

Conductor, Pianist, Cembalist Musical assistant Teatro alla Scala - Milan Professor at Accademia del Teatro alla Scala - Milan

He has been a Musical assistant (maestro di sala) at "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan since 2002 and Lecture at "Accademia del Teatro alla Scala" since 2005, both course for Opera singer and course for Opera coach and assistant Conductor.

He studied Piano soloist at Conservatorio "Paganini" in Genova; Chamber music as pianist and cembalist and Composition at Conservatorio "Verdi" di Milano; Orchestral conducting at "Accademia musicale pescarese" and specialized as Maestro collaboratore (opera coach and assistant conductor) at "Accademia del Teatro alla Scala" in Milan graduating with honors.

As a Conductor, he has been musical assistant of Gustav Kuhn since 1998. Then he improved his skills working at Teatro Alla Scala side by side with the greatest conductors in the world (Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, George Pretre...) achieving Scala’s podium himself, conducting in recent seasons many performances of Magic Flute and Elisir d’amore for the youth and children. Furthermore, he conducted in theaters and festivals in Italy, Austria, Germany, Estonia, Belgium and Israel. Many operas (Don Pasquale, Italiana in Algeri, Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cenerentola, Traviata ...), concerts (from Rossini, Verdi, Wagner to contemporary muisc) and special events (Opening concert at austrian Tiroler Festspiele Erl, live on national television ORF in the presence of the President of the Republic; Christmas’s concert at Milan’s Cathedral “Duomo” with the Cameristi della Scala and Federica Lombardi soprano...). He was one of the 9 finalist (out of 112 participants) at the “Mancinelli” opera conductors international competion in Orvieto. About him, Alexander Raskatov wrote "Paolo is a wonderfull conductor".

As a Pianist he performed in Italy, England, France, Austria, Spain, Germany, Russia, Israel, Greece, Turkey, Norway, Hong Kong, Swiss, in important Halls such as Teatro alla Scala, Wigmore Hall in London and Instanbul Music Festival, with great singer (Sonia Prina, Anita Rachvelishvili, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Mariella Devia, Massimo Cavalletti, Nino Machaidze, Luciana D'Intino, Ekaterina Semenchuk...) and great musicians (Fabrizio Meloni, Valentino Zucchiatti, Giuseppe Ettorre...). After his performance of Brahms's Sonatas for viola and piano, during an International competion at Teatro alla Scala, Maestro Daniel Barenboim summoned him in front of the assembled commission and said "I would d like tell you personally that you are bravissimo!" Reviewing one of his concerts, "Il Giornale" wrote "Paolo Spadaro has excellently accompanied on the piano." As a piano soloist he was always ranked first place in many competitions (first prize Cittá di Genova), as a chamber pianist he won Società Umanitaria musical competition in 1997 recording a cd for Sarx records.

As Continuo player he performed with Teatro Alla Scala Orchestra on period instrument. Besides Teatro alla Scala's production, he is sought after by other theaters and Festivals in Italy and abroad (Barocchisti and Diego Fasolis, Ensemble barocco scaligero, Ravenna Festival, Due mondi Festival in Spoleto, New European Festival in Stuttgart...) in a repertoire spanning a period from Monteverdi to contemporary composer. His performance was deemed "excellent" by Carla Moreni on "Il Sole 24 ore", received special mention by Susanna Toffaloni on "Operaclick" and compliments by Paolo Isotta on "Corriere della Sera".

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