Donato Renzetti

Donato Renzetti (born on 30 January 1950) is an Italian conductor. He is the recipient of the 1980 Guido Cantelli Award.[1]

Renzetti receiving the Cantelli Award in 1980

Biography

Renzetti was once a percussionist at Milan's La Scala. He left it to return as a conductor and winner of the Cantelli Award while still a young man.[1][2]

He conducted "many of the most esteemed orchestras," including the English Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Tokyo Philharmonic, and led operas in such renowned opera houses as the Dallas Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper and Covent Garden.[3] He made his first appearance at Glyndebourne with Rossini's La Cenerentola, which was acclaimed.[4]

Among his students was 27-year-old Gianandrea Noseda.[5]

References
  1. Conchological Miscellany Volume 4. via University of California. 1918. pp. 109, 519, 1032.
  2. La Stampa (1996-06-24) (in Italian). CSI Piemonte. Editrice La Stampa S.p.A. 1996-06-24.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Donato Renzetti". Artists Management Company Ltd. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. Norwich, John Julius (1985). Fifty Years of Glyndebourne An Illustrated History. Jonathan Cape. p. 132. ISBN 9780224023108.
  5. Haroutounian, Joanne (2021). Golden Years of the National Symphony Orchestra Stories and Photographs of Musicians and Maestros. Amadeus (Rowman & Littlefield). p. 230. ISBN 9781538153789.


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