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Nicola Luisotti 2010-11 Peformance Schedule
Nicola Luisotti Leads Performance Of
Aida, Le Nozze Di Figaro And Madama Butterfly In Second Season As Music Director Of San Francisco Opera.
2010–2011 Season Highlights Also Include a New Production Of Attila At La Scala, La Fanciulla Del West With The Metropolitan Opera, And Appearances In Germany, Italy, And Spain.
May 24, 2010—Conductor Nicola Luisotti’s 2010–11 performance season begins on September 10 as he takes the podium for his second year as music director of San Francisco Opera. He opens the season with Aida and leads performances of Le nozze di Figaro and Madama Butterfly during the Company’s fall season. Luisotti completes his inaugural season as music director with performances of La fanciulla del West in June of 2010.
Maestro Luisotti, who trained at La Scala early in his career, will lead a new production of Attila with that company in 2011. Among other major season highlights are a return to the Metropolitan Opera for La fanciulla del West, in performances marking the 100th anniversary of the work’s world premiere in New York, and his first appearances with Dresden’s State Opera leading Die Zauberflöte and Tosca.
Luisotti’s 2010–11 performance calendar has a particular emphasis on orchestral conducting with engagements around the world, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, Verdi’s monumental Requiem Mass with the Alte Oper Orchestra of Frankfurt, and the Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Frankfurt’s Hessischer Rundfunk Orchestra. He also leads the orchestra of Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; the Orchestra Sinfonica Galicia of A Coruña, Spain; and Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala.
Maestro Luisotti made his international debut in 2002 leading a new production of Il trovatore at the Stuttgart State Opera, and he has subsequently performed with nearly every major opera company across the globe, including the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice, Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Los Angeles Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Seattle Opera, Bologna’s Teatro Comunale, and Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He made his debut in Japan with a semi-staged production of Tosca at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and has since returned to the podium for Turandot, La bohème, and the Mozart/ Da Ponte trilogy of Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, and Così fan tutte.
Equally at home on the concert stage, Luisotti serves as principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony and has led many of the world’s most acclaimed orchestral ensembles, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, San Francisco Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, NHK Symphony, Dresden’s Staatskapelle, Munich’s Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the orchestra of Rome’s Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Torino’s Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the orchestras of Hamburg, Budapest, and Zagreb.
For more information on Maestro Luisotti, please go to www.nicolaluisotti.com.
International press representation: Karen Ames, karen@karenames.com
San Francisco Opera press representation: Jon Finck, jfinck@sfopera.com
Nicola Luisotti – 2010-2011 Season Performance Calendar
Verdi, Aida San Francisco Opera September 10, 16, 19, 24, 29; October 2 and 6 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro San Francisco Opera September 21, 23, 25, 30; October 3, 5, 10, 16, and 22 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Puccini, Madama Butterfly San Francisco Opera October 12, 15, 20, 23, 26, and 29 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Puccini, La fanciulla del West The Metropolitan Opera December 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 27, 30; January 3 and 8, 2011 New York, NY For official information: http://www.metoperafamily.org
Concert Hessischer Rundfunk (formerly Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) January 27 and 28, 2011 J.S. Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor Stravinsky Violin Concerto; Sergej Krylov, violin Brahms Symphony No. 4 Frankfurt, Germany For official information: http://www.hr-online.de
Concert Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia February 12, 14, and 15, 2011 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Nino Rota Suite from Il gattopardo (The Leopard) Piano Concerto No. 1; Giuseppe Albanese, piano Rome, Italy For official information: http://www.santacecilia.it/scw/
Puccini, Tosca Dresden State Opera March 4, 6, 9, and 12, 2011 Dresden, Germany For official information: http://www.semperoper.de/
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte Sächsische Staatsoper March 10, 13, 17, 19, 20, and 22, 2011 Dresden, Germany For official information: http://www.semperoper.de/
Concert Orchestra Sinfónica de Galicia April 1, 2011 Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical” Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 A Coruña, Spain For official information: http://www.sinfonicadegalicia.com
Concert Atlanta Symphony Orchestra April 14, 15, and 16, 2011 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto; Sergei Krylov, violin Schumann Symphony No. 4 Verdi Overture to La forza del destino Atlanta, Georgia For official information: www.atlantasymphony.org/
Concert Alte Oper Orchestra May 15 and 16, 2011 Verdi Requiem Mass Frankfurt, Germany For official information: www.alteoper.de
Concert Orchestra della Scala June 12, 14, and 15, 2011 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1; Alexander Toradze, piano Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 Milan, Italy For official information: www.filarmonica.it
Verdi, Attila Teatro alla Scala June 20, 22, 24; July 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 14, 2011 Milan, Italy For official information: www.teatroallascala.org
2010–2011 Season Highlights Also Include a New Production Of Attila At La Scala, La Fanciulla Del West With The Metropolitan Opera, And Appearances In Germany, Italy, And Spain.
May 24, 2010—Conductor Nicola Luisotti’s 2010–11 performance season begins on September 10 as he takes the podium for his second year as music director of San Francisco Opera. He opens the season with Aida and leads performances of Le nozze di Figaro and Madama Butterfly during the Company’s fall season. Luisotti completes his inaugural season as music director with performances of La fanciulla del West in June of 2010.
Maestro Luisotti, who trained at La Scala early in his career, will lead a new production of Attila with that company in 2011. Among other major season highlights are a return to the Metropolitan Opera for La fanciulla del West, in performances marking the 100th anniversary of the work’s world premiere in New York, and his first appearances with Dresden’s State Opera leading Die Zauberflöte and Tosca.
Luisotti’s 2010–11 performance calendar has a particular emphasis on orchestral conducting with engagements around the world, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, Verdi’s monumental Requiem Mass with the Alte Oper Orchestra of Frankfurt, and the Brahms Symphony No. 4 with Frankfurt’s Hessischer Rundfunk Orchestra. He also leads the orchestra of Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; the Orchestra Sinfonica Galicia of A Coruña, Spain; and Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala.
Maestro Luisotti made his international debut in 2002 leading a new production of Il trovatore at the Stuttgart State Opera, and he has subsequently performed with nearly every major opera company across the globe, including the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice, Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Los Angeles Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Seattle Opera, Bologna’s Teatro Comunale, and Teatro San Carlo in Naples. He made his debut in Japan with a semi-staged production of Tosca at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and has since returned to the podium for Turandot, La bohème, and the Mozart/ Da Ponte trilogy of Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, and Così fan tutte.
Equally at home on the concert stage, Luisotti serves as principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony and has led many of the world’s most acclaimed orchestral ensembles, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, San Francisco Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, NHK Symphony, Dresden’s Staatskapelle, Munich’s Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the orchestra of Rome’s Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Torino’s Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and the orchestras of Hamburg, Budapest, and Zagreb.
For more information on Maestro Luisotti, please go to www.nicolaluisotti.com.
International press representation: Karen Ames, karen@karenames.com
San Francisco Opera press representation: Jon Finck, jfinck@sfopera.com
Nicola Luisotti – 2010-2011 Season Performance Calendar
Verdi, Aida San Francisco Opera September 10, 16, 19, 24, 29; October 2 and 6 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro San Francisco Opera September 21, 23, 25, 30; October 3, 5, 10, 16, and 22 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Puccini, Madama Butterfly San Francisco Opera October 12, 15, 20, 23, 26, and 29 San Francisco, CA For official information: www.sfopera.com
Puccini, La fanciulla del West The Metropolitan Opera December 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 27, 30; January 3 and 8, 2011 New York, NY For official information: http://www.metoperafamily.org
Concert Hessischer Rundfunk (formerly Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) January 27 and 28, 2011 J.S. Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor Stravinsky Violin Concerto; Sergej Krylov, violin Brahms Symphony No. 4 Frankfurt, Germany For official information: http://www.hr-online.de
Concert Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia February 12, 14, and 15, 2011 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Nino Rota Suite from Il gattopardo (The Leopard) Piano Concerto No. 1; Giuseppe Albanese, piano Rome, Italy For official information: http://www.santacecilia.it/scw/
Puccini, Tosca Dresden State Opera March 4, 6, 9, and 12, 2011 Dresden, Germany For official information: http://www.semperoper.de/
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte Sächsische Staatsoper March 10, 13, 17, 19, 20, and 22, 2011 Dresden, Germany For official information: http://www.semperoper.de/
Concert Orchestra Sinfónica de Galicia April 1, 2011 Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical” Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 A Coruña, Spain For official information: http://www.sinfonicadegalicia.com
Concert Atlanta Symphony Orchestra April 14, 15, and 16, 2011 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto; Sergei Krylov, violin Schumann Symphony No. 4 Verdi Overture to La forza del destino Atlanta, Georgia For official information: www.atlantasymphony.org/
Concert Alte Oper Orchestra May 15 and 16, 2011 Verdi Requiem Mass Frankfurt, Germany For official information: www.alteoper.de
Concert Orchestra della Scala June 12, 14, and 15, 2011 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1; Alexander Toradze, piano Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 Milan, Italy For official information: www.filarmonica.it
Verdi, Attila Teatro alla Scala June 20, 22, 24; July 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 14, 2011 Milan, Italy For official information: www.teatroallascala.org
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