Gianluigi Gelmetti
Gianluigi Gelmetti OMRI, (11 September 1945 – 11 August 2021) was an Italian-Monégasque conductor and composer.
Early life
Gianluigi Gelmetti was born on 11 September 1945 in Rome, Italy. When 16 years old, Sergiu Celibidache let him conduct an orchestra, then took him as a pupil. He subsequently studied with Franco Ferrara and Hans Swarowsky. In 1967 he won the “Firenze” prize.[1]
Career
Following his debut with the
While at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma he led some lesser-known or rediscovered lyric works; the world premiere of Marie Victoire (written in 1914 but never performed) and Marilyn (1980) by Lorenzo Ferrero; La fiamma (1933) by Ottorino Respighi; Sakùntala (1921) by Franco Alfano;[11] and Iris (1898) by Pietro Mascagni.[12] He notably conducted
In Pesaro, Italy, at the end of last century, Gelmetti conducted several productions at the Rossini Opera Festival: Tancredi,[17] La gazza ladra,[18] Otello,[19] Maometto II,[20] He was awarded the Rossini d’Oro[21] for William Tell, a world premiere of the complete opera lasting over five hours.[22]
Apart from opera, he regularly conducted symphonic concerts in Germany (Berlin, Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Munich, Cologne, Dresden, Leipzig); in France (Paris, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon) in Spain (Madrid, Bilbao), in Italy; also the
His discography with EMI, Sony, RICORDI, FONIT, DECCA, TELDEC, NAXOS
Gelmetti also composed music. He wrote "In Paradisum Deducant Te Angeli", which premiered in Rome and later performed in London, Munich, Frankfurt, Budapest, Sydney and Stuttgart; "Algos" for a large orchestra, premiered in 1997 by the
He taught conducting at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena[29] and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Personal life
Gelmetti was created a Knight of the
He died in Monaco on 11 August 2021, at the age of 75.[31]
Partial discography
- Berg-Stravinsky-Ravel: Violin Concertos – Frank Peter Zimmermann Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EMI) (CD)
- Gencer/Bruson/Garaventa/Furlanetto Orch. Teatro La Fenice (CD)
- Mascagni: "Iris" Dessì/Cura/Servile/Ghiaurov Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Ricordi) (CD)
- Mozart: Symphony nr. 40 / Sinfonia Concertante KV 364 – Frank Peter Zimmermann Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Stuttgart (EMI) (CD)
- Mozart: “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” Swenson/Blochwitz/Rydl Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EuroArts) (DVD)
- Piccinni: "La Buona Figliola" E.Ravaglia/Lucia Aliberti/Margherita Rinaldi/R.Baldisseri/Ugo Benelli Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (FONIT-Cetra)
- Puccini: “La Bohème” Dessì/Sabbatini/Scarabelli/Gavanelli/Colombara Orchestra del Teatro Comunale Bologna (EMI) (CD)
- Puccini: "La Rondine" Gasdia/Cupido/Cosotti/Scarabelli Orchestra RAI Milano (FONIT-Cetra) (CD)
- Rossini: Overtures Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Stuttgart (EMI) (CD)
- Rossini: “Il signor Bruschino” Corbelli/Felle/Kuebler/Rinaldi Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EuroArts) (DVD)
- Rossini: “L’occasione fa il ladro” Patterson/Gambill/De Carolis/Bacelli Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EuroArts) (DVD)
- Rossini: “La cambiale di matrimonio” Del Carlo/Hall/Kuebler/Rinaldi Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EuroArts) (DVD)
- Rossini: “La scala di seta” Serra/Kuebler/Corbelli/Rinaldi Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (EuroArts) (DVD)
- Rossini: “Tancredi” Manca di Nissa/Bayo/Giménez/D’Arcangelo Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Arthaus) (DVD)
- Rossini: “Tancredi” Barcellona/Takova/Filianoti/Polverelli Orchestra regionale della Toscana ORT (Ricordi) (CD)
- Rossini: “La gazza ladra” Ricciarelli/Matteuzzi/Ramey/Manca di Nissa RAI Orchestra (Sony) (CD)
- Rossini: “Maometto II” Gasdia/Pertusi/Scalchi/Vargas/Piccoli Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Ricordi) (CD)
- Rossini: “Il barbiere di Siviglia” Bayo/Flórez/Spagnoli/Praticò/Raimondi Orchestra of Teatro Real Madrid (DECCA) (DVD)
- Rossini: “Il barbiere di Siviglia” Hampson/Mentzer/Hadley/Praticò/Ramey Orchestra regionale della Toscana ORT (EMI) (CD)
- Rossini: “Eduardo e Cristina” Polverelli/Dalla Benetta/Tarver Virtuosi Brunensis (NAXOS) (CD)
- Rossini: “Zelmira” Dalla Benetta/Comparato/Stewart/Süngü/Dall’Amico Virtuosi Brunensis (NAXOS) (CD)
- Rossini: Stabat Mater Flórez/Barcellona/Remigio/D’Arcangelo Orchestra regionale della Toscana ORT (Agorà) (CD)
- Rota: Film music Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (EMI) (CD)
- Salieri: “Les Danaïdes” Marshall/Giménez/Kavrakos/Cossutta Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Stuttgart (EMI) (CD)
- Verdi: “Un ballo in maschera” Meli/Stoyanov/Lewis Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma (CMajor) (DVD)
- Verdi: “La forza del destino” Theodossiou/Stoyanov/Pentcheva/Machado/Scandiuzzi Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma (CMajor) (DVD)
- Verdi: Messa di Requiem – Rossini: Stabat Mater – Scalchi/Mazzaria/Dessì/Merritt/Ballo/Scandiuzzi Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Serenissima) (CD)
Notes
- ^ i.e. Florence in Italy; this city was then hosting a competition for young conductors
- ^ "Gianluigi Gelmetti". Athole Still.
- ^ a b "Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/Gianluigi Gelmetti". Deezer.
- ^ "Chronik der ARD | Schwetzinger Festspiele". web.ard.de.
- ^ "Gianluigi Gelmetti | Archivio Storico del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma". Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Digital, Carter. "Who We Are". Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
- ^ "Gianluigi Gelmetti takes charge of Monte Carlo Orchestra – The Riviera Times Online". 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
- ^ .Honorary Conductor
- ^ "Gianluigi Gelmetti présente sa quatrième et dernière saison avec l'Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo". www.musicologie.org.
- ^ "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 5.681 du 19 janvier 2016 portant naturalisation monégasque / Journal 8261 / Année 2016 / Journaux / Accueil – Journal de Monaco". journaldemonaco.gouv.mc.
- ^ "Sakùntala, leggenda immortale". ilGiornale.it. 17 April 2006.
- ^ "Mascagni: Iris / Gelmetti, Opera di Roma" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Vu et entendu : Falstaff à l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo – Diapason". www.diapasonmag.fr. 22 March 2010.
- ^ Iemmi, Matteo (5 February 2011). "Parma, Teatro Regio:"La forza del destino"". GBOPERA.
- ^ "Napoli – Teatro San Carlo: I Vespri siciliani". www.operaclick.com.
- ^ "TURANDOT – Tokyo Nikikai". www.nikikai.net.
- ^ "ROF Programs Archive – Tancredi". Rossini Opera Festival.
- ^ "ROF Programs Archive – La gazza ladra". Rossini Opera Festival.
- ^ "ROF Programs Archive – Otello". Rossini Opera Festival.
- ^ "ROF Programs Archive – Maometto II". Rossini Opera Festival.
- ^ i.e. “Golden Rossini”, an award given to outstanding opera productions
- ^ "Guillaume ( William ) Tell – Gioachino Rossini – 1995". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "What's on – St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia named after D. D. Shostakovich". www.philharmonia.spb.ru.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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- ^ "Gianluigi Gelmetti- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com.
- ^ "September, 2016: Symphony No. 6/ Gianluigi Gelmetti / Denon audio DVD – Anton Bruckner". www.abruckner.com.
- ^ Cantata of Life
- ^ "I corsi". Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it.
- ^ "È morto il maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti, aveva 75 anni". La Repubblica. 11 August 2021.
References
- Pâris, Alain, ed. (2015). Le nouveau dictionnaire des interprètes. Paris: Éditions Robert Laffont. ISBN 978-2-221-14576-0
External links
- Gianluigi Gelmetti biography at the Music Partnership Limited