Roberto Abbado

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roberto Abbado
Occupation	Conductor
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1954(1954-12-30)
Age	70
Birthplace	Milan
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lombardy
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Roberto Abbado Biography

Roberto Abbado is one of the most popular and richest Conductor who was born on December 30, 1954 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Roberto Abbado, born 30 December 1954 in Milan, is an Italian opera conductor and symphonic musician. He is currently The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Artistic Partner. He was appointed Music Director at Palau de les Arts Reina Sophia in Valencia, Spain in 2015. He is now Music Director at Festival Verdi, Parma. He was previously Chief Conductor at Munchner Rundfunkorchester, the Munich Radio Orchestra.

In 1978 he conducted concerts with leading Italian and Scandinavian orchestras such as Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai di Milano, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. He made his debut as an opera conductor at the age of 23 in Macerata in Arena Sferisterio, 1978 in a new production Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. RenatoBruson, CesareSiepi, and Ilva Ligabue were among those performing. On December 1979, he conducted Teatro La Fenice’s season opening night with a new production Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia.

In 1981 he conducted the world première of Flavio Testi’s Il sosia at Piccola Scala in Milan. In the same year he conducted a new production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Wiener Staatsoper, staged by Gian Carlo Menotti and featuring Agnes Baltsa, Francisco Araiza, Enzo Dara, and Giuseppe Taddei.

In 1982 he conducted Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia at Opernhaus in Zurich with Edita Gruberova and Araiza. In summer he conducted at Edinburgh Festival Rossini’s La pietra del paragone staged by Eduardo De Filippo with Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala. In November he conducted Verdi’s Don Carlo at Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona with a stunning cast including Montserrat Caballé, Elena Obraztsova, José Carreras, Leo Nucci and Martti Talvela.

1977 was a year that the musicians of Accademia Di Santa Cecilia Symphony Orchestra asked Mr. Abbado for a concert in Rieti. This was while he was still studying at Accademia. It was a rare opportunity to have the chance to conduct a concert for a fellow student. He was also awarded Second Prize in the Malko Competition for young conductors, which was promoted by Danish Radio and Television.

Roberto Abbado Net Worth

Roberto Abbado is one of the richest Conductor from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roberto Abbado 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Piero Farulli was instrumental in funding the “Vincenzo Galilei”, Orchestra and Chorus at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa in 1975 to perform Bach Cantatas. Mario Gusella recommended Piero Farulli Mr. Abbado in order for him to conduct the orchestra in a series concerts.

Born into a musical family in Milan, Marcello Abbado was the composer and pianist Marcello Abbado’s son. He has been Director of Conservatorio G. Verdi for over twenty years. His grandfather was Michelangelo Abbado, a violinist and teacher. Claudio Abbado was his uncle. Roberto Abbado was a teenager when he studied at Conservatorio G. Rossini in Pesaro, then piano with Paolo Bordoni, and composition at Conservatorio G. Bettinelli. Verdi” in Milan. He studied conducting with Mario Gusella in Milan and Franco Ferrara at Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. In 1975, he attended the final summer course of Hans Swarowsky at Vienna.

In 1980 he conducted Verdi’s Aida at Teatro Massimo in Palermo: one of the performance was attended by the Intendant of Wiener Staatsoper Seefelner, who immediately engaged Mr. Abbado.

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In 1993 he toured in Japan with Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

Facts & Trivia

Roberto Ranked on the list of most popular Conductor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Roberto Abbado celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

In 1995 he made his debut at Opéra Bastille with Lucia di Lammermoor featuring Mariella Devia. He conducted his Carnegie Hall debut in 1996 with The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, further he also conducted there the Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony.

Top Facts about Roberto Abbado

1. Roberto Abbado is an Italian conductor born in 1954.
2. He has conducted over 200 operas and concerts worldwide.
3. Abbado has worked with prestigious orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic.
4. He was the music director of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Spain from 2015-2018.
5. Abbado has won numerous awards for his work, including a Grammy Award in 2003.
6. He comes from a family of musicians, including his brother Claudio Abbado who was also a renowned conductor.
7. Roberto Abbado studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.
8. He made his conducting debut at La Scala in Milan at age 23.
9. Abbado is known for his interpretations of works by Verdi and Rossini.
10. In addition to conducting, he is also a pianist and composer.