Sergio Rendine
Sergio Rendine (Naples 7 September 1954) is an Italian composer of operas,[1] symphonic, ballet and chamber music.
Biography
Rendine started his musical studies at the age of five with his father, Furio Rendine (1920–1987) and his grandfather Salvatore Papaccio (1890–1977). He was pupil of Domenico Guaccero at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and of Giuseppe Agostini at Pesaro Conservatory. Professor at the Conservatorio "A.Casella" in L'Aquila.,[2] he sat on the board of directors of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and artistic director of the Teatro Marrucino in Chieti from 1997 to 2007.
His works were commissioned by BBC London, Suddeusher Rundfunk Studtgard, Northdeuth Rundfunk Hamburg, Koln Philharmonie, Montecarlo Opera House, Rome Teatro dell'Opera, Naples Teatro San Carlo,Bologna Teatro Comunale, Arena di Verona, La Scala, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Italy, Salzburg Music Festival, Strasbourg Festival, Swetzingen Festspiele.
His compositions have been performed by famous artists as Vladimir Ashkenazy, José Carreras, Carla Fracci,Lindsey Kemp, Katia Ricciarelli, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Salvatore Accardo, Richard Stoltzman, [Marzio Conti]] John Neschling. Together with Yoritsune Matsudaira, Gian Carlo Menotti, Krzysztof Penderecki and Alfred Schnittke, Rendine was commissioned by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to compose the Mass for Peace, which was performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo on 11 December 1995.
Is artistic director of the Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.
He won Prix Italia and Premios Ondas with "Alice" in 1987 - 1988.
Compositions
Rendine's compositions are published by Casa Ricordi, Casa Sonzogno, B & W Italia (Bideri & Warner Music), and Edipan. He has composed over 200 works,[1] including:
- Alice, "radiophonic opera" in 126 episodes based on Alice in Wonderland, 1986–1987, commissioned by RAI Radio 1 and RAI Radio 3[3]
- Hermes 594" for great orchestra, premiered 1987 London BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Un segreto d'importanza, ovvero La faticosa vecchiaia di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opera buffa in 1 act to a libretto by Lorenzo Arruga, premiered 6 March 1992, Opéra de Monte-Carlo[4]
- Missa de beatificatione in onore di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, Mass for the beatification of Pio of Pietrelcina, premiered 2 May 1999, Vatican City, Sala Nervi
- Passio et Resurrectio, cantata for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, premiered 13 April 2000, Cattedrale di San Giustino, Chieti.[5]
- Romanza, una favola romana, opera in three acts to a libretto by Egale Cerroni, premiered 21 November 2002, Opera di Roma
- Symphony No. 2 "Andorrana", premiered 2007, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid[6]
- Cadens revixit – Vita nuova di Paolo di Tarso, oratorio to a libretto by Roberto Mussapi, premiered 2009 at San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome .[7]
Notable performers of Rendine's works
Performers of Rendine's works include:
- "Alleluia", Messa per la Pace, Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo 1995: Vladimir Ashkenazi (conductor) and Milva (vocal soloist)
- World premiere of Missa de beatificatione in onore di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, 1999: José Carreras (tenor soloist)
- World premiere of Romanza, una favola romana, 2002: Will Humburg (conductor), Amii Stewart (Maria), and Vittorio Grigolo (Aniel)
- World premiere of Orlando (ballet), 1997: Carla Fracci (Orlando)
- World premiere of Alice (ballet), 1988: Lindsay Kemp (choreographer and dancer)
- World premiere of Un segreto d'importanza. 1992: Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor)
- Gala concert for the 50th birthday of Sergio Rendine, 2004: Michele Campanella (pianist) and Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
- World premiere of Ludwig, 2004: Daniele Gatti (conductor)
Notes and references
- ^ a b Gelli, Piero and Poletti, Filippo (eds.), "Rendine, Sergio", Dizionario dell'opera, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2007, p. 1588. ISBN 88-6073-184-4 (in Italian)
- ^ Conservatorio di Musica "Alfredo Casella", Docenti
- ^ RAI Radio 3, Sergio Rendine Biography (in Italian)
- ^ Casa Ricordi, Un segreto d'importanza, ovvero La faticosa vecchiaia di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in Italian)
- ^ American Record Guide, Rendine: Passio et Resurrectio, March 2006
- ^ Bollettino d'Ateneo (Giornale dell'Università degli Studi di Catania), "Andorrana" sinfonia n. 2 di Sergio Rendine, 15 June 2007 (in Italian)
- ^ Acquafredda, Pietro, "San Paolo fuori le Mura Rendine, un oratorio per l'Abruzzo, Il Giornale, 25 June 2009 (in Italian)
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