Roberto Abbado

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Roberto Abbado (born 30 December 1954, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian conductor. He is the son of musician Marcello Abbado and the nephew of conductor Claudio Abbado. He studied conducting under Franco Ferrara at La Fenice, Venice, and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he became the only student of the academy ever to be asked to conduct the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He led his first opera, Simon Boccanegra, at the age of 23, and during his 20s performed at numerous opera houses in Italy and elsewhere. He has since conducted many operas and orchestras worldwide.

Abbado was Chief Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra from 1991 to 1998. In the U.S., Abbado was appointed an Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) starting with the 2005-2006 season, a position which he continues to fulfill.^[1]

References

↑ Ben Mattison (14 February 2005). "'Artistic Partner' Roberto Abbado Joins Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2005-06". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Giuseppe Patanè	Chief Conductor, Münchner Rundfunkorchester 1991–1998	Succeeded by Marcello Viotti

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 24794465 LCCN: nr91041532 ISNI: 0000 0001 0880 2380 GND: 134310098 MusicBrainz: 0fa56e21-71c9-4b71-8cbc-7c406076299d

Persondata
Name	Abbado, Roberto
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Short description	Italian conductor
Date of birth	30 December 1954
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