Bruno Bartoletti
Bruno Bartoletti and Ardis Kranik were one of the foremost teams in opera administration, Kranik leading the Chicago Lyric Opera into financial stability and Bartoletti keeping it at an international-quality level. However, his greatest mark on the musical world stemmed from his passionate championing of contemporary music, both European and American. He studied music at the Conservatory of his native Florence and after graduating, was employed by the Teatro Communale, where he worked as a pianist at the Teatro's center for training young singers. There, he worked with the leading conductors of the day, including Mitropoulos and Serafin, and his own conducting debut was in 1953, when he led the orchestra in a production of Rigoletto. As his career developed, he led several world premieres, including Malipiero's Il figliuol prodigo, Mortari's La scuola delle moglie, and Ginastera's Don Rodrigo. Among European premieres, he conducted Luciano Berio's Opera, Hans Werner Henze's The Stag King, and Shostakovich's The Nose. His United States debut was in 1956, at the Lyric, in Verdi's Il Trovatore (as a last-minute substitute recommended by Tito Gobbi) and in 1964, he took on the dual role of artistic director and principal conductor. He remained active in Italy, as well, most notably as artistic director of the Maggio Musicale from 1986 to 1991. As the Lyric became fiscally stronger, he and Kranik were able to become more adventurous in repertoire, eventually beginning the "Towards the twentieth century" initiative, in which a contemporary opera, often a world premiere, appeared in every season. He retired in 1999.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Giordano · Fedora
Renata Heredia Capnist, Mafalda Micheluzzi, Bruno Bartoletti, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della Rai
Classical - Released by G.O.P. on 29 Jun 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bruno Bartoletti
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Puccini: Il Trittico
Orchestre du Mai Musical Florentin , Bruno Bartoletti
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 3 Jan 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Classical - Released by C Major on 11 Feb 2014
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
15 Great Singers - Antonietta Stella
Antonietta Stella, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Orchestre du Mai Musical Florentin , Bruno Bartoletti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Tullio Serafin
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nabucco (Intégrale)
Full Operas - Released by Myto Historical on 1 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (Live)
Dino Ciani, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Bruno Bartoletti, Vittorio Gui
Classical - Released by DOREMI on 2 Nov 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lella Cuberli Recital
Opera Extracts - Released by WM Italy on 31 May 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Verdi · nabucco
Tito Gobbi, Alfonso La Morena, Bruno Bartoletti, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
Classical - Released by G.O.P. on 31 Jul 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Firenze 1961)
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Coro del Teatro Massim, Bruno Bartoletti
Opera - Released by OperaPrima-Carillon on 1 Jan 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini · il barbiere di siviglia
Renato Capecchi, Nicola Monti, Bruno Bartoletti, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Classical - Released by G.O.P. on 28 Feb 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Mono Version)
Gianna d' Angelo, Nicola Monti, Bruno Bartoletti, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Classical - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
DONIZETTI: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Opera - Released by Nar Classical on 12 Apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nessun dorma, Vol. 4
Staatskapelle Berlin,Chor der Staatsoper Berlin, Bruno Bartoletti
Opera - Released by Acanta on 1 Jan 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo