Nicola in the NewsMarch 14, 2012San Carlo: Diego Matheuz and Claudio Abbado concerts cancelled: “In view of the distress this situation has generated for the theater's subscribers, audiences and artistic personnel, San Carlo's new Music Director Nicola Luisotti immediately announced his availability to prolong his stay in Naples and cancel previous engagements in order to conduct a concert replacing the event originally scheduled for April 1st. Maestro Luisotti chose a broad program of symphonic and choral music for the occasion with works by Verdi, Mahler and Brahms, in order to showcase the great expressive power of San Carlo’s resident artists.” February 7, 2012Nicola Luisotti has been appointed Music Director of Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy, effective immediately. The news was announced over the weekend by General Director Rosanna Purchia and the Board of Directors of the Teatro di San Carlo Foundation following a meeting where the unanimous decision was taken. Download the press releases here: English | Italian November 15, 2011Maestro Nicola is profiled in The San Francisco Chronicle: “After a morning rehearsal of ‘Carmen,’ San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti sat down for lunch and launched into his thoughts on the power of music. ‘I am not the star, but I'm very artistic,’ he demurred … ‘The musicians are not the star. The music is the star. We are all servants to the music.’ Luisotti, who turns 50 this month, grew up in a small Tuscan village playing in the local band and supporting his music studies by doing everything from plucking chickens to working in a shoe factory. He now conducts at nearly every major opera company in the world, from La Scala in Milan, Italy, to the Metropolitan Opera in New York.” Read the entire article here. September 7, 2011San Francisco Opera announced today that Jan I. Shrem and Maria Manetti Farrow have made a commitment of $3,000,000 to the Company. The news of this gift will be recognized by San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley on Friday evening, September 9, from the stage of the War Memorial Opera House. With this gift, Mr. Shrem and Ms. Farrow will assume the volunteer leadership role of Chairs of the Amici di Nicola of Camerata, a group of visionary San Francisco Opera donors who make major gifts to fund the projects that define the Company’s international reputation. They will also establish the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund at San Francisco Opera to support the greatest interpreters of the Italian repertory working in the opera world today. December 13, 2010An interview with The Opera Tattler. December 13, 2010Maestro Nicola Luisotti was awarded the 40th “Premio Puccini” Award in conjunction with the historic 100th Anniversary of Puccini’s La fanciulla del West at The Metropolitan Opera on December 10, 2010. Read more…. December 7, 2010Writing about La fanciulla del West at The Metropolitan Opera, Tony Tommasini from the New York Times says… “But the piece has won a loyal following, and on this night, thanks in large part to the stylish, nuanced and sensitive conducting of Nicola Luisotti, the score emerged as arguably Puccini's most subtly written and boldly modern music. In place of those typical Puccini melodic outbursts that grab you and won't let go, this ingenious score folds refined lyrical strands into a nearly through-composed musical fabric. Every time I wanted a little more urgency from Mr. Luisotti, he drew my attention to the textural richness and piercing harmonic complexities of the music. This was a distinguished performance.” Read the entire review here. September 2010A wide ranging interview with CommandOpera. June 15, 2010Nicola Luisotti chats with Marina Romani of Musical Criticism about life, music and La fanciulla del West: “Every day is an opportunity to learn something new. I hope to remain with this idea for the rest of my life.” Read the interview at MusicalCriticism.com Summer 2010Listen to a podcast on Operalovers.net: Maestro Nicola Luisotti, described by the New York Times reporter as an ‘Italian Phenomenon’ is musical director of San Francisco Opera. He’s famed for his interpretation of the great Italian masters Puccini and Verdi and in this candid and humorous interview with Neil Shestopal, he talks about a childhood steeped in Puccini, his ‘discovery’ as a highly talented young musician at the age of only 12 and his subsequent ‘training’ in the art of opera when he worked as both a singer in a chorus and later as the youngest chorus master in Italy. April 29, 2010Listen to a podcast of an interview with Nicola Luisotti about conducting Aida at the Royal Opera House. April 19, 2010Conductor Nicola Luisotti Talks About The Royal Opera’s Aida. Interview at WhatsOnStage.com. February 26, 2010More from The Japan Times: “Luisotti, a rising conductor, is certain to present lively music and draw out impeccable performances from the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He will conduct while simultaneously playing the harpsichord, just as Mozart did in his time.” February 24, 2010Nicola Luisotti called “an Italian phenom” by Washington Post reporter Anne Midgette in her blog post about the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010-2011 season. February 22, 2010:Nicola Luisotti announced as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2010-2011 season, conducting Puccini’s La fanciulla del West. February 19, 2010The Japan Times’ report on Nicola Luisotti’s concert with Markus Werba in Tokyo. February 3, 2010W Magazine: Nicola Luisotti listed in Opera Chic’s Guide To The Best-Dressed Conductors. JANUARY 14, 2010Nicola Luisotti On “The Conductor’s Time Machine”: The Opera Chic Interview. |
Performance Schedule 2011–2012Important Note: All information given is correct at time of publication and is subject to change without notice. Confirmation of dates, repertoire, and guest artists can be found at the web addresses provided. |
Nicola Luisotti — Music Director, San Francisco Opera — Music Director, Teatro di San Carlo of Naples
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