Claudio Scimone
Claudio Scimone (23 December 1934 – 6 September 2018) was an Italian conductor. • Illustration — Claudio Scimone He was born in Padua, Italy and studied conducting with Dimitri Mitropoulos and Franco Ferrara. He established an international reputation as a conductor, as well as a composer. He revived many baroque and renaissance works.
Claudio Scimone
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- Born
- 1934. · Padua.
- Died
- 2018. · Padua.
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Occupation
- conductor and composer.
- Fields
- classical.
- Teachers
- Dimitri Mitropoulos and Franco Ferrara.
- Honours
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctor of the University of Padua and Medal of Cultural Merit.
- Languages
- Italian.
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His discography includes over 150 titles, and he won numerous prizes, including the Grand Prix du Disque of the Académie Charles Cros. The founder of I Solisti Veneti (the ensemble with which most of his recordings were made) and at the time of his death was the honorary conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, Portugal. Scimone led the world to discover the importance of Vivaldi's theatrical works, beginning with the first modern performance of Orlando furioso, featuring Marilyn Horne and Victoria de Los Angeles. In the reborn Fenice Claudio Scimone directed the first modern revival of the Venetian version of Maometto secondo by Rossini. He also gave the modern premieres of Moses in Egypt and Edipo a Colono by Rossini, and The Last Judgement by Salieri. Awarded the title of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (the highest ranking honour of the Republic). He was also awarded an honorary law degree from the University of Padua.
Training under Dimitri Mitropoulos and Franco Ferrara is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical. Distinctions recorded are Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctor of the University of Padua and Medal of Cultural Merit.
Claudio Scimone is recorded as conductor and composer.
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Claudio Scimone lived from 24 December 1934 to 6 September 2018 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Claudio Scimone was born in Padua, Italy (24 December 1934) and died in Padua, Italy (6 September 2018).
Italian conductor Claudio Scimone directs "I solisti veneti" for a RAI concert
Italian magazine Radiocorriere
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1980
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Claudio Scimone 1980 (1980) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1980
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri Claudio Scimone 1980 digitised by Internet Archive.
2018
Claudio Scimone died at Padua.
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Claudio Scimone received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctor of the University of Padua and Medal of Cultural Merit.
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- “Claudio Scimone”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q946461: Claudio Scimone
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1286714230, Claudio Scimone un anno dopo: per una storicizzazione (Veranstaltung : 2019 : Padua).
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Literature
Literature
Scimone, Claudio, Oxford Music Online, 2001
Scimone, Claudio (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
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- 1.Stevenson, Joseph. Biography: Claudio Scimone. Allmusic.
- 2.The Gulbenkian Orchestra's page includes Claudio Scimone as honorary conductor. musica.gulbenkian.pt/orquestra.
- 3.Claudio Scimone biography at the Gulbenkian Orchestra site. gulbenkian.pt.
- 4.Notes regarding Claudio Scimone. www.tartinifestival.org.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1286714230, Claudio Scimone un anno dopo: per una storicizzazione (Veranstaltung : 2019 : Padua).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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