Claudio Scimone

He revived many baroque and renaissance works. 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.