Sergio Rendine

His opera Un segreto d'importanza was premiered by the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. His Missa de beatificatione in onore di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, a mass written for the beatification of Pio of Pietrelcina, was premiered in 1999 in Vatican City, with José Carreras as a soloist. His oratorio Passio et Ressurrectio was recorded live and broadcast from the cathedral in Chieti premiere, and his two symphonies were recorded by Chandos Records.

• Name — Sergio Rendine • Born — 7 September 1954 • Birthplace — Naples, Italy • Died — 21 April 2023 • Place of death — Pescara, Italy • Occupation — * Composer • Academic teacher • Father — Furio Rendine • Awards — * Prix Italia • Premios Ondas

Rendine was born in Naples on 7 September 1954, the son of composer Furio Rendine, and the grandson of Salvatore Papaccio. He studied with Domenico Guaccero at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and with Giuseppe Agostini at Pesaro Conservatory, where he graduated in choral music and choral conducting. He taught at the Conservatorio Alfredo Casella in L'Aquila. Rendine was on the board of directors of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, was artistic director of the Eclat (festival) festival of contemporary music in Stuttgart from 1988 to 1991, commissioner for the opera section of the SIAE from 1995 to 2000, artistic director of the Teatro Marrucino in Chieti from 1997 to 2007. His works were commissioned by BBC London, SWR Symphonieorchester, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Kölner Philharmonie, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Arena di Verona, La Scala in Milan, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Salzburg Festival, Strasbourg Music Festival, and the Schwetzingen Festival, among others. Together with Yoritsune Matsudaira, Gian Carlo Menotti, Krzysztof Penderecki and Alfred Schnittke, Rendine was commissioned by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to compose the Mass for Peace, which was performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo on 11 December 1995. Rendine was awarded both the Prix Italia and the Premios Ondas for the "radiophonic opera" Alice in 1987–1988. Rendine died in Pescara on 21 April 2023, at age 68.

Sergio Rendine is recorded with the occupation choreographer. Classed in the genre symphony. Classed in the genre opera. Recorded as having studied at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini". Rendine studied at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini".