Bruno Campanella (born January 6, 1943,

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) is an Italian

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and a distinguished interpreter of the Italian

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. He studied composition under

Nino Rota Giovanni "Nino" Rota Rinaldi (; ; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed ...

and

Luigi Dallapiccola Luigi Dallapiccola (3 February 1904 – 19 February 1975) was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions. Biography Dallapiccola was born in Pisino d'Istria (at the time part of Austria-Hungary, current Pazin, Croati ...

. He had

Hans Swarowsky Hans Swarowsky (September 16, 1899September 10, 1975) was an Austrian conductor of Hungarian birth. Swarowsky was born in Budapest, Hungary. He studied the art of conducting under Felix Weingartner and Richard Strauss. Jiří Vysloužil ...

and

Thomas Schippers Thomas Schippers (9 March 1930 – 16 December 1977) was an American conductor. He was highly regarded for his work in opera. Biography Of Dutch ancestry and son of the owner of a large appliance store, Schippers was born in Portage, Michig ...

as instructors in conducting. Since the late 1970s he has been known worldwide as a specialist in ''

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''. However, his repertoire also includes works by

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, and

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for List of compositions by Giuseppe Verdi, his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma ...

, among others. He performs at such major theaters as

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in Milan, the

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of NYC, the

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, the

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, the

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, L’

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, L’

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, the

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, the

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in London, the

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in Barcelona, the

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, the

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of Tokyo. He served as ''

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'' at the

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from 1992 to 1995. At present he is Teatro Regio's ''principal guest conductor''. In 2002 the French Ministry of Culture awarded him the title of ''Officier de l’

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''.

Discography

Among his recordings: *Bel Canto Arias, with

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(CD

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, 1993). *''

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'', with

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and

Luciana Serra Luciana Serra (born 4 November 1946, in Genoa) is an Italian coloratura soprano. Career Serra made her international debut in 1966 as Eleonora in Cimarosa's ' at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, but did not achieve general acclaim u ...

(CD Nuova Era, 1988). *''

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'', with

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and

(CD Nuova Era, 1987). *''

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'', with

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and

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, 1996). *''

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'', with

June Anderson June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is an American dramatic coloratura soprano. She is known for ''bel canto'' performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini. Subsequently, she has extended her repertoire to include a wide variety o ...

and

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(CD

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, 1986). *''

'', with

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and

Juan Diego Flórez Juan Diego Flórez (born Juan Diego Flórez Salom, January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the ''Knight Grand Cross in t ...

(DVD Virgin Classics, 2007). *'' L'ajo nell'imbarazzo'', with

and

(CD Fonit Cetra,

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, 1994). *'' La traviata'', with

Renato Bruson Renato Bruson (born 13 January 1936) is an Italian operatic baritone. Bruson is widely considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century. Life and career Bruson was born in Granze near Padua on 13 Jan ...

Mariella Devia Mariella Devia (born 12 April 1948) is an Italian operatic soprano. After beginning her career as a lyric coloratura soprano, in the finale part of it she also enjoyed considerable success with some of the most dramatic roles in the bel canto re ...

and

Giuseppe Filianoti Giuseppe Filianoti (born 11 January 1974) is an Italian lyric tenor from Reggio Calabria. Early years Born in 1974, the Italian tenor obtained his degree in Literature from the Università Degli Studi di Messina, in the Sicilian town of Messina. ...

(DVD La Voce, Inc., 2006). *''

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'', with

Jennifer Larmore Jennifer Larmore (born June 21, 1958) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, particularly noted for her performances in coloratura and bel canto roles which she has performed in the world's major opera houses.Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Lau ...

, Bruce Ford and

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(DVD TDK Music, 2007). *''

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'', with Carlos Àlvarez,

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and Roberto Scandiuzzi (DVD Opus Arte, 2005). *''

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'', with

Fiorenza Cedolins Fiorenza Cedolins (born 18 March 1966) is an Italian soprano. Biography Cedolins made her operatic debut in 1992 at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa in Mascagni's ''Cavalleria rusticana''. She then became an artist-in-residence at the Split Su ...

, Vincenzo La Scola and Nidia Palacios (DVD La Voce, Inc., 2004).

References

Bruno Campanella, biography - StagedoorBiographies - Who's Who in Italy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campanella, Bruno Italian male conductors (music) 1943 births Living people Musicians from Bari Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century Italian male musicians