Carlo Maria Badini (2 June 1925, in
Bologna
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– 19 April 2007, in Bologna) was a renowned
Italian
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arts administrator. From 1964 to 1977 he was the Sovrintendente or General Manager of the
Teatro Comunale di Bologna
The Teatro Comunale di Bologna is an opera house in Bologna, Italy. Typically, it presents eight operas with six performances during its November to April season.
While there had been various theatres presenting opera in Bologna since the early 1 ...
and from 1977 through 1990 he was the Sovrintendente of
La Scala. Badini created controversy as a result of the unorthodox methods he used to revitalize La Scala's finances, which had reportedly reached a 2.8 million dollar (US) deficit,
such as the introduction of television cameras to record performances and allowing advertisements on the
programmes.
These innovations allowed the opera house to emerge from the deficit within two years of their implementation.
Upon his 1990 departure from La Scala, Badini continued work in the Italian artistic community, becoming chairman of the National Theatre Organization in Italy and co-founding the Mozart Orchestra in Bologna, which he formed alongside former La Scala music director
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...
.
References
1925 births
2007 deaths
Opera managers
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