STEFANO VIGNATI
BIOGRAPHY
The Italian Conductor Stefano
Vignati was born in Rome (Italy), where he studied Pianoforte and
Composition under the guidance of noted Maestri C. Savelloni, C. Ricci and T.
Procaccini. He also studied History and Musical Analysis at the University “La
Sapienza” in Rome with Prof. P. Luigi Petrobelli, obtaining the highest honors.
Maestro Vignati has studied Conducting and participated in International Master
Classes with H. Baumann, A. Joo, N. Hansalik Samale, Lawrence Golan and V.
Delman. In 1990 he began
his professional career in earnest, conducting Concerts in Italian theatres and
enlarging his area of experience outside Italy.
His operatic repertoire includes
performances of: Le Nozze di Figaro (1991, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007), Cosi
fan Tutte and The Merry Widow (1992), Die Zauberflote (1995, 2001, 2003, 2005,
2008, 2011), La Cambiale di Matrimonio, Gianni Schicchi, Il Campanello e
Rigoletto (1993), L’Elisir d’Amore (1994, 1996), Don Giovanni (1994, 1999,
2004, 2009), Suor Angelica (1997, 2010), I Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana
(1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010), Il Trovatore (1998, 2004, 2005), Falstaff
(2000), Julius Caesar , Verdi Requiem (2001, 2007, 2008), La Traviata (2003,
2005, 2008, 2010), La Bohème (2004, 2008), Carmen (2005), Carmina Burana (2007,
2010), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2008), La Cenerentola (2009), Gianni Schicchi (2012).
Since 1994 he has been the founder
and the Artistic Director of the International Lyric Academy, an educational
program which provides opportunities for Young Artists to perform in Italy. In
1995 M° Vignati conducted the Franco Ferrara Symphony Orchestra and was
invited to conduct a concert for the series “I Concerti di Rai Tre” produced by
RAI - Italian Radio/Television.
In February 1998, Maestro Vignati
made his debut in United States (New Mexico) conducting the double bill
Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci. Other prestigious engagements for 1998-99
season included: the opening concert of the International Festival of
Liublijana (Slovenia) with the soloist Pierre Amoyal and the Concert
Celebration for the centennial of George Gershwin at the Festival della
Valle D’Itria in Martinafranca (Italy) with soloist Benedetto Lupo.
M° Vignati recorded in a CD in
1997 to the operatic works of Verdi produced by De Agostini di Novara, with
noted operatic Artists as Janet Perry and Alice Baker. He also
recorded G. B Pergolesi’ s Stabat Mater (1999) and G. F. Handel’s Julius Caesar
(2001). In January 2002 Maestro Vignati was invited to conduct the Amarillo
Symphony Orchestra in Texas. Since 2006 M° Vignati has been the Artistic
and Music Director of the Tuscia Operafestival and has conducted the
first three seasons the productions of “Le Nozze di Figaro” with Svetla Vassileva as the Countess
and Lina Wertmuller as Stage Director, “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” with
Alfonso Antoniozzi (both
productions filmed and recorded by RAI – Italian Radio Television),
Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Requiem and two Symphonic Concerts with soloist Michele
Campanella, “Don Giovanni” with Nicola Ulivieri and Marco Vinco.
In 2008 he conducted also in
several Concert the ORL (Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio). In February
2009 has been nominated Artistic Director of the Italian American Opera
Foundation, and the following November he conducted La Cenerentola” by
Rossini at Sassari’s Ente Lirico “Marialisa De Carolis” Italy.
Last engagement: Bruno Praticò Rossini Recital (Italy, July
2011, Usa - Los
Angeles May 2012), Mariella Devia
Recital (Italy, Sept 2011), Mozart’s
Coronation mass (San Diego Oct 2011), La
Traviata (Boston May 2012), Rigoletto (Los Angeles June 2012) A tribute to J. S. Bach with Ramin Bahrami (Italy, September 2012, Concert with Maria Solozobova (Zurich Tonhalle, October 2012).
Next engagement: Verdi Requiem (Viterbo, Italy and Aliso
Viejo, Los Angeles 2013), two Concerts with Ramin Bahrami (August and October 2013) Beethoven Simphony n° 3 and Violin
Concert (Zurigo, Tonhalle, October 2013), Concert with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra (QinTai Concert Hall, Whuan China November 2013) China
Concert Tour with the Cairo Symphony
Orchestra (Bejiing January 2014), Don
Giovanni (Denver March 2014).
Maestro Vignati in January 2011
has been nominated Artistic Director of one of the most important Italian Festival,
the Festival Barocco (42th edition)
and Artistic Consultant of DiCapo Opera
Theater in New York.
He is also the Musical Director of
the Camerata Barocca “Claudio Monteverdi.
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