Giuliano Carella

Giuliano Carella
Carella in 2019
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Milan, Italy
Occupations
  • Conductor
  • Artistic director
Organizations

Giuliano Carella (born 1956) is an Italian conductor, especially of Italian opera, who made an international career.

Life and career

Carella was born in Milan in 1956.[1] He studied conducting at the Milan Conservatory and composition at the Padua Conservatory "Cesare Pollini".[2] He studied conducting further with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.[1] He made his debut in 1987[3] and has conducted a wide repertoire of Italian music, with a focus on operas by Rossini and belcanto operas. He conducted Puccini's Turandot and Bellini's Norma at the Liceu in Barcelona, Rossini's La Cenerentola in Geneva.[3]

He was music director of the I Solisti Veneti chamber orchestra from 2019 and became been artistic director a year later.[1]

Carella recorded Pacini's L'ultimo giorno di Pompei,[4] Verdi's Ernani and recitals of Jennifer Larmore and Sumi Jo, among others.[5] For Opera Rara, he recorded Rossini's Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra and Adelaide di Borgogna, Donizetti's Il diluvio universale and excerpts from Meyerbeers L'esule di Granata.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Giuliano Carella". I Solisti Veneti. 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Stuttgart, Staatsoper. "Giuliano Carella | Staatsoper Stuttgart". www.staatsoper-stuttgart.de.
  3. 1 2 3 "Giuliano Carella". Opera Rara. 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "PACINI, G.: Ultimo giorno di Pompei (L') [Opera] (.. - CDS178 | Discover more releases from Dynamic". www.naxos.com.
  5. ↑ "Giuliano Carella (conductor)". Crescendi Artists. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.