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| Ottavio Dantone | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ottavio Dantone |
| Birth date | 1960s? |
| Birth place | Parma, Italy |
| Occupation | Conductor, harpsichordist, keyboard player |
| Instruments | Harpsichord, organ, fortepiano |
Ottavio Dantone Ottavio Dantone is an Italian conductor and harpsichordist known for Baroque and Classical repertoire, associated with period performance practice and modern opera houses. He has led ensembles and opera productions across Europe, collaborating with orchestras, conservatories, and festivals linked to historically informed performance such as La Scala, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
Born in Parma, Dantone studied keyboard instruments at local conservatories and pursued higher studies in harpsichord and continuo practice, engaging with pedagogues and institutions associated with Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Conservatoire de Paris, Royal College of Music, and Juilliard School. His formative training involved mentorship from prominent harpsichordists and keyboard professors affiliated with Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman, Trevor Pinnock, Domenico Bartolucci, and Hugo Ruf as well as masterclasses connected to Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Musica Antiqua Köln, Academia Montis Regalis, and Ensemble 415. Early participation in competitions and workshops brought him into contact with festivals and institutions like Festival de Pâques de Aix-en-Provence, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Accademia Chigiana, and Fondazione Arturo Toscanini.
Dantone founded and directed ensembles and has held artistic posts at theaters and orchestras associated with Accademia Bizantina, Orchestra Nazionale dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro alla Scala, Opera di Roma, and Teatro Massimo. He has conducted baroque operas and symphonic works in collaborations with soloists and ensembles linked to Cecilia Bartoli, Plácido Domingo, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano, Claudio Abbado, Christoph Eschenbach, and Gianandrea Noseda, as well as partnerships with chamber groups such as Il Giardino Armonico, Les Arts Florissants, Academy of Ancient Music, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and La Petite Bande. His operatic repertoire engagements include productions of works by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Domenico Cimarosa, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Paisiello, Luigi Cherubini, and Gaetano Donizetti at festivals and houses like Rossini Opera Festival, Festival dei Due Mondi, Wexford Festival Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and Bayerische Staatsoper.
Dantone's repertoire emphasizes early Italian opera and Classical-era works, drawing on stylistic practices associated with Baroque music, Classical period, and composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, and Niccolò Piccinni. His interpretive approach reflects scholarship from editors and musicologists linked to Howard Chandler Robbins Landon, Christoph Wolff, Robert Levin, Bruce Haynes, John Butt, and Remo Giazotto, and practices advocated by ensembles and institutions like Historically informed performance, Rameau Society, Haydn Foundation, International Musicological Society, and Alte Musik. Conducting technique and continuo realization reference treatises and sources such as Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Francesco Geminiani, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Giovanni Battista Martini.
Dantone's discography includes recordings for labels and catalogues connected to Deutsche Grammophon, Virgin Classics, Naïve Records, Harmonia Mundi, Arcana, Chandos Records, and Brilliant Classics, featuring works by Pergolesi, Vivaldi, Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Mozart, Scarlatti, Handel, Rossini, and Donizetti. His releases have been distributed through retailers and platforms tied to Naxos Records, Spotify, Apple Music, Classical Archives, and archives like International Music Score Library Project for historically informed editions and modern critical editions supervised by editors associated with Breitkopf & Härtel, Bärenreiter, Ricordi, and Schirmer.
Dantone has received honors and mentions connected to foundations and prizes such as awards from Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, nominations in competitions related to Gramophone Awards, inclusion in critics' lists from The Gramophone (magazine), accolades associated with ICMA (International Classical Music Awards), and festival prizes from Rossini Foundation. He has been recognized by institutions including Fondazione Cariparma, Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Comune di Parma, and international cultural bodies connected to European Commission cultural programs and UNESCO-linked music heritage initiatives.
Dantone has held masterclasses and teaching appointments at conservatories and universities associated with Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi (Milan), Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" Torino, Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, Royal Academy of Music, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and academies such as Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Accademia Chigiana, and Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna. He has supervised young artist programs and apprenticeships linked to Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Young Artists Programme (Royal Opera House), Académie européenne de musique ancienne, and residency initiatives at institutions like Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and La Scala Academy.
Dantone's personal background includes origins in Parma, connections to Emilia-Romagna cultural networks, and ongoing collaborations across European musical centers such as Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, Venice, Paris, London, Vienna, and Berlin. He maintains professional relations with agencies and managements tied to Opus 3 Artists, Askonas Holt, IMG Artists, and artistic directors from festivals including Aix-en-Provence Festival, Salzburg Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, and regional organizations like Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
Category:Italian conductors (music)