Sergio Rendine
Sergio Rendine (born 7 September 1954) is an Italian classical composer. His works, which sometimes incorporate the folk music of southern Italy and electronic music, include sacred music, symphonies, and several operas.[1]
Biography
Rendine was born in Naples to a musical family. His father, Furio Rendine (1920–1987), was a composer and orchestral conductor for the Italian record company La voce del padrone. His maternal grandfather, Salvatore Papaccio (1890–1977), was a noted tenor and exponent of Neapolitan song. Sergio Rendine received diplomas in composition from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and in choral music and conducting from the Conservatorio Gioachino Rossini in Pesaro. From 1994 to 1999, he was on the administrative council of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and from 1995 to 2000, he served as a commissioner for the opera section of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. From 1997 to 2007, he was also the Artistic Director of the Teatro Marrucino in Chieti and the Teatro Lirico d'Abruzzo. As of 2010, he is a professor at the Conservatorio di Musica "Alfredo Casella" in L'Aquila.[2]
He was chosen by the Presidency of the Nobel Peace Prize to compose, together with Matsudaira, Menotti, Penderecki and Schnittke, the World Mass for Peace, performed in Oslo at the Nobel[3] Prize giving.
Compositions
Rendine's compositions are published by Casa Ricordi, Casa Sonzogno, B & W Italia (Bideri & Warner Music), and Edipan. He has composed over 200 works,[1] including:
- Alice, "radiophonic opera" in 126 episodes based on Alice in Wonderland, 1986–1987, commissioned by RAI Radio 1 and RAI Radio 3[4]
- Un segreto d'importanza, ovvero La faticosa vecchiaia di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, opera buffa in 1 act to a libretto by Lorenzo Arruga, premiered 6 March 1992, Opéra de Monte-Carlo[5]
- Missa de beatificatione in onore di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, Mass for the beatification of Pio of Pietrelcina, premiered 2 May 1999, Vatican City, Sala Nervi
- Passio et Resurrectio, cantata for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, premiered 13 April 2000, Cattedrale di San Giustino, Chieti.[6]
- Romanza, una favola romana, opera in three acts to a libretto by Egale Cerroni, premiered 21 November 2002, Opera di Roma
- Symphony No. 2 "Andorrana", premiered 2007, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid[7]
- Cadens revixit – Vita nuova di Paolo di Tarso, oratorio to a libretto by Roberto Mussapi, premiered 2009 at San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome .[8]
Notable performers of Rendine's works
Performers of Rendine's works include:
- "Alleluia", Messa per la Pace, Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, Oslo 1995: Vladimir Ashkenazi (conductor) and Milva (vocal soloist)
- World premiere of Missa de beatificatione in onore di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, 1999: José Carreras (tenor soloist)
- World premiere of Romanza, una favola romana, 2002: Will Humburg (conductor), Amii Stewart (Maria), and Vittorio Grigolo (Aniel)
- World premiere of Orlando (ballet), 1997: Carla Fracci (Orlando)
- World premiere of Alice (ballet), 1988: Lindsay Kemp (choreographer and dancer)
- World premiere of Un segreto d'importanza. 1992: Gianluigi Gelmetti (conductor)
- Gala concert for the 50th birthday of Sergio Rendine, 2004: Michele Campanella (pianist) and Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
- World premiere of Ludwig, 2004: Daniele Gatti (conductor)
Notes and references
- ^ a b Gelli, Piero and Poletti, Filippo (eds.), "Rendine, Sergio", Dizionario dell'opera, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2007, p. 1588. ISBN 8860731844 (in Italian)
- ^ Conservatorio di Musica "Alfredo Casella", Docenti
- ^ Nobel Peace Prize, [1]
- ^ RAI Radio 3, Sergio Rendine Biography (in Italian)
- ^ Casa Ricordi, Un segreto d'importanza, ovvero La faticosa vecchiaia di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in Italian)
- ^ American Record Guide, Rendine: Passio et Resurrectio, March 2006
- ^ Bollettino d'Ateneo (Giornale dell'Università degli Studi di Catania), "Andorrana" sinfonia n. 2 di Sergio Rendine, 15 June 2007 (in Italian)
- ^ Acquafredda, Pietro, "San Paolo fuori le Mura Rendine, un oratorio per l'Abruzzo, Il Giornale, 25 June 2009 (in Italian)
External links
- Official website
- Sergio Rendine on the official website of Casa Ricordi
- Crisigiovanni, Paola, Sergio Rendine, ovvero il coraggio della musica, Editoriale Pantheon
- Naxos Records, Sergio Rendine Biography