Marco Betta
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Marco Betta (born July 25, 1964) is an Italian music composer.
Biography
Marco Betta, author of operas, string and chamber orchestra music, theatre and cinema soundtracks, has studied composition at the Conservatorio di Palermo with Eliodoro Sollima. Afterwards he improved his studies with Armando Gentilucci and Salvatore Sciarrino.
His debut came out in 1982 at the Festival Spaziomusica of Cagliari, thenceforth his compositions are regolarly performed in the main Italian and European institutions. His musical language links old sicilan cultures with the main tecniques of the contemporary music, in particular the minimalist and the neotonalist genres.
Since 1994 until 2002 he has been the artistic director of the Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele working on the project for the re-opening of the theatre, which happened after 23 years on may 12, 1997 with a concert of the theatre chorus directed by Franco Mannino and the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra directed by Claudio Abbado.
He is a teacher of Composition at the Conservatorio of Palermo.
Works
Musical theatre
- Averroè, three scenes from Averroè, Le mille e una notte, Il Cantare del Cid (1999). Text written by Daniele Martino. Editor: Sonzogno.
- Il Fantasma nella cabina, opera. Duration: 110'; Editor: Sonzogno
- Il mistero del finto cantante, opera (2002-03). Duration: 55'; Editor: Ricordi.
- Che fine ha fatto la piccola Irene?, opera (2002-03). Duration: 50'; Editor: Ricordi.
- Sette storie per lasciare il mondo, 2006, Editor: Ricordi.
Balletts
- Il viaggio del Commissario Collura, ballett Duration: 30'; Editor: Ricordi.
Scenery music
- Paolo Borsellino essendo stato, stage music for the text and the stage written by Ruggero Cappuccio (2004). Directed by Ruggero Cappuccio, Production: Teatro Segreto. Editor: Ricordi.
- La notte delle lucciole, stage music, directed by Roberto Andò and Marco Baliani, from texts written by Leonardo Sciascia and Pier Paolo Pasolini,(2008). Production: Nuovo Teatro
Soundtracks
- Il Manoscritto del Principe, (2000), soundtrack, directed by Roberto Andò. Production: Sciarlò Film di Giuseppe e Franco Tornatore. Distribution: Warner Bros. Editor: Ricordi.
- Viaggio segreto, (2006), soundtrack, directed by Roberto Andò. Production: Medusa Film and Manigolda Film. Editor:Emi Music - Ricordi.
- Soundtrack (contributes) of the documentary film Oltre Selinunte (2006).
- Maria Montessori, una vita per i bambini" (2007), soundtrack, directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli. Production: Tao Due Film. Editor: Rti Music - Ricordi.
- Aldo Moro il Presidente (2008), soundtrack, directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli. Production: Tao Due Film. Editor: Rti Music - Ricordi
- Con gli occhi di un altro (2010), soundtrack, directed by Antonio Raffaele Addamo. Production: Tersite. Editor: Unda Maris Edizioni.
Discografia
CD
- Il Manoscritto del Principe, musics from the film directed by Roberto Andò (2000). Bmg Ricordi, Orchestra AMIT, Marco Betta Director
- Il Viaggio di Ferruccio BMG Ricordi 2006, Ensemble Ottava Nota, Anita Vitale voce, Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, Marco Betta Director
- Con gli occhi di un altro music from the film directed by Antonio Raffaele Addamo, Unda Maris Edizioni 2010
DVD
- La Corona di pietra in Placido Domingo, La Corona di pietra Sony Music, directed by Ivo Guerra