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Roberto Abbado

Top Songs By Roberto Abbado

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1 in G Minor (Version for Orchestra)Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

Listen to Aïda: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse by Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, see lyrics, music video & more!

Aïda: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuseMirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Listen to La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" by Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado

Listen to Andrea Chénier: "La mamma morta" by Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado, see lyrics, music video & more!

Andrea Chénier: "La mamma morta"Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado

Listen to L'assedio Di Calais, Act 1: Al Mio Core by Elīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado & Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, see lyrics, music video & more!

L'assedio Di Calais, Act 1: Al Mio CoreElīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado & Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Listen to Werther: Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle de printemps? by Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, see lyrics, music video & more!

Werther: Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle de printemps?Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Listen to Lucrezia Borgia, Act 2: Il Segreto Per Esser Felici by Elīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Paolo Vero, see lyrics, music video & more!

Lucrezia Borgia, Act 2: Il Segreto Per Esser FeliciElīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Paolo Vero

Listen to Turandot - Opera in three Acts, Act I: Signore, ascolta! by Dame Margaret Price, Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot - Opera in three Acts, Act I: Signore, ascolta!Dame Margaret Price, Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

Listen to Roméo et Juliette, Act II: "L'amour! L'amour! .Ah! lève-toi, soleil!" by Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, see lyrics, music video & more!

Roméo et Juliette, Act II: "L'amour! L'amour! .Ah! lève-toi, soleil!"Juan Diego Flórez, Roberto Abbado & Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Listen to Turandot - Opera in three Acts, Act III: Nessun dorma! by Ben Heppner, Roberto Abbado, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Reinhard Kammler & Munich Radio Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Turandot - Opera in three Acts, Act III: Nessun dorma!Ben Heppner, Roberto Abbado, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Reinhard Kammler & Munich Radio Orchestra

Latest Release

Listen to Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 11–21 by Munich Radio Orchestra & Roberto Abbado

ALBUMBrahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 11–21Munich Radio Orchestra & Roberto Abbado

More albums from Roberto Abbado

Listen to Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-10 by Munich Radio Orchestra & Roberto Abbado

ALBUMBrahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-10Munich Radio Orchestra & Roberto Abbado

Listen to Revive by Elīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado & Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

ALBUMReviveElīna Garanča, Roberto Abbado & Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana

Listen to Bel Canto by Elīna Garanča, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Roberto Abbado

ALBUMBel CantoElīna Garanča, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Roberto Abbado

Listen to Great Singers Live: Hermann Prey by Argeo Quadri, Munich Radio Orchestra, Hermann Prey, Heinz Wallberg, Heinz Fricke, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, Wolfgang Sawallisch & Roberto Abbado

ALBUMGreat Singers Live: Hermann PreyArgeo Quadri, Munich Radio Orchestra, Hermann Prey, Heinz Wallberg, Heinz Fricke, Kurt Peter Eichhorn, Wolfgang Sawallisch & Roberto Abbado

Listen to Francesconi: Cobalt Scarlet & Rest by Roberto Abbado, Anssi Karttunen & Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

ALBUMFrancesconi: Cobalt Scarlet & RestRoberto Abbado, Anssi Karttunen & Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

Listen to Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Roberto Abbado

ALBUMBellini: I Capuleti e i MontecchiRoberto Abbado

Listen to Rossini: Tancredi by Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

ALBUMRossini: TancrediRoberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

Listen to Rossini: Tancredi - The Sony Opera House by Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

ALBUMRossini: Tancredi - The Sony Opera HouseRoberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

Listen to Donizetti: Don Pasquale by Roberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

ALBUMDonizetti: Don PasqualeRoberto Abbado & Munich Radio Orchestra

Listen to Verismo Arias by Mirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado

ALBUMVerismo AriasMirella Freni, Orchestra Del Gran Teatro La Fenice & Roberto Abbado

Listen to Puccini: Turandot by Roberto Abbado, Ben Heppner, Munich Radio Orchestra, Reinhard Kammler, Claes H. Ahnsjö, Dame Margaret Price, Bruno De Simone, Ulrich Ress, Udo Mehrpohl, Franco Alfano, Heinrich Weber, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Eva Marton, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Orazio Mori & Robert Swensen

ALBUMPuccini: TurandotRoberto Abbado, Ben Heppner, Munich Radio Orchestra, Reinhard Kammler, Claes H. Ahnsjö, Dame Margaret Price, Bruno De Simone, Ulrich Ress, Udo Mehrpohl, Franco Alfano, Heinrich Weber, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Eva Marton, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Orazio Mori & Robert Swensen

About Roberto Abbado

Hometown

Milan, Italy

Born

1954

Genre

Classical

Conductor Roberto Abbado is equally well known for appearances in operatic and orchestral performances. His orchestral-conducting career has been especially successful in the U.S. At 23, Abbado conducted a performance of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra in the city of Macerata, and in 1979, he made his debut at La Fenice in a new production of Rossini's Il Turco in Italia. Abbado made an early recording in 1992 in a performance of Liszt piano concertos with Gerhard Oppitz. He led several opera recordings on the RCA label, including one of Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi in 2011. He released the album Vive Verdi!: French Rarities and Discoveries, with the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, in 2022.