“Concert of the Symphony revealed Dante Anzolini, a great conductor.( head title).. A wonderful concert was heard in Belgrano Auditorium. Dante Anzolini’s consecration with the National Symphony featured nothing less than the performance of the first and second Suites of Daphnis et Chloe of Ravel, which he conducted from memory with authority and surprising resolve. Both the orchestra and the choir (celebrating its 30th anniversary) performed above their level in front of this charismatic young conductor of precise gestures, contagious joy, and with passion to move the public achieving this enthusiastic rendition from memory. The other triumph was the Elgar Concerto…”

“Stars go by without being seen (head title) Dante Anzolini led the orchestra with the efficiency and nerve that was needed. It is unfortunate that this concert could not be repeated, but it would be even worse if the public forgot the young conductor capable of such a feat. This was not the only feat, for he then dialogued with Daniel Zisman……during the difficult fifty minutes of the Elgar violin Concerto.”

“…very reassuring was, that also the Berner Symphonieorchester, under the very sensitive direction of its Milanese guest conductor Dante Anzolini, did not take its work on the light side….and offered us a delicate, expressive, a really worth it performance of Ravel’s little Masterpiece.”

“…(Mozart Marriage of Figaro) sounded ‘different’ under Dante Anzolini’s musical direction in the pit: more lively, spicy, and less in love with piano sonorities. Anzolini’s conception of Mozart has high merits, spontaneous freshness, and a touching naturalness.”

“… the talent of this man is undisputed. (He is a) Miracle worker. This time he inspired the drowsy Klaipeda Music Theater troupe and in mere 20 days he supervised and conducted G. Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Nowadays he works in Bonn as the assistant of the Opera House’s conductor and vocal coach. I can assure you that Dante Anzolini is not only a superb conductor but also a cordial speaker.

“Klaipeda has not seen such music success in years. The theatre that was undergoing reorganization and was on the brink of collapse managed to pull together a thrilling performance of G. Verdi’s “Traviata.”…(Anzolini)… did not despair. Instead he worked 14 hours every day to put the pieces together – to produce a magnificent musical performance.”

Maestro Anzolini will be conducting the Montevideo Philharmonic at 7.30 on Monday, April 11, 2016. The program will not be altered. Calcavecchia’s Pericón, Mozart Clarinet Concerto (soloist Gervasio Tarragona), and Prokofiev Fifth Symphony. More information at

http://www.filarmonica.org.uy/softis/presentaciones/pd/2016-04-11

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The final summary of the extraordinary success in Washington: Six evenings that brought six standing ovations. This is a picture of the conductor Maestro Anzolini bringing Philip Glass to receive the huge accolades of audience, cheering the composer and his piece. It was an uncommon and unusual box-office triumph, a house fully sold for the six performances, a landmark of modern opera

Another view on Maestro Anzolini’s Washington National Opera debut with the world premiere of Philip Glass-Christopher Hampton’s Appomattox. Please read

http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/play-dc-appomattox-kennedy-center.htm

The Washington’s liveliest theatre website has published a review on the performance of November 14. This world premiere composed by Philip Glass (“called by some the greatest living composer”), with text written by Christopher Hampton, was conducted by Dante Santiago Anzolini in his Washington National Opera debut. Please read the website on:

http://dctheatrescene.com/2015/11/16/appomattox-at-washington-national-opera/