An italian conductor ALBERTO VERONESI is the specialist of verismo music, mainly interested in operas of Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo.
Alberto Veronesi is the artistic director of Puccini Festival since 1999, has been the chief conductor of Bologna’s “Teatro Comunale”, “Petruzelli Foundation”, the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra and The Opera Orchestra of New York. Has had collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, “Deutche Oper Berlin”, the “La Monnaie” opera house in Brussels, the National Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome, the Salzburg Festival, the La Scala Opera Theatre in Milan etc..
Alberto Veronesi is the artist of the Deutsche Grammophon, has recorded several music albums together with such opera stars like Angela Gheorghiu, Plasido Domingo, Roberto Alagna etc.