Bruno Moretti


Bruno Moretti is an Italian composer, pianist, and conductor. He has composed ballet music working in collaboration with the choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti. He is also an accompanist for singers.

Biography

Moretti was born in Rome, and initially studied with Armando Renzi. Then he became Nino Rota's assistant for creating the opera Napoli milionaria at the Spoleto festival in 1977. Later, he studied conducting at Siena's Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He made his conducting debut in 1979 at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma with Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. He has conducted throughout Italy and in England, Israel, the Far East and North America.

Works

Opera

Lady E, opera in two acts to a libretto by Pasquale Plastino and Silvia Ranfagni

Ballet

Caravaggio, a two-act ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti. Moretti wrote the score based on several works by Claudio Monteverdi. Moretti's interpretation was reviewed as "light... then darker and always varied in texture... romanticised Monteverdi, but it fits the stage action perfectly."Don Giovanni, emozioni di un mito , for Il Balletto di ToscanaComoedia, for AterballettoVespro, for New York City Ballet In Vento

Orchestral music

Reviews