MARCO LONGHINI

Marco Longhini graduated in orchestral conducting at the Milan Conservatorio and in architecture in Venice, after earlier studies in composition, choral music and singing. He came to madrigal repertoire after a long cultural journey in early music, especially of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, concentrating his attention on the rediscovery of often unpublished Italian masterpieces of the past. 20 years inside this repertoire, performing all over Europe, has given him a comprehensive knowledge of vocal music in opera and oratorio. In addition to his work with Delitiæ Musicæ, founded in 1992, Marco Longhini has a demanding career as a conductor of opera and oratorio. Recent engagements include a stage performance of Monteverdi’s Orfeo, recorded for National Italian Television (RAI), Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo and a highly acclaimed production of Antonio Sartorio’s Orfeo staged by Pierluigi Pizzi. In 2010 the opening concert of the Fribourg Festival, featuring a new edition of Monteverdi’s Vespers 1610, was broadcast on Swiss Radio. Marco Longhini has an extensive discography with some 25 CDs and he is the first conductor to record the complete Madrigals of Monteverdi (Naxos). His other recordings include Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo (awarded the French Choc du disque in 1998 and 9 de Répertoire), and Adriano Banchieri’s Studio dilettevole, Il Metamorfosi Musicale, Pazzia senile and Saviezza giovenile, chosen by CD Classica as the best recording of the month in April 1999. Further recordings include Monteverdi’s Messa e Litanie della Beata Vergine, and Cavalieri’s Cantata and Mass Sciolto havean dall’alte sponde, awarded five stars by the Italian magazine Musica. He teaches at the Conservatory of Brescia.

The Heart of the Hunter – Marco Longhini talks to Jeremy Siepmann

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Role: Conductor
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