Andrea Molino (born 1964 in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, Italy) is an Italian composer and conductor.

Biography

Andrea Molino was born in Turin and studied in Turin, Milan, Venice, Paris and Freiburg. He lives in Zurich and Paris. In 1997, as musical director of the Pocket Opera Company in Nuremberg he conducted the world premiere of Alessandro Melchiorre's ''Unreported inbound Palermo'' and in 2000, the premiere of the stage version of

Heiner Goebbels Heiner Goebbels (born 17 August 1952) is a German composer, conductor and professor at Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen and artistic director of the International Festival of the Arts Ruhrtriennale 2012–14. His composition ''Stifters Dinge ...

' ''Surrogate Cities''. His own projects
the smiling carcass
' (1999), based on the subject of advertising, and ''Those Who Speak In A Faint Voice'' (2001), on death penalty, both in collaboration with the Italian photographer

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, are the first examples of his commitment towards innovative, multimedia oriented music theatre. From 2000 to 2006 Andrea Molino was artistic director of Fabrica Musica, the music department of the Italian communication research center
Fabrica
''CREDO'', a multimedia music theatre on the theme of ethnic and religious conflicts was premiered in April 2004 at th
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
and then performed at the Stazione Termini in Rome with the Orchestra del

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, on the occasion of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates; in July 2005 it opened the

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in Brisbane, Australia. ''WINNERS'' has been premiered, conducted on 22 July 2006 at the

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; the European premiere took place in October 2006 in Paris at the Grande Salle of the

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. The multimedia staged concert "un Temps vécu, ou qui pourrait l’être" had its world premiere on 6 June 2008 a
Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains
in Lille, where Molino was “Invited Artist” for the season 2007–2008. In October 2009, as artistic director of the ''World Venice Forum'', he curated the Festival ''The Garden Of Forking Paths''. In the closing concert at the ''Basilica dei Frari'' he conducted the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in his own multimedia concert ''Of Flowers And Flames'', for the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, in India. ''Three Mile Island'', on the nuclear accident in Pennsylvania in 1979, was first performed in March 2012 at the

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with the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and the

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; the Italian Premiere followed at the Teatro India in Rome. The project received the Music Theatre Now Award 2012. His opera ''- there is no why here -'', was premiered at the

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in April 2014 and revived in May 2015 in

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at deSingel for the

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(Opera XXI Festival). ''I want the things'', written for David Moss, has been shown in 2020 by the

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in Dublin as a part of their ''Dear Ireland'' project. In November 2021 ''The Garden of Forking Paths'' was premiered at Palazzo Madama in Turin; the project has been the first public implementation of the SWARMS platform, developed with the Centro di Ricerche

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in Turin. The music video installation ''The sense of the place - Montepulciano'' accompanied the 2022 edition of the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte in Montepulciano. ''La vérité, pas toute'', for 32 voices, 8 percussions, electronics and video was premiered in July 2023 at the Chigiana International Festival in Siena. Recent projects as a conductor include the premiere of

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's ''Melancholia'' at the

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in Stockholm, the opening of the Chigiana International Festival in Siena with

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's ''Coro'' and ''Voci'', the ''New York Stories'' project with the

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's ''

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'' directed by

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and

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's '' The Nose'', directed by

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at the

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for

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; the world premiere of

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's ''The Cellist'' at the

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in London. For ''Opera Australia'' he had previously conducted '' Kròl Roger'' (directed by

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, Green Room Award 2018), ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' (2015 NYE Gala at the ''Sydney Opera House''), ''

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'' (directed by Alex Ollé - ''La Fura dels Baus'') and ''

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'' among others. He opened the 2010 concert season of the

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in Venice with the world premiere of Bruno Maderna's ''Requiem'' (CD

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, Abbiati Award 2022). At the

he had opened the 2005 edition of the Venice Music Biennale with

’ ''Surrogate Cities'' and he conducted the world premiere productions of Mosca's ''Signor Goldoni'' (2007) and Ambrosini's ''Il Killer di Parole'' (2010). He conducted the Orchestra del

, the

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, the

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, the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, the

, the

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, the

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, the

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, the Royal Swedish Orchestra, the Malmoe Opera Orchestra, the

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, the

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at the

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, Berliner Festspiele / März Musik in the

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, Beijing Opera House, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Copenhagen Opera Festival, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, Opéra national de Nancy,

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, RomaEuropa Festival among others. His compositions are published b
RAI COM
(Rome), Nuova Stradivarius (Milan) an
Ricordi
(Milan). He has been recording with Naive (Paris), ECM (Munich),

(Milan) and ABC Classics (Sydney) among others.

Selected works

* ''La vérité, pas toute'' (2023), for 32 voices, 8 percussionists, 16 mobile video cameras and live electronics * ''Il senso del luogo - Montepulciano'' (2022), music video installation * ''The Garden of Forking Paths'' (2021), a multimedia music action for four itinerant speakers, itinerant saxophone quartet and instrumental ensemble in live audiovisual connection * ''Chants de fragilité'' (2021) for solo violin, video, 16 violinists and orchestra * ''A System of Reality (- the looting starts, the shooting starts -)'' (2020) for solo Viola * ''I want the things'' (2020), music video for solo voice with percussion (for David Moss) * ''The Sense of the Place - Dublin'' (2019), music video series for solo bass clarinet in multiple locations * ''Swarm'' (2019) for solo electric guitar and ensemble of 16 electric guitars * ''- there is no why here -'' (2014), multimedia music theatre for vocal and instrumental soloists, performers, large orchestra, live electronics and live video * ''Three Mile Island'' (2012), multimedia staged concert for vocal ensemble, instrumental ensemble, live electronics and live video. * ''Open, Air'' (2012), for voices, instruments and orchestra in open space. * ''Of Flowers And Flames'' (2009), multimedia concert for solo Sarangi (video), symphony orchestra and live video for the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, in India. * ''un Temps vécu, ou qui pourrait l'être'' (2007–2008), multimedia staged concert for vocalist, basset horn, percussion, actress, live electronics and live video * ''WINNERS'' (2005–06), multimedia music action for 2 saxophones, 7 solo percussionists, symphony orchestra, live electronics and live video * ''CREDO'' (2003–04), multimedia music theatre for vocal and instrumental soloists, actors, large orchestra, live electronics, live video and live satellite connections * ''Drops On A Hot Stone'' (2001) for instrumental ensemble, live electronics and live video * ''Those Who Speak In A Faint Voice'' (2000–2001) for solo vocalist, solo saxophone, instrumental ensemble, live electronics and live video * ''Voices'' (2000) for solo vocalist, instrumental ensemble, live electronics and live video * ''The Smiling Carcass'' (1998–99) solo vocalist, 2 actors, madrigal ensemble, solo saxophone, ensemble and live electronics * ''Earth and Heart Dances'' (1997) for 5 percussionists and live electronics * ''Gesti per un tempo di passione'' (1996) for 14 instruments

Selected CDs and DVDs

* ''Bruno Maderna: Requiem'' (Carmela Remigio, Soprano; Veronica Simeoni, Mezzosoprano; Mario Zeffiri, Tenor; Simone Alberghini, Bass; Coro e Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, conductor: Andrea Molino; Stradivarius STR37180, 2022) * ''Various Composers: Agony and Ecstasy'' (

Emma Matthews Emma Matthews (née Lysons; born 1970) is an English-born Australian lyric coloratura soprano, noted for operatic roles, but also popular on the concert stage. A Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Matthews has received more Helpmann Awards ...

, Soprano; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Andrea Molino; ABC Classics, 2016) * ''Various Composers: The Kiss'' (

Nicole Car Nicole Car (born 1985) is an Australian operatic soprano. She has performed leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Opéra national de Paris, ...

, Soprano; Opera Australia Orchestra, conductor: Andrea Molino; ABC Classics, 2015) * ''Marc Sinan: Hasretim'' (DVD of the world premiere, Dresdner Sinfoniker, conductor: Andrea Molino; ECM, Munich, 2013) * ''Andrea Molino: CREDO'' (DVD of the world premiere, conductor: Andrea Molino; Naive, Paris, 2006) * ''Luca Mosca: Signor Goldoni'' (DVD of the world premiere at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; DVD Dynamic 33600, 2008) * ''Andrea Molino: The Smiling Carcass'' ( live recording of the production of the Pocket Opera Company in collaboration with Bayerischer Rundfunk, conductor: Andrea Molino; CD Stradivarius STR 33558, 1999) * ''Bruno Maderna: Serenata n.2, Concerto per 2 pianoforti'' (A. Orvieto, M. Rapetti, Pf.; Ex Novo Ensemble, Venice; Demoé Percussion Ensemble, Aosta, conductor: Andrea Molino; CD Stradivarius STR 33536, 1999) * ''Andrea Molino: Earth and Heart Dances'' (Demoé Percussion Ensemble, Aosta; CD Stradivarius STR 33499, 1998)

References

External links

Official website
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