Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra is an Italian orchestra founded in 1993, which began a collaboration with the

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. Since 1995, the orchestra is best known for its key role in bringing to life the music of

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during his live performances and on Morricone’s film scores.

Biography

The orchestra toured in

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with

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and has worked with artists such as

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, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...

Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1998 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film ''La Vita è bella'', better known to ...

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and

Gianni Ferrio Gianni Ferrio (16 November 1924 – 21 October 2013) was an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger. Life and career Born in Vicenza, Ferrio studied at the conservatories of Vicenza and Venice. Starting in the late 1950s, he was active a ...

. The performances with

as conductor took place in the largest and most prestigious theaters in the world such as the Auditorium Lingotto in

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, Greek Theatre, Taormina,

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, Nuovo Piccolo Teatro of Milan and Mazda Palace, Arena of Verona

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, Basilica Ara Coeli, Auditorium Parco della Musica Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome,

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and

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, the

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, Osaka Festival Hall,

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, and the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul. Since 1998, Ennio Morricone has used the orchestra for the recording of film scores such as

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and Baaria.

Selected discographyDiscography Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, All Music
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– Anni Ribelli Original Soundtrack (1994) *

– Concerto Premio Rota – live album (1995) * Ennio Morricone - Film Music By Ennio Morricone (1996) * Ennio Morricone – La Lupa (She-Wolf) (1996) *

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- Il dito e la luna (1998) *

Piero Piccioni Piero Piccioni (; December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer and lawyer. A pianist, organist, conductor, composer, he was also the prolific author of more than 300 film soundtracks. He played for the first time on ...

- Incontri proibiti (1998) * Ennio Morricone – The Phantom of the Opera (1998) *

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– Liberty Heights (1999) *

- E Meno Male Che C'E' Maria (2001) *

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- E Poi la Tua Bocca Da Bacciare (2001) *

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- Roberto Gatto Plays Rugantino (2001) * Ennio Morricone -

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(2002) * Ennio Morricone - Perlasca (2002) * Ennio Morricone - Ennio Morricone: A Celebration of Ennio Morricone's 75th Anniversary (2002) * Ennio Morricone – Senso '45 (2002) * Ennio Morricone - Un difetto di famiglia (2002) * Ennio Morricone - La luz prodigiosa (2003) * Ennio Morricone -

- Focus (2003) * Ennio Morricone - Io, Ennio Morricone: Film Music (2003) * Ennio Morricone - A Celebration of Ennio Morricone's 75th Anniversary (2004) * Ennio Morricone - Arena Concerto (2004) * Ennio Morricone – Focus (2004) *

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- Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma (2004) * Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone– Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004) * Ennio Morricone - Ennio Morricone: Itinerary of a Genius (2005) * Yo-Yo Ma - The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (2005) * Ennio Morricone - E ridendo l'uccise (2005) * Ennio Morricone - Lucia (2005) * Ennio Morricone - Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005) * Ennio Morricone - Cefalonia (2005) * Ennio Morricone -

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(2005) * Ennio Morricone - Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006) * Ennio Morricone -

(2006) * Ennio Morricone - Gino Bartali, l'intramontabile (2006) * Ennio Morricone - La provincial (2006) * Ennio Morricone - Carel Kraayenhof– Guardians Of The Clouds (2006) *

- La Cantata dei Cent'anni (2006) *

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- Quelli degli altri tutti qui (2006) * Ennio Morricone - Tutte le donne della mia vita (2007) * Yo-Yo Ma – Appassionato (2007) * Various –

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(2007) * Ennio Morricone - Ennio Morricone: Arena Concerto (2007) * Ennio Morricone - Risoluzione 819 (2008) *

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- 40 anni di me con voi (2008) *

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– Primavera In Anticipo (2008) * Ennio Morricone - Peace Notes: Live in Venice DVD/2 CD(2008) *

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– Elettra * Ennio Morricone – Baaria (2009) * Mina - Sulla tua bocca lo dirò (2009) * Marcelo Álvarez – Tenorissimo (2010) *

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- Baciami Ancora (2010) * Pasquale Catalano – Barney's Version (2011) * Jovanotti - Lorenzo In Concerto Per Jovanotti E Orchestra (2012) *

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& Ennio Morricone – Paradiso (2012) * Ennio Morricone -

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(2013) * Mina - Christmas Song Book (2013)

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