The family that plays together stays together
mainThe Salzburg Festival has issued a family photo of its newest Nestle conductor competition winner, Lorenzo Viotti.
He is the son of the much-lamented Swiss conductor, Marcello Viotti, who died ten years ago at the age of 5o.
This s one of the last pictures of the Viotti family before Marcello’s death.
l-r: Marina is today a mezzo-soprano, Alessando a horn player, Milena is 3rd horn at Bavarian Opera, Lorenzo Viotti is one from the right with his mother.
Photo: Bayerischer Rundfunk/Georg Thum
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Marcello Viotti’s 1992 recording of L’elisir d’amore remains a perfect testament to his rhythmic flair and sense of style. It is also charmingly sung by a mostly Italian cast.
Better than any DVD of this opera, but alas hard to find.