(C)Roberto Masotti

Born in Verona in 1987, Andrea Battistoni is one of rising young talents at the international level.
In January 2011 he has been appointed First Guest Conductor at the Teatro Regio in Parma, with a three-years engagement for two operas and two symphonic productions a year.
Andrea Battistoni has already conducted operas as La boheme, Il viaggio a Reims, Il matrimonio segreto, Attila and La traviata. Recent engagements include the 2011 season opening concert at Teatro Regio in Parma and the return at I Pomeriggi Musicali and Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana.
Among his recent successes: a symphonic concert at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, Il barbiere di Siviglia in Parma, Arena di Verona and Venice, the symphonic debut with the Maggio Musicale Orchestra of Florence, Rigoletto in Macerata, Rigoletto and symphonic concerts at the Filarmonico in Verona, Falstaff at the Festival Verdi in Parma and Nabucco in Tokyo with the Tokyo Philharmonic and Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre.
Noteworthy performances he conducted are: his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano with the historical production of Le Nozze di Figaro, at the Teatro Regio in Parma with Stiffelio, Il trovatore in concert form at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, La boheme in Naples, his debut at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Macbeth in Genova and La boheme in Valencia. Roman Trilogy by Respighi he conducted in the Tokyo Philharmonic’s subscription concerts in May 2013 was enthusiastically received by the audience and critics alike.
Last June he is appointed as new Principal Guest Conductor of Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova for 5 years.
Last September he opened the Opera Season of Deutsche Oper Berlin with the new production of Nabucco by G. Verdi.