Riccardo Frizza (born 14 December 1971) is an Italian conductor, particularly known for his work in the Italian operatic repertoire.Foletto, Angelo (17 April 2013). "Frizza dirige Oberto Un Verdi di carattere". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 November 2015 .Ardanaz, Félix (31 August 2015). "Interview with Riccardo Frizza: The great expert on Verdi". Opera World. Retrieved 20 November 2015. After making his professional conducting debut in 2001 with Rossini's Stabat Mater at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, he went on to conduct in the leading opera houses of Europe and the United States, including La Scala, La Fenice. the Paris Opera, and New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Life and career Frizza was born in Brescia, Italy, where he began his musical studies. He then studied under Elisabetta Brusa at the Milan Conservatory and with the conductors Gilberto Serembe at the Music Academy of Pescara and Gianluigi Gelmetti at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. From 1994 until 2000, he was the principal conductor of his local orchestra (Orchestra Sinfonica di Brescia) before making his official conducting debut with Rossini's Stabat Mater in 2001 at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.Di Meo, Gina (2 January 2009). Musica lirica: Prima viene la tradizione. Oggi 7. Retrieved 20 November 2015 . He subsequently returned to the festival to conduct Il Turco in Italia in 2002, Matilde di Shabran in 2004, and Adelaide di Borgogna in 2006.Rossini Opera Festival Archives. Il Turco in Italia, 2002, Matilde di Shabran, 2004, Adelaide di Borgogna, 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2015 . In 2006 he also made his US conducting debut with L'italiana in Algeri at Washington National Opera.Page, Tim (15 May 2006). "L'Italiana in Algeri: Tour De Force". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 November 2015. In the ensuing years he made several major house debuts, including the Metropolitan Opera conducting Rigoletto (2009),Tommasini, Anthony (26 January 2009). "A Tenor Spurned by La Scala Takes His Talents to the Metropolitan". New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2015. the Paris Opera conducting La Cenerentola (2012),Besses-Boumard, Pascale (3 December 2012). "La Cenerentola: plaisir des yeux". La Tribune. Retrieved 20 November 2015 . La Scala conducting Verdi's rarely performed Oberto (2013), the Arena di Verona conducting Rigoletto (2013),Libero (8 August 2013). "Lirica: Verona, il 'Rigoletto' all'Arena diretto da Riccardo Frizza". Retrieved 19 November 2015 . La Fenice conducting La traviata (2015)Larovere, Fabio (1 September 2015). "Frizza incanta Venezia con Verdi e Puccini". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 19 November 2015 . and Gran Teatre del Liceu conducting L'Italiana in Algeri (2018).
Frizza is married to the Spanish soprano Davinia Rodríguez whom he met while conducting L'elisir d'amore at the Festival de Opera de Las Palmas in 2005. The couple have one daughter.IO Donna (16 June 2015). "Riccardo Frizza: “Vi do appuntamento all’Arena”". Retrieved 2 October 2015 .
Recordings Martinů: Mirandolina – Belarus National Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). CD, Supraphon, 2004 Verdi: Nabucco – Orchestra and chorus of Teatro Carlo Felice, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). DVD, Dynamic, 2005 Donizetti: La Fille du régiment – Orchestra and chorus of Teatro Carlo Felice, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). DVD, Decca, 2006 Rossini: Matilde di Shabran – Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). CD, Decca, 2006Ashley, Tim (8 September 2006). "Rossini: Matilde di Shabran". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2013. Rossini: Armida – Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). DVD, Decca, 2010 Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia – Orchestra and Chorus of San Francisco Opera, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). DVD, Euroarts, 2013, Mozart: Don Giovanni – Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro La Fenice, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). DVD, C Major/Unitel Classica, 2014.Malafronte, Judith (February 2015). "Mozart: Don Giovanni". Opera News. Retrieved 19 November 2013. Donizetti: The Three Queens - Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sondra Radvanovsky, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). PENTATONE, 2022 Rachmaninoff, Respighi, Martucci: Italian Perspectives, Bamberg Symphony, Riccardo Frizza (conductor). PENTATONE, 2026
References
External links Official website Riccardo Frizza at IMG Artists Riccardo Frizza's schedule on Operabase