Chorus

The Choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa was founded in the year of the Theatre’s inauguration, 1828; over the course of 170 years, the ensemble has gained considerable prominence on the national scene.

In addition to performing the operatic repertoire, from Baroque to the present day, which is intrinsic to the Theatre’s opera activity, the Teatro Carlo Felice Choir has dedicated itself to exploring and performing medieval and Renaissance polyphonic forms, Baroque and Classical choral repertoire, great Classical, Romantic and late-Romantic symphonic-choral compositions, up to the multifaceted musical expressions of the twentieth century.

The artistic experience of the vocal ensemble has developed with the fundamental contribution of prestigious masters who, since its establishment, have been gradually and constantly refining its qualitative features.

In particular: Lido Nistri, Leone Magiera, Bruno Pizzi, Tullio Boni, Adolfo Fanfani, Ferruccio Lozer, Dante Ghersi, Marco Faelli, Gianfranco Cosmi, Fulvio Angius, Fulvio Fogliazza; and more recently: Ciro Visco, Giovanni Andreoli, Lorenzo Fratini, Marco Balderi, Pablo Assante and Franco Sebastiani.

Also, it’s worth remembering the significant collaborations with the great conductors: Mstislav Rostropovič, Giannandrea Gavazzeni, Spiros Argiris, Peter Maag, Gary Bertini, Antonio Pappano, Yuri Ahronovitch, Christian Thielemann, Daniel Oren, Bruno Bartoletti, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Nello Santi, Lorin Maazel, Bruno Campanella, Nicola Luisotti, Donato Renzetti, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Michel Plasson and Fabio Luisi.