About us
Opera Network began from an idea with Carla Zanin, now its President, as a linked project of advanced training and professional preparation. It became a Cultural Association in April 2015 with Paolo Bellocci as Artistic Director and Federico Bardazzi as Music Director. The founding concept derived from the need to create training projects in the setting of technical and artistic professionalism for live spectacles (music, prose, dance, etc.) and the arts, that would be capable of offering to young artists technical and professional courses of advanced specialization and completion with the final principle of creating... >> read more
CONSIGLIO DIRETTIVO
CARLA ZANIN
President
Carla Zanin has worked for over twenty years in the live performance sector and specifically in classical and choral music and drama. At first she was the organizational manager and then went into marketing and communications.
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PAOLO BELLOCCI
Artistic director
Since 1988 Paolo Bellocci is Maestro Collaboratore at the Opera di Firenze-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and professional exepert in Italian Opera repertoire.
He has gained long-standing experience as piano coaching...
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FEDERICO BARDAZZI
Musical director
Federico Bardazzi specialises in Early and Baroque Music, he is primarily active as a director in operatic repertoire, from its origins to Händel, Gluck, Mozart, Rossini and Puccini.
Having trained as a cellist with Andrè Navarra...
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COMITATO SCENTIFICO
on. Luigi Berlinguer
Presidente Comitato Scientifico
University Professor of History of Law, was Rector of the University of Siena, General Secretary of the Conference of University Rectors, Member of Parliament of the Italian Republic, Minister of Education... >> read more
Antonio Gavino Oggiano
Coordinatore Comitato Scientifico
Member of Experts AFAM – Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale del MIUR.
Grand Officer of the Italian Republic.
He has been Biology Professor, he held roles at various levels in the music field.
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Nicola Maria Martino
Membro Comitato Scientifico
In 1970 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome with full marks.
In 1973 he was appointed assistant at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
In 1984 he was awarded the chair of Decoration at the Accademia... >> read more