EXPERTISE IN CLASSICAL AND BAROQUE OPERA CONDUCTING
“Retali recovers the value of linguistic and vocal virtues, which have been buried in times of giant theatres, growing orchestral buried in times of gigantic theatres, growing orchestral apparatuses and the increasing vanity of the singers” CRESCENDO
International recognized as a peerless interpreter of Mozart’s operas
International recognized as a peerless interpreter of Mozart’s operas
“Setting news standard and a new presence which has not be heard before”
Arend Prohmann
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Audience reviews of “Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Admiralspalast Berlin
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“Sensational! I enjoyed yesterday’s performance incredibly… It was no coincidence that the applause was overwhelming.”
“Musically an excellent performance by orchestra and performers! A great evening exceeding all my expectations.”
“For me it was a totally successful performance. The orchestra and singers complemented each other wonderfully and were suitably well rewarded by the audience’s applause.”
It is fascinating how Giuliana Retali succeeds in emotionally spurring on the orchestra. Her conducting technique is outstanding and she is more of a motivator than an old-school, authoritarian orchestral trainer.
…Her interpretation has set new standards and brought about an immediacy I’ve never heard before – it’s as if the instruments are speaking too […]. The resulting energy shows us new, and presumably more accurate, sides of Mozart. I’ve never been so impressed by an interpretation of his work!
MOZART IN A FRESH, CRISP AND CLEAR STYLE. Despite its name, the Hanoverian orchestra Musica assoluta in fact plays the role of the opera orchestra. Under the direction of Giuliana Retali, this youthful ensemble plays in an alert and lively fashion, giving Mozart’s score a fresh, crisp and clear quality (…). In addition the absurd finale of the second act gains significantly from the virtuoso impetus that the orchestra contributes.
…the Italian conductor Giuliana Retali conducted a performance of the opera which many great and established German opera houses could learn from, indeed, learn a lot from.
When opera is created with such passion, brilliance and coherence……it is simply sensational…. more performances are absolutely called for!