Lamberto Gardelli

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Biography

Born: November 6, 1914; Venice, Italy   Died: July 17, 1998; Munich, Germany  
Although born and trained in Italy, Lamberto Gardelli underwent his most crucial development during the ten years he spent as resident conductor of the Swedish Royal Opera in Stockholm. His work there from 1946 to 1955 coincided with the emergence of several singers who went on to international careers and focused on the Italian repertory for which he achieved his greatest celebrity. Although he failed to achieve the superstar level, he was a Read more conscientious and often galvanizing master of the podium. While his American appearances were far fewer in number than those in Europe, his reputation was secured by his many recordings, all of which reflected his stylish and thorough approach to opera. He was also a notable symphonic conductor, albeit one whose concert appearances took second place to his work in the opera house.

After studying at Pesaro's Liceo Musicale Rossini and further training in Rome, Gardelli was chosen by Tullio Serafin to be his assistant in the Eternal City. Gardelli's 1944 conducting debut was made in Rome at the Teatro Reale dell'Opera in Verdi's La traviata. Following other successes in his native country, Gardelli was appointed resident in Stockholm, remaining there until 1955. From 1955 to 1961, he was engaged by the Danish State Radio Symphony where he polished his acquaintance with the symphonic repertory. Gardelli's next appointment was with the Budapest Opera where he continued to conduct for more than three decades. Through this relationship, he came to make a number of recordings, many of them of works in the Italian repertory utilizing casts mixing Hungarian and Italian artists. Under his guidance, a number of Hungarian singers grew into stylistically informed Verdi performers.

Gardelli made his American debut conducting a concert performance of I Capuleti e i Montecchi at Carnegie Hall. As a result of the positive impression he made there, he was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera for the 1965-1966 season, making his first appearance on January 30, 1966, leading Andrea Chénier. A Madama Butterfly the following year, though well enough conducted, was all that the Metropolitan had to offer that fitted Gardelli's schedule; he thereafter concentrated on work in Europe.

England also heard Gardelli for the first time in 1964 when he led Verdi's Macbeth in a Glyndebourne production. Gardelli's first opera at Covent Garden in 1969 was another Verdi title, Otello, shaped with both fire and attention to detail. The conductor became a favored presence in England and his reliability led to his being called upon often to lead recordings. Eventually, his discography grew to encompass such Verdi works as Nabucco, I Lombardi, Macbeth, and La forza del destino. His recording of Rossini's Guillaume Tell (in French) drew together a strong cast and balanced dramatic force with elegance of expression, both vocally and orchestrally. Gardelli's association with the Hungarian company Hungaroton resulted in important recordings of operas by Respighi, including Belfagor (from 1922), Egiziaca (1931), and La fiamma (1934).

In addition to his podium work, Gardelli was a composer whose oeuvre included symphonic works, lyric pieces, and five operas, the final three of which are portions of a trilogy. Two operas, Alba novella and L'Etrusco, were written in the 1930s. Of the trilogy -- Il sogno (1942), L'impresario delle Americhe (1959), and Il demono (1971) -- only the second named was performed during Gardelli's lifetime. It was given a broadcast production for Budapest Television in 1982. Read less

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Verdi: Nabucco / Gardelli, Gobbi, Suliotis, Et Al
Verdi: Nabucco / Gardelli, Gobbi, Suliotis, Et Al
Release Date: 09/10/2002   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 417407   Number of Discs: 2
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Rossini: Guillaume Tell / Gardelli, Caballe, Mesple, Taillon, Bacquier
Rossini: Guillaume Tell / Gardelli, Caballe, Mesple, Taillon, Bacquier
Release Date: 11/09/2010   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 40763   Number of Discs: 4
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    Verdi: Great Operas (10-CD Set)
    Verdi: Great Operas (10-CD Set)
    Label: Membran International Gmbh   Catalog: 233617 Release Date: 04/30/2013   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Daniela Dessi,  Vincenzo La Scola,  Michele Pertusi,  Riccardo Ristori  ... 
    Conductor:  Giuliano Carella,  Maurizio Arena,  Francesco Molinari-Pradelli,  Bruno Bartoletti  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian International Orchestra,  Bratislava Chamber Chorus,  Turin Teatro Regio Chorus  ... 
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    Magic Verdi
    Magic Verdi
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 282712 Release Date: 04/09/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Placido Domingo,  Fiorenza Cossotto,  Martina Arroyo,  Piero Cappuccilli  ... 
    Conductor:  Efrem Kurtz,  Riccardo Muti,  Alberto Erede,  Anton Guadagno  ... 
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    The Art Of Verdi / Placido Domingo
    The Art Of Verdi / Placido Domingo
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001809102 Release Date: 04/02/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Nicolai Ghiaurov,  Piero Cappuccilli,  Placido Domingo,  Eduardo Valdés  ... 
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Claudio Abbado,  Valery Gergiev,  Lorin Maazel  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Kirov Theater Orchestra  ... 
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    Verdi: The Complete Works
    Verdi: The Complete Works
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001806202 Release Date: 03/05/2013   Number of Discs: 75
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Maria Guleghina,  Samuel Ramey,  Violeta Urmana,  Sara Fulgoni  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Lamberto Gardelli,  James Levine,  Richard Bonynge  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  London Voices,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    50 Best London Symphony Orchestra
    50 Best London Symphony Orchestra
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 333092 Release Date: 02/26/2013   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  ... 
    Performer:  Jeanne Loriod,  Michel Béroff,  Simon Preston,  Andre Previn  ... 
    Conductor:  Eugen Jochum,  André Previn,  Sir Adrian Boult,  Lamberto Gardelli  ... 
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    50 Best Verdi
    50 Best Verdi
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 338302 Release Date: 02/26/2013   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Placido Domingo,  Rolando Villazón,  Renato Bruson,  Nicolai Gedda  ... 
    Conductor:  Riccardo Muti,  Marcello Viotti,  Giuseppe Patané,  Julius Rudel  ... 
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    The Very Best Of Nicolai Gedda
    The Very Best Of Nicolai Gedda
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 164972 Release Date: 02/05/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Jules Massenet,  Charles Gounod,  Hector Berlioz,  Jacques Offenbach  ... 
    Performer:  Nicolai Gedda,  André Mallabrera,  Ernest Blanc,  Mirella Freni  ... 
    Conductor:  Alceo Galliera,  Georges Prêtre,  André Cluytens,  Pierre Dervaux  ... 
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    Essential Opera Divas
    Essential Opera Divas
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 234522 Release Date: 01/22/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Antonio Vivaldi,  Christoph W. Gluck,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Arleen Augér,  Patrizia Ciofi,  Véronique Gens,  Margaret Price  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Hickox,  Fabio Biondi,  Christophe Rousset,  Riccardo Muti  ... 
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    Essential Verdi
    Essential Verdi
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 234602 Release Date: 01/22/2013   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Nicolai Gedda,  Beverly Sills,  Anna Moffo,  Delia Wallis  ... 
    Conductor:  Aldo Ceccato,  Sir Colin Davis,  Tullio Serafin,  Francesco Molinari-Pradelli  ... 
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    Verdi: Opera Highlights
    Verdi: Opera Highlights
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 167332 Release Date: 01/22/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Alfredo Kraus,  Renata Scotto,  Beverly Sills,  Sherrill Milnes  ... 
    Conductor:  Riccardo Muti,  Julius Rudel,  Herbert von Karajan,  Lamberto Gardelli  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus  ... 
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    Philips Original Jackets Collection [55-CD Set]
    Philips Original Jackets Collection [55-CD Set]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001767702 Release Date: 12/04/2012   Number of Discs: 55
    Composer:  Max Bruch,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Johannes Brahms,  Gioachino Rossini  ... 
    Performer:  Salvatore Accardo,  Elisabeth Unger,  Claudio Arrau,  Thomas Zehetmair  ... 
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur,  Bernard Haitink,  Frans Brüggen,  Simon Rattle  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  Beaux Arts Trio  ... 
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    Essential Film Classics
    Essential Film Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 05134 Release Date: 10/09/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Richard Strauss,  Richard Wagner,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Ludwig van Beethoven  ... 
    Performer:  David Bell,  Cécile Ousset,  Steve Morse,  Manuel Barrueco  ... 
    Conductor:  Klaus Tennstedt,  Mariss Jansons,  Richard Hickox,  Wolfgang Sawallisch  ... 
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    The Voice Of Elena Souliotis
    The Voice Of Elena Souliotis
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 4805369 Release Date: 09/04/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Pietro Mascagni,  Amilcare Ponchielli
    Performer:  Elena Souliotis,  Giovanni Foiani,  Anna di Stasio
    Conductor:  Lamberto Gardelli,  Oliviero de Fabritiis,  Silvio Varviso
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    Voices Of Italian Opera
    Voices Of Italian Opera
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 40509 Release Date: 07/31/2012   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Vincenzo Bellini,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Gioachino Rossini,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Maria Callas,  Edita Gruberova,  Margherita Carosio,  Francesco Meli  ... 
    Conductor:  Tullio Serafin,  Kurt Eichhorn,  Anatole Fistoulari,  Evelino Pidò  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Munich Radio Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra  ... 
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    Opera Arias
    Opera Arias
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001707702 Release Date: 07/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giacomo Puccini,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Jacques Offenbach,  Alfredo Catalani  ... 
    Performer:  Renata Tebaldi,  Luciano Pavarotti,  Dame Joan Sutherland,  Huguette Tourangeau  ... 
    Conductor:  Lamberto Gardelli,  Richard Bonynge,  Fausto Cleva,  Silvio Varviso  ... 
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    Essential Overtures
    Essential Overtures
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 27866 Release Date: 06/05/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  George Frideric Handel,  Christoph W. Gluck  ... 
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Gianluigi Gelmetti,  Sir Colin Davis,  Sir David Willcocks  ... 
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    Jussi Bjorling's Last Concert
    Jussi Bjorling's Last Concert
    Label: Andromeda   Catalog: 9064 Release Date: 05/29/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Giacomo Puccini,  Richard Wagner,  Jean Sibelius  ... 
    Performer:  Jussi Björling,  Kerstin Meyer,  Olle Sivall,  Hjördis Schymberg  ... 
    Conductor:  Nils Grevillius,  Herbert Sandberg,  Kurt Bendix,  Lamberto Gardelli
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra,  Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus
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    50 Best Overtures & Preludes
    50 Best Overtures & Preludes
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 27368 Release Date: 05/22/2012   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Vincenzo Bellini  ... 
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Gianluigi Gelmetti,  Lamberto Gardelli,  Sir Colin Davis  ... 
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    Best Overtures 100
    Best Overtures 100
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 27333 Release Date: 05/22/2012   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Vincenzo Bellini  ... 
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Gianluigi Gelmetti,  Lamberto Gardelli,  Sir Colin Davis  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Giordano: Fedora; Zandonai: Francesca Da Rimini Highlights
    Giordano: Fedora; Zandonai: Francesca Da Rimini Highlights
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001614802 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Umberto Giordano,  Riccardo Zandonai
    Performer:  Magda Olivero,  Tito Gobbi,  Mario Del Monaco
    Conductor:  Lamberto Gardelli,  Nicola Rescigno
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra
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    Nessun Dorma
    Nessun Dorma
    Label: Membran International Gmbh   Catalog: 233346 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Giacomo Puccini,  Jules Massenet,  Jacques Halévy,  Charles Gounod  ... 
    Performer:  Franco Bonisolli,  Mirella Freni,  Maria Corelli,  Henno Garduhn  ... 
    Conductor:  Leone Magiera,  Francesco Molinari-Pradelli,  Lamberto Gardelli,  Bruno Bartoletti
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    Verdi: Nabucco / Gardelli, Gobbi, Suliotis, Prevedi
    Verdi: Nabucco / Gardelli, Gobbi, Suliotis, Prevedi
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001615302 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Elena Suliotis,  Bruno Prevedi,  Carlo Cava,  Dora Carral  ... 
    Conductor:  Lamberto Gardelli
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Best Choruses 100
    Best Choruses 100
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 80416 Release Date: 11/01/2011   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Antonio Vivaldi,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Henry Purcell  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Wolfgang Gönnenwein,  David Munrow  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra,  Ambrosian Singers,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields  ... 
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    100 Best Choruses
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 0828262 Release Date: 10/03/2011   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  George Frideric Handel,  Antonio Vivaldi,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Henry Purcell  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Wolfgang Gönnenwein,  David Munrow  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra,  Ambrosian Singers,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields  ... 
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    Summer Classics
    Summer Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 82156 Release Date: 07/26/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Antonio Vivaldi,  Ottorino Respighi,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Georges Bizet  ... 
    Performer:  Anne-Sophie Mutter,  Susan Milan
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan,  Sir Neville Marriner,  André Previn,  Paul Tortelier  ... 
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