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Richard Woitach

Associate Conductor (retired), Metropolitan Opera
Recorded The Unknown Kurt Weill, receiving a Grammy nomination
Guest Conductor, Cincinnati Opera, The San Francisco Opera, TheOpera Company of Boston, The Vancouver International Festival,and the Milwaukee Florentine Opera


Past Lectures:

  • The Opera Orchestra in 19th Century Italy:
    Part I – The Flowering (Its Uses by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti)
    Part II – The Culmination (Verdi)
  • Artistic Inter-Weavings in the Bel Canto Period:
    Part I – Influence and Interactions of Instrumental Composers and Composers of Bel Canto Opera (Chopin, Schubert, Beethoven,Mozart, Paganini)
    Part II – Recasting of Bel Canto Operas via Instrumental Transcriptions(Liszt, Chopin, Henze, Busoni), 20th Century Composers, Filmsand Television
  • Comedy is No Laughing Matter: The Humorous Side of Tragic Composers
  • Wine, Women and Opera: A Survey of Revelry on the Lyric Stage in Italy and Its Neighbors:
    Part I – 1750 -1850
    Part II – 1850 – 1950
  • Bel Canto of Voice and Orchestra
  • Reflections with Richard Woitach: Maximizing a Young Artist’s Possibilities
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Bel Canto Institute 2021 Summer Programs in Florence, Italy are in a fluid state due to the pandemic. This means we are not accepting applications for 2021 at this time. With the United States Department of State advisory ‘Reconsider Travel to Italy’ and the current conditions in Italy and the United States, we are not able to move forward at this time. Safety of participants is always a major concern to this organization. Please check this site after January 1 for updates. We are hopeful.