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“Leonardo Vordoni’s musical direction was faultless, the Italian conductor bringing lively tempos, idiomatic pacing, and attentive detailing… with scrupulous balancing of ensembles and chorus throughout.” – Chicago Classical Review
“The very enjoyable performance redounded to the credit of rising conductor Leonardo Vordoni, who jumped in with zero orchestral rehearsal and gave a cogent, lively account… Vordoni had coached the singers and the level of spoken and sung Italian was unusually precise and expressive, a key factor in this piece.” – Gay City News
“Conductor Leonardo Vordoni… interpreted the score as keenly with his heart as with his intellect.” – Opera News
“…masterful conducting by Leonardo Vordoni (making his Lyric début). Conductor Vordoni, showcased the teamwork in this great Mozart opera, meshing comedy and romance and achieving a sensitive balance between orchestra and singers.” – El Paso Times
“None of this would have been possible without a conductor who has a nuanced sense of comic timing. And that’s exactly what Opera Colorado found in emerging maestro Leonardo Vordoni, who was making his début with the company. He married suitably high-energy pacing with keen responsiveness to the action
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Opera Grand Rapids hires guest director to conduct 'Tosca' in May
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Opera Grand Rapids has engaged a former member of the Metropolitan Opera's music staff to lead the company's upcoming performance of "Tosca" in May.
Leonardo Vordoni, an emerging Italian conductor who has led recent productions of "The Barber of Seville" with Houston Grand Opera and "The Marriage of Figaro" with Lyric Opera of Chicago, will conduct the Grand Rapids Symphony and Opera Grand Rapids Chorus in Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" on May 1 and 2.
Vordoni, who led Michigan Opera Theatre in "La Traviata" in November 2013, steps in for former artistic director Robert Lyall, who departed the company after 26 seasons following the company's production of "Noah's Flood" earlier in February.
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Hailed for his "faultless," "unusually precise and expressive" "masterful conducting," Vordoni said he's honored to lead performances with Opera Grand Rapids.
"For me, it's all about inspiring both the orchestra and cast to bring to life the intentions of the comp
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Leonardo Vordoni
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