Roberto Paternostro

This noted opera and orchestral conductor, born in Vienna, but also at home in Venice, was a student of Hans Swarowsky, György Ligeti, and Christoph von Dohnányi, and later became the assistant to Herbert von Karajan in Berlin. Following his rise to fame at the Gala Opera for Africa held at the Verona Arena in 1985, Paternostro quickly became a very requested guest conductor at important houses throughout the world, including those in the cities of Barcelona, Venice, Genoa, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Budapest, Munich, and Dresden. Since 1997, he has been director of the Staatstheater...