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Biography Italian maestro Andrea Licata has a distinguished career on the podium as both operatic and symphonic conductor. He has recorded two albums with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in England (Bizet, Prokofiev and Saint-Saens; opera preludes and overtures). In his native Sicily, he has led performances of Tosca, Don Carlo, Rigoletto, La Gioconda, Don Pasquale and the Saint of Bleecker Street (both directed by Gian Carlo Menotti), the Verdi Requiem, and Bruckner and Sibelius orchestral programs at the Teatro Bellini in Catania, Simone Boccanegra, Un Ballo In Maschera, Turandot and Norma at the Teatro Vittore Emanuele in Messina, and Andrea Chenier at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Other appearances in Italy include the Festival Dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and the major opera houses of Rome. In the USA, he conducted Aida for the New Orleans Opera, and was a frequent guest conductor for the Baltimore Opera, where he led productions of Aida, La Boheme, La Fancuilla del West, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Turandot, Maria Stuarda, Rigoletto, and Il Trovatore. He has been invited many times to Australia, to the Sydney Opera for Il Trittico, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto, and Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, and to the Melbourne Opera for Nabucco and Un Ballo in Maschera. Born in Palermo, he began his violin studies there at the "Vincenzo Bellini" Conservatory and concluded them at the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory in Rome, where he graduated under the guidance of Arrigo Pelliccia. Concurrently, he began studying composition. He studied conducting at the Academy of Pescara, graduating in the class of Mario Gusella. Later he attended several master classes given by the famed conducting teacher Franco Ferrara. After several concerts with the Italian orchestras Sinfonica Siciliana, Tuscany Region, and Bari Symphony, he made his operatic debut in January 1987 at the Teatro Comunale in Florence conducting "Dr. Miracle" by Bizet.
Performance History & Repertoire 1988 July Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, symphony concert 1989 July Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, contemporary opera "Sarah" of the Belgian composer Paul Uy, about the life of Marilyn Monroe 1989 August inaugurated the Montepulciano Festival, at the invitation of Hans Werner Henze, with the opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto" by Cimarosa 1990 August Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania "Rigoletto" at the Greek Theatre in Syracuse 1990 November at the Teatro di Cagliari "La Serva Padrona" and "Suor Angelica" 1991 January appointed chief Music Director at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, and continued to serve until 1994 1991 May Orchestra of the Teatro Bellini of Catania, symphony concert (music by Sibelius) 1991 June Teatro Bellini in Catania "Aida" with repetitions in the outdoor season at the Greek Theatre Syracuse 1991 October Orchestra of the Teatro di Catania, symphonic concert music by Strauss 1991 November Teatro Bellini in Catania, "Bianca e Fernando" for the Festival Bellini (engraving record with New Age) 1992 January Teatro Bellini in Catania "The Saint of Bleecker Street" Giancarlo Menotti (directed by the composer) 1992 February Teatro Bellini in Catania "La Gioconda" 1992 March Teatro dell'opera di Roma "La Gioconda" 1992 August Teatro dell'opera di Roma "Aida" at the Baths of Caracalla 1992 September Teatro Bellini in Catania Bellini Festival for the world premiere opera "Adelson e Salvini" (engraving record with New Era) 1993 February Orchestra of the Teatro Bellini (symphony concert, music of Bruckner) 1993 March Teatro Bellini in Catania "Don Pasquale" directed by Giancarlo Menotti 1993 May Teatro dell'opera di Roma "Il Trovatore" 1993 August Teatro dell'opera di Roma "Aida" at the Baths of Caracalla and Orchestra 1993 September chorus of the Teatro Bellini in Catania Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem for Bellini Festival 1993 November, Teatro Bellini in Catania "Don Carlo" 1994 March, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, symphony concert 1994 June, Teatro Bellini in Catania "Jaquerie "by G. Marinuzzi (engraving record with New Era) 1994 September, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, two recordings (with music by Bizet, Prokofiev and Saint-Saens and preludes, interludes of Italian operas and symphonies)
1995 January, Teatro Bellini of Catania "Un Ballo in Maschera" with performances at the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, symphony concert (music by R. Strauss) 1995 February, The State Opera Ljubljana's "Turandot" 1995 June, Teatro Bellini in Catania "Tosca" 1996 April Opera House in Baltimore, U.S. debut with the opera "Tosca" 1996 June, was appointed to the Opera House in Baltimore as European Artistic Coordinator 1996 November Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina with the opera "Simon Boccanegra" 1997 in April Orchestra of the Teatro Bellini in Catania (symphonic concert with music by Tchaikovsky and mass for choir and orchestra by Perosi) 1997 May Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina "Norma" 1998 July Trapanes and "Aida" 1998 October Opera House in Baltimore "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" 1998 November Baltimore Opera "Norma" 1999 February Teatro La Maestranza in Seville "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" 1999 March New Orleans Opera "Aida" 1999 June Teatro Massimo Palermo "Alahor in Grenade" by G. Donizetti 1999 November Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina "Lucia di Lammermoor" 2000 May Baltimore Opera "La Boheme" 2000 Avanches July Festival (Switzerland) "Aida" 2000 August Puccini Festival Torre del Lago "La Boheme" 2000 October Baltimore Opera "Aida" 2001 March Theatre in Las Palmas (Spain) "Nabucco" 2001 June Baltimore Opera "Turandot" 2001 July Torre del Lago "Tosca" 2001 September Santander Opera "Il Trovatore" 2001 November Baltimore Opera "Tosca" 2002 February Las Palmas Opera "Turandot" 2002 April Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina "Turandot" 2002 May Teatro dell'opera Lodz (Poland) "Cavalleria Rusticana" in concert form 2002 November Baltimore Opera "Rigoletto" 2003 February Theatre of Las Palmas "Tosca" 2003 June Baltimore Opera "Madama Butterfly" 2003 June Teatro dell 'Opera Baltimore's "Il Trovatore" 2003 October Opera Baltimore "Il Trovatore" 2004 March-April Opera of Melbourne (Australia) "Norma" 2004 September-October Opera House in Baltimore (USA) "La Fanciulla del West"
2004 November Verdi's Requiem Mass for the "Week of Sacred Music in Monreale" with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana and with the chorus "Schola Cantorum St. Gregory the Great" 2005 February-March Teatro Massimo in Palermo "Andrea Chenier" 2005 April-May Opera of Melbourne (Australia) "Nabucco" 2005 June Opera of Melbourne (Australia) "Nabucco" 2005 June Melbourne Symphony "Symphony Concert" 2005 July & August Sydney Opera House (Australia) "La Boheme" 2005 October Teatro Regio (Parma), "La Traviata" 2005 November Teatro Piccinni (Bari), "A Masked Ball" 2006 January & December 2005 Opera House (Sydney, Australia) "Madame Butterfly" 2006 April, Teatro dell'opera Baltimore (USA) "La Boheme" 2006 September, Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia) "Rigoletto" 2007 April Teatro Vittorio Emanuele of Messina "Ermani" 2007 May Theatre Baltimore Opera House "Tosca" 2007 June-July, New Zealand Opera- Wellington and Auckland "Lucia di Lammermoor" 2007 August-September Sydney Opera House "Triptych" by Puccini 2007 October-November Baltimore Opera House "Mary Stuart" 2008 February-March Opera Australia-Sydney "Un Ballo in Maschera" 2008 April- Opera Australia, Melbourne "Un Ballo in Maschera" 2008 August Opera House Leeds (England) "Tosca" 2008 September-October Opera House in Baltimore (USA) "Aida" 2009 January Sydney Opera House "Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci"