Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta

Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra is an Italian orchestra founded in 1993 which began a collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since 1995, the orchestra is best known for its key role in bringing to life the music of Ennio Morricone during his live performances and on Morricone’s film scores.

Biography

The orchestra toured in Norway with soprano Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz. During his career, Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra worked with artists such as Michael Nyman, Quincy Jones, Roger Waters, Dulce Pontes, Michael Bolton, Andrea Bocelli, Nicola Piovani, Luis Bacalov and Gianni Ferrio.

The performances with Ennio Morricone as conductor took place in the largest and most prestigious theaters in the world such as the Auditorium Lingotto in Turin, Greek Theatre, Taormina, Teatro Massimo of Palermo, Nuovo Piccolo Teatro of Milan and Mazda Palace, Arena of Verona Piazza del Quirinale, Piazza del Campidoglio, Basilica Ara Coeli, Auditorium Parco della Musica Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall in London, the Palais des congrès de Paris, Tokyo International Forum, Osaka Festival Hall, Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, United Nations Headquarters and Radio City Music Hall in New York, Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul.[1]

Since 1998, Ennio Morricone makes also use of the orchestra for the recording of its film scores such as The Phantom of the Opera, La Sconosciuta and Baaria.

Selected discography[2]

Notes

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