Maurizio Benini, who was born on September 21, 1952, in Faenza, Italy, is an Italian conductor and composer. He studied composition under Giacomo Manzoni at the Bologna Conservatory and conducting under Luciano Rosada, and also studied conducting under Georg Solti. He served as the music director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from 1984 to 1991. In 1992, he appeared as a guest conductor at La Scala in Milan. He conducted at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires from 1993 to 1994 and at the Paris Opera in 1995. He made his debut in 1998 conducting the opera L'elisir d'amore at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. He also served as the principal conductor of the Wexford Festival Opera starting in 1995 and conducted at the Metropolitan Opera from 2001 to 2002. His work includes conducting performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Royal Opera House, and the Vienna State Opera. The magazine Gramophone has noted his spirit and finesse in his conducting.
| Bellini: La sonnambula (Live) |
| Leoncavallo: Zazà |
| Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira |
| Mercadante: Virginia |
| Rossini: La donna del lago |
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Verdi: Luisa Miller
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| Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (Live) |
| Rossini: Zelmira |
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Mercadante: Elena Da Feltre
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Donizetti: Lucie De Lammermoor (Lucia Di Lammermoor) (1893 French Version)
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Pacini: Saffo
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My Heart's Delight
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Concerti per pianoforte e orchestra
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Pavarotti - The Greatest Hits
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Novanta
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