Pierangelo Valtinoni

• is an all-rounder who has studied composition, the conducting of orchestras and choirs as well as the organ and the piano
• his passion, along with composing operas for children, is choir and organ music, but also contemporary music and music for film and television
• founder and leader of the Paralleli Ensemble in Vicenza and conducted the Icarus Ensemble in Reggio Emilia whose tours included Milan, Munich, Amsterdam and Mexico
• also conducted several symphonic orchestras, recording his own film music with the Orchestra di Roma
• 1996 he represented his country in the European Choral Competition (other contestants included Manfred Trojahn for Germany, Arvo Pärt for Estonia and Tristan Murail for France), with stage performance at a festival concert in Santiago de Compostela and CD release
• holds the position as teacher and vice director at the Vicenza conservatory, and he has also held numerous courses abroad, including Mexico City and recently Beijing

Works by Pierangelo Valtinoni at Boosey & Hawkes:
Il Piccolo Principe (2020/21) Opera for children in one act
Alice in Wonderland (2019/20) Family opera in two acts
The Snow Queen (2008/09) Opera for children in two acts
Pinocchio (2001/06) Opera for children in two acts

Looking Ahead: new productions of The Little Prince in the 2024/25 season in Regensburg (German premiere), Darmstadt and Torino

Please also visit the composer's website at www.pierangelovaltinoni.it