Reviews

Corriere del Teatro - The lyrical theatres - June/July/August 2013

Mantua, Bibiena Theatre - Il Matrimonio Segreto - Vittoria Licari

 

The young conductor Giovanni Pavesi was at the head of the Lucio Campiani Conservatory Orchestra. It was his operatic debut and he was struggling with one of the most complex scores of eighteenth-century Italian repertoire, Pavesi demonstrated an excellent technique, a particular sense of theater and an uncommon ability to balance voices and music. The premises for a promising and rewarding career are real. Good luck!

L’Opera - Il Giornale nel giornale - May 2013

Il Matrimonio Segreto in Mantua - Silvia Campana

 

The young orchestra of the Conservatory of Mantua, conducted by Giovanni Pavesi, was extremely focused. The theatre was crowded and the enthusiastic applause for all the performers and the conductor that followed the performance were the most obvious evidence that the way Mantua must follow is the musical theater. Its future has been already created by its history and places, which helped to create the atmosphere, and the rest will follow thank to accuracy and competence [...].

La nuova Cronaca di Mantova - Palcoscenico - 12th April 2013

Pupils without secrets - All the singers and musicians are good (the conductor included) - Roberto Chittolina

 

On the eve of the premiere of Il Matrimonio Segreto, Tondo was unavailable because of a certified disease. So it was up to the young Giovanni Pavesi [...]. He did his duty and he did it very well, the approval of the audience, critics and also the musicians - musicians and singers - he directed is unanimous.

La Voce di Mantova - Local events - 14th April 2013

Enzo Dara and the Campiani Conservatory are the architets of a succesful Matrimonio - Guido Mario Pavesi

 

A deft action, an accurate characterization of the characters, a functional setting and an impressive performance of the singers revealed the skilful hand of Enzo Dara who can count on the remarkable incisiveness of the orchestra, which was conducted with elegance and precision by Giovanni Pavesi.

Gazzetta di Mantova - Culture and Shows - 6th April 2013

Rhythm shines in Campiani’s new work - Andrea Zaniboni

 

[...] a conductor who surprisingly was Giovanni Pavesi from Mantua (Domenico Tondo was sick), who promptly took his role impressing the audience with vividness, clarity, elegance and care, all these qualities forecast a bright future for him.