Carlo Rizzi, who is in demand from opera houses around the world, became interested in opera while studying at the Milan Conservatoire.
In 1982, he made his debut as a conductor with Donizetti's "The Perplexed Tutor", and since then, Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, Britten, Martinu, Janacek, and many Italian works have been added, boasting a repertoire of over 100.
He served as Music Director Music Director of the Welsh National Opera twice, from 1992 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2008. In 2015, he was appointed Conductor Laureate. contributed greatly.
Has a long history of performing with La Scala, Covent Garden Royal Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Paris National Opera, Teatro Real (Madrid), Dutch National Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Zurich Opera, Berlin.・He also conducts at famous opera houses such as Deutsche Oper and La Monnaie. He has also performed with orchestras around the world, including the La Scala Philharmonic in Milan, the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Bergen Philharmonic, and the Hungarian National Philharmonic.
In 2018, he conducted Falstaff at the New National Theatre, Tokyo.