Marcello Viotti
Marcello Viotti (born 29 June 1954 in Vallorbe, Switzerland) was an
Italian-Swiss conductor. He began serving as Kapellmeister at the Teatro Regio
in Turin in 1985, then art director of Lucerne Stadttheater, and General Music
Director of the Bremer Philharmonischer Staatsorchester (1990‑1993). From 1991
to 1995 he led the Saarbrücken Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester, recording a complete
Schubert symphony cycle. He later headed the MDR Symphony Orchestra (1996‑1999)
and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (1998‑2004). He also recorded Donizetti:
L'elisir d'amore (1999), Jules Massenet: Héro...
