Leone Magiera
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Leone Magiera (born June 26, 1934) is an Italian classical pianist and conductor from Modena. Magiera performed a first concert at age 12 and graduated from the Arrigo Boito Conservatory in 1952. In 1959, the pianist began teaching at the Giovanni Battista Martini Conservatory. Magiera instructed students including Peter Glossop, Ruggero Raimondi, and Luciano Pavarotti. Magiera and his first wife, soprano Mirella Freni, collaborated on multiple operatic productions. As a childhood friend of Pavarotti, the pianist served as his longtime accompanist and conductor in over 1,000 performances.Magiera performed at venues including the Salzburg Festival and the Metropolitan Opera. The pianist collaborated with conductors including Otto Klemperer and Herbert von Karajan. In 2006, Magiera conducted the orchestra for the performance of the recording "Nessun dorma" from the opera Turandot at the Torino Winter Olympic Games. The pianist recorded hundreds of CDs and DVDs for labels including EMI and Decca. Magiera authored books regarding singing and memoirs.
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- Massenet: Werther / Act 3: "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" by Leone Magiera
- Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle - Gloria: Domine Deus featuring Leone Magiera
- Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 2: "Cielo e mar" by Leone Magiera
- Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 1: "Una parola..chiedi all'aura" featuring Mirella Freni
- Donizetti: Don Pasquale: "Com'è gentil" featuring The Ambrosian Singers
- Verdi: La forza del destino / Act 4: "Fratello...Riconoscimi!" featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca, SC 69, Act III: E lucevan le stelle featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée featuring Leone Magiera
- Gounod: Faust, CG 4, Act III: Quel trouble inconnu â Salut, demeure chaste et pure featuring Leone Magiera
- "Cielo e mar!" featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Pietri: Maristella / Act 1: "Io conosco un giardino" featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Bellini: Vanne, o rosa fortunata by Leone Magiera
- Malinconia, ninfa gentile by Leone Magiera
- Verdi: Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! â Celeste Aida featuring Leone Magiera
- "E lucevan le stelle" by Leone Magiera
- Verdi: La forza del destino / Act 4 - "Invano Alvaro...Fratello..." featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 3: "Cosa mi narri...Sull'aria ... che soave zefiretto" featuring Mirella Freni
- L'Ultima Canzone by Leone Magiera
- Mercadante: Le Due Illustre - "Leggio già nel vostro cor" featuring Renata Scotto
- Bellini: Bianca e Fernando - "Ove son? Che m'avvenne?...Sorgi, o padre" featuring Renata Scotto
- Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Orch. Sciascia) featuring Mirella Freni
- Gounod: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [Orch. Sciascia] featuring Mirella Freni
- Manon Lescaut by Leone Magiera
- Madama Butterfly by Leone Magiera
