Carlo Rizzi awarded Order of the Star of Italy

Earlier this week, our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi was awarded the honour of ‘Grande Ufficiale’ (Grand Officer) of the ‘Ordine della Stella d’Italia’ (Order of the Star of Italy), one of two orders of the Italian Republic, for his commitment and contribution to promoting Italian music and culture internationally.

Last year, Rizzi, who lives in Penarth, was welcomed to The Gorsedd of the Bards in the 2023 Gorsedd Honours in recognition for his contribution to the Welsh language and public life in Wales.

Artistic Director of Opera Rara since 2019, Carlo Rizzi’s next release with us is our 27^th complete Donizetti revival, L’esule di Roma (‘The Exile of Rome’), released on Friday 1 March with Britten Sinfonia.