Pietro Utili is the winner of the ‘Young Librettist’ competition promoted by the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti.
Born in Ferrara in 1993, he graduated from La Sapienza University in Rome and the Paolo Grassi School in Milan, and is an author for theatre, cinema and publishing. He will write the libretto for the new participatory opera dedicated to the brothers Gaetano and Giuseppe Donizetti, aimed at the young audience of Donizetti Opera festival.
The committee, which selected him from among twelve candidates, was composed of the artistic and musical director of Donizetti Opera Riccardo Frizza and Luca Baccolini (journalist, music critic and author), Vincenzo De Vivo (artistic director, librettist and leading figure in the Italian opera scene), Michela Mannari (head of educational projects at Donizetti Opera), Antonio Moccia (Chief editor of Casa Ricordi) and composer Marco Taralli. The latter will compose the music for the opera, based on a libretto by Baccolini, in a project that combines emerging creativity, participatory listening and the promotion of Donizetti’s heritage.
Pietro Utili’s work is part of a three-year programme conceived by Riccardo Frizza to bring new generations closer to the world of opera and make Donizetti Opera an increasingly inclusive, educational and contemporary festival.
