The Austro-Italian conductor Eraldo Salmieri was born in Linz (Austria) and received his professional training at the conservatorium „Giuseppe Verdi“ in Milan. He graduated from the University of Music in Vienna under Prof. Ottmar Suitner. Already during his university studies he conducted pieces of Haydn, Mozart and Schumann in the Konzerthaus and in the Musikverein in Vienna, and attended the “Meisterklassen” of Pierre Dervaux in Nice and Carlo Maria Giulini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.
1989 Eraldo Salmieri gave his opera debut at the DEUTSCHES THEATER in Munich with Puccini’s La Bohème and conducted the NEW PRODUCTIONS of La Traviata, Nabuccoand Madama Butterfly in 1990, 1991 and 2000. His opera career led him to Sofia, where he conducted the NEW PRODUCTION of Le nozze di Figaro for the Mozart year. 1992 he was again invited to the International Music Weeks of Sofia for L’Italiana in Algeri, 1993 for Rigoletto and 1995 for Tosca.
1995 Eraldo Salmieri conducted Le nozze di Figaro at the TEATRO BELLINI in Catania in the celebrated Giorgo Strehler production of the Scala.
1997 he gave his debuts at the DEUTSCHE OPER AM RHEIN with Tosca, at the BUDAPEST STATE OPERA with La Traviata and at the LORELEY FESTIVAL with Fidelio. 1995/96 he conducted the NEW PRODUCTIONS of Il Turco in Italia and Tosca at the OPERA NATIONAL DE BRETAGNE in Rennes.
1998 he was the celebrated conductor of a new La Traviata production for the re-opening of the theatre of BELO HORIZONTE in Brazil. At the STAATSTHEATER BREMEN he conducted Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera in 1999. In addition, Salmieri led, among others, Aida, Carmen and The magic flute in different productions in Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Norway. He conducted the NEW PRODUCTION of Madama Butterfly and Nabucco at the TEATRO V. Basso in Accoli.
In 2001 Salmieri conducted Il capello di paglia di Firenze from Nino Rota at the VIENNA CHAMBER OPERA and Cosí fan tutte in PALERMO and Turandot at the BOLSHOI THEATRE in Minsk in 2002.
In 2002 he was nominated festival conductor of the CLASSIC OPEN AIR SOLOTHURN, where he conducted Carmen, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, Turandot, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and La Traviata.
And, in addition, he conducted the ORCHESTRA FILARMONICA ITALIANA, the SLOVACIAN PHILHARMONY, the ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE BRETAGNE, the HUNGARIAN STATE PHILHARMONY, he performed in the concert halls of Stockholm, Oslo, Vienna, Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam and Zurich, in the BEETHOVEN HALL BONN and played Beethoven’s 9th with the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra in the BERLIN PHILHARMONIE in 1998 and 2001.
Between 1992 and 1996 Eraldo Salmieri was the music director of the NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in Sofia, where his work was mainly focused on the œuvre of Franz Schubert. He began developing a special relationship to Bulgaria, since 2004 he has been the guest conductor of the PHILHARMONIE SOFIA and in 2003/2005 he led the inaugural concerts of the EMIL TSCHAKAROV FESTIVALS with the BOURGAS PHILHARMONIE.
In 2003 he became the music consultant of the FESTIVAL DEI DUE MONDI of composer Gian Carlo Menotti in Spoleto.
On January 16th and 17th, 2006 Eraldo Salmieri conducted Nabucco and La Traviata in the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg, and in February an Italian opera gala with the PHILHARMONIE BERLIN. Aida in Lemgo and a new production of Donizetti’s opera Maria Stuarda at the STADTTHEATER GIESSEN followed. Due to the enormous success of Maria Stuarda he was appointed guest conductor there. An additional highlight was the opera gala with Giuseppe Giacomini at the SEJONG CENTER SEOUL.
On July 7th and 8th, 2006 he will conduct La Traviata at the OPERA FESTIVAL OBERAMMERGAU and, on August 19th, Nabucco with the Bielefelder Philharmoniker in the BIELEFELD GERRY WEBER STADIUM.
For the season 2006/2007 Eraldo Salmieri will be appointed musical director at the STATE OPERA POZNAN (TEATR WIELKI STANISLAV MONIUSCHKO). He will conduct there a concert with Barbara Hendricks as well as the following new productions: Un Ballo in Maschera and Tannhäuser. In March 2007, he will lead a new production of La Cenerentola at the STADTTHEATER GIESSEN.
