Committee for the Safeguarding of the Art of Italian Opera Singing

Organizational structure

Composition and key members of the Committee for the Safeguarding of the Art of Italian Opera Singing

Our organization is guided by a committee dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of opera singing, an art form that represents an indispensable part of Italy’s cultural heritage.

President:
Federico Domenico Eraldo Sacchi – presidente@comitatosalvaguardiacantolirico.org

Institutional Promoters:

National Association of Lyric-Symphonic Foundations (ANFOLS): chaired by Fulvio Macciardi, with Pierangelo Conte as contact person.
Association of Italian Theatres of Tradition (ATIT): chaired by Luciano Messi.
Assolirica: chaired by Roberto Abbondanza.
Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia: directed by Massimo Biscardi, with Massimiliano Tonsini as contact person.
Fondazione Teatro alla Scala: Fortunato Ortombina serves as Superintendent and Artistic Director, with Mariano Festa as contact person.

Experts:

Francesco Bellotto: stage director and musicologist, contact person for the Training Working Group.
Orietta Calcinoni: phoniatrician, Treasurer of the Committee.
Carmelo Di Gennaro: musicologist and music critic, Head of Communications.
Rosanna Savoia: opera singer and lecturer.
Marco Tutino: composer.

The day-to-day management and coordination of initiatives are entrusted to the General Secretariat of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), Service II – UNESCO Office, ensuring that all actions are fully aligned with international standards for cultural conservation and promotion.