1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 CHAMPION OF ITALIAN OPERA.&amp;nbsp;Alvise Casellati&amp;nbsp;was born in Padua, Italy, from a Venetian musical family with important ties to the top classical music scene in the 19th&amp;nbsp;and 20th&amp;nbsp;centuries. He is currently serving as Artistic Director of the Teatro Massimo of Palermo, one of the most prestigious opera and dance&amp;nbsp;theaters in Italy and in the world.&amp;nbsp; He is the Founder and Music Director of Opera Italiana is in the Air (OIA),&amp;nbsp;created in 2017 to bring superstar singers and the young talents in iconic locations in the air such as Central Park, New York, to give everyone the opportunity to appreciate Italian Opera. &quot;The locals look at Teatro Massimo as a myth, as the centre of cultural gravity in Palermo.&quot; &quot;We wanted to give young people and people who could not afford to go to the Met Opera the opportunity to fall in love with Italian opera&quot; &quot;What I adore about this theater is the investment in the young generation.&quot; https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/alvise-casellati-2/ Alain Elkann Interviews https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40730830/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ea6c35/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200441240