Award-winning Italian maestro Riccardo Frizza is a galvanic presence on the podium, inspiring performances as exhilarating as they are expressive. Championed by Alberto Zedda, Bruno Cagli, and Gian Carlo Menotti, he is a leading proponent of bel canto repertoire, collaborating with some of the most iconic singers at opera houses from Milan’s La Scala Theater to the Metropolitan Opera in New York. On the concert stage, Mr. Frizza has been seen in Rome with Italy’s Orchestra of the Santa Cecilia National Academy, London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Tokyo Symphony. Mr. Frizza can be heard on numerous recordings, including Decca’s A stolen tear, winner of the 2004 Cannes Classical Award.