Elevazione spirituale

He graduated in Composition from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia and obtained a licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute. Ordained a priest in 1982, he has since carried out his ministry in the Diocese of Rome. He currently serves as a Consultant to the Dicastery for Evangelization and as Spiritual Assistant to the Pontifical Academy of the Virtuosi al Pantheon. A composer of liturgical music widely known and appreciated in Italy and abroad - and frequently translated into several languages - he founded the Choir of the Diocese of Rome in 1984, leading it in the most important liturgical celebrations, some of them presided over by the Holy Father. In 1991 he began collaborating on the international RAI project Bibbia, both as a biblical consultant and as the composer of the soundtracks for the films produced. He has also written the scores for more than thirty films on historical and religious themes. His musical output includes around forty Sacred Oratorios and theatrical works, among which stand out La Divina Commedia - the world’s first musical adaptation of Dante’s masterpiece, performed continuously since 2007 in theatres throughout Italy - In hoc Signo, staged in Belgrade in 2013; Passio Caeciliae, performed in 2013 in both Rome and New York; and Passio Christi, which premiered in Málaga in April 2018. He coordinated the Jubilee of Choirs in 2016 and the International Gathering of Choirs in the Vatican, an event that brings together thousands of choristers from all over the world and took place in 2014, 2018, and 2024 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Choir of the Diocese of Rome. Since 2015, he has served as Artistic Director of the Concerto con i Poveri, an event that has seen him share the podium with Maestros Daniel Oren and Speranza Scappucci and with composers Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani, conducting internationally acclaimed orchestras and choirs. His first book-length interview, Mio canto è il Signore, was published in 2018, followed in 2019 by La santità è il volto più bello della Chiesa, written in collaboration with Cardinal Angelo De Donatis. In 2022 he composed the Mass for the Holy Year of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, performed in the presence of the King of Spain. In 2023 he composed and conducted La Messa per i 1.700 anni della Basilica Lateranense at the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. In 2025 he took part in Grace for the World, a major concert in St. Peter’s Square featuring world-renowned artists such as Andrea Bocelli and John Legend, conducting the Choir of the Diocese of Rome in three pieces, including the Magnificat performed by Il Volo.

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È composta dai migliori musicisti presenti in Italia e in Europa. Nata per coinvolgere musicisti e direttori in esperienze musicali e artistiche di livello internazionale con un repertorio che spazia dalla musica classica, lirica, alle colonne sonore per il cinema. Vanta la partecipazione a importanti eventi culturali e benefici in Italia e all’Estero e prestigiose collaborazioni con importanti artisti e interpreti. È l’orchestra stabile dell’evento “Concerto con i poveri”, che si svolge in Aula Paolo VI in Vaticano, un appuntamento solidale che unisce musica e fraternità al servizio dei più bisognosi. Nel 2025, la Nova Opera Orchestra ha preso parte anche a Grace for the World, un concerto storico tenuto in Piazza San Pietro. Co-diretto da Pharrell Williams e Andrea Bocelli, l’evento ha visto la partecipazione di star internazionali come Bocelli, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Karol G, insieme al coro Voices of Fire, al Coro della Diocesi di Roma guidato da Marco Frisina e ad altri cori internazionali. Prodotto da Disney+ in collaborazione con Hulu e ABC News Live, lo show ha combinato repertori di vario genere – dal pop al gospel, dalla musica sacra al soul – in una serata che ha unito arte, fede e messaggio di fraternità universale.

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Founded in 1984 by Mons. Marco Frisina with the mission of supporting diocesan liturgies, the Choir of the Diocese of Rome has since accompanied countless events in service to the Diocese and to its Bishop, the Pope. Among the many musical, cultural, and concert events in which the Choir has taken a leading role are the presentations of Rai’s Progetto Bibbia films, its participation in the 56th Festival dei Due Mondi, and the Perosi Festival 2022. Over the years, it has recorded numerous albums and soundtracks and is frequently invited to perform concerts in dioceses across Italy as well as abroad, in countries such as France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Turkey, and the United States. In 2014, the Choir celebrated its thirtieth anniversary by promoting the first International Gathering of Choirs in the Vatican. During the Jubilee Year of Mercy, it organized the first Jubilee of Choirs and, in 2024, the fourth International Gathering of Choirs in the Vatican, events that brought together more than 8,000 singers in the Paul VI Audience Hall. The Choir is a regular participant in the Concert with the Poor in the Vatican and, in 2024, marked its 40th anniversary. In 2025, it took part in the international concert Grace for the World in St. Peter’s Square, performing under the direction of Mons. Marco Frisina. The event, broadcast worldwide, featured artists of global renown, including Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, and Il Volo, who performed the Magnificat accompanied by the Choir.

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