Background
Rossi, Nick was born on November 14, 1924 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Son of Nicholas Louis and Lillian Alice (McCurry) Rossi.
educator opera administrator author
Rossi, Nick was born on November 14, 1924 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Son of Nicholas Louis and Lillian Alice (McCurry) Rossi.
Bachelor of Music, University Southern California, 1948, Master of Music, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Sussex College of Technology, 1971. Music consultant secondary schools, Los Angeles City School District, 1948-1968.
Director various museum comedies and operettas North Hollywood High School, California, 1949-1968.
Producer, stage director opera Hollywood Theater Arts Workshop, 1963-1964. Conductor, stage director Infancy of Christ (oratorio), Congressional Church of Glendale (California), 1959.
Production supervisor television high school talent series Station KHJ-television, Los Angeles, 1961-1962, director, conductor Oklahoma, 1957. Program director choral ensembles Station KFI, Los Angeles, 1959-1960, 61-62, 62-63.
Director Romeo and Juliet, American Broadcasting Company-television, Los Angeles, 1964.
Stage director, producer operas including: Aucassin et Nicolette, 1965, Four Saints in Three Acts, 1962, 71, Song of Songs, 1973, Importance of Being Earnest, 1974, Crazy to Do My Acting, 1979, Trial of Saint Joan, 1973, L"importanza di esser Franco, 1984, Muzio Scevola, 1985, Il principe Barbablu, 1986, Il filosofo di campagna, 1986, Il geloso shernito, 1986, Amor soldato, 1987, Louisiana Pentola, 1987, Cosi fan tutte, 1988, Dialoghi d"amore, 1988, Le nozze di Figaro, 1989, Louisiana Cambiale di Matrimonio, 1990, L"Impresario in Augustie, 1993, Il Convito, 1994, Li Sposi per Accidente, 1995, Don Giovanni, 1996. Chairman music education University Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1970-1974, organizer, director Virgil Thomson festival, 1971, Norman Dello Joio Festival, 1972, Don Juan in the Performing Arts Festival, 1973, Castelnuovo-Tedesco Festival, 1974, Carman Moore Festival, 1976, Women in Music Festival, 1978. Administrative director Studio Lirico Italy, 1983-1991.
Adminstrv coordinator Studio Lirico, since 1991.
Coordinator music and dance LaGuardia Community College, Long Island, New York, 1974-1986. Administrative director International Festa Musicale Stiana, City University of New York, 1985-1988.
Associate professor, 1974-1986. Associate editor Keyboard Publications, division American Book Company, New York City, 1962-1980.
Director chorus Los Angeles Annual Bach Festival, 1962-1965.
Guest lecturer various international music education organizations, since 1962. Music critic The Christian Science Monitor, 1985-1995, Italy for Opera Canada, since 1988, Civil Defense Classica, Italy, since 1988. Foreign correspondent Italy for Musical American, 1983-1992, Civil Defense Classica, since 1985, Gramophone, 1986-1992, World News Link, 1989-1991, Classical Disc Digest, since 1993, Orfeo, since 1996.
Producer, stage director opera Hollywood Theater Arts Workshop, 1963-1964. Chairman music education University Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1970-1974, organizer, director Virgil Thomson festival, 1971, Norman Dello Joio Festival, 1972, Don Juan in the Performing Arts Festival, 1973, Castelnuovo-Tedesco Festival, 1974, Carman Moore Festival, 1976, Women in Music Festival, 1978. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Conductors and Composers, Oceanic Society of America Museum Natural History, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Served with United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Choral Condrs. Association, American Musicological Society, Choral Condrs.
Guild of America (honorary), International Folk Music Council, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Society for Ethnomusicology, International Castelnuovo-Tedesco Society (founder, president 1975-1991), National Association for American Condrs. and Composers, Oceanic Society American Museum NaturalHistory, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Christian Scientist.