Ivo Monte

Performer - Composer - Stage Director - Orchestra and Choir Conductor Educator - Brass, Woodwind player and Teacher
Vocal coach - Writer - Artistic Painter
 

AUSTRALIAN DISTINGUISHED TALENT PERMANENT VISA,

now renamed Global Talent Visa, internationally recognised, for Music and Arts, including the original paintings, with the reference of Brenton Broadstock Vice - Chancellor at University of Melbourne and Composer in residence of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and subsequently Australian citizenship.

• EDUCATION:

1987 BACHELOR of MUSIC, THEORY and SOLMISATION
MUSIC HARMONY
HISTORY OF MUSIC 

Triennial Master BRASS and WOODWIND STUDIES  - 

CHORAL LITERATURE  - ORCHESTRAL STUDIES At CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC “ Arcangelo Corelli “ Italy 8 years of studying plus 2 years of Lecturer 

1986 - 1988 International Symphonic Orchestra,
Postgraduates Master Scholarship and Internship,
Triennal course, Lanciano - Abruzzo - Italy with the conductors Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Karl Martin and Vittorio Parisi 

1987 International Symphonic Orchestral Postgraduates Master, Lanciano, Italy, with the FINAL CONCERT in ROME for the POPE JOHN PAUL II 

1988 International Masterclass and Final Concert with celebrity pianist Sergio Fiorentino and Grazia Rossi, musician and conductor at Opera House Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence, Eurovision Rai Italian,
Main State channel 

1990 Music Performance and Teaching Postgraduates Master, with maestro Luciano Giuliani, principal French horn at La Scala Opera Theatre, Milan, Italy, at Accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome and
Italian National Rai Television Orchestra 

1987 - 90 Classic Composition Course, with Salvatore Chillemi, Italy 

1992 Music Therapy Course, Messina, Italy

2019 Screen and Media Journalism Course, Sydney, Australia 

• TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1986 - 89 Music Theory Teacher, Conservatorium “ P. Mandanici “ Italy 

1990 Music Teacher, Primary school “ S. Marco D’ Alunzio ” Italy


1992 - 93 French Horn Teacher, Conservatorium “ P. Mandanici “, Italy 

2003 - 06 Trumpet and Trombone Teacher, British College, Italy

2005 Music Teacher, experience with young people disengaged from the mainstream education for many reason as mental illness, trauma, homeless, etc. Choir and Ensemble Director, Secondary State School “ A. Manzoni ” Italy

2008 - 11 Music Teacher, Brass and Woodwind Teacher, Music theory Teacher, Piano Teacher, Sight Singing, for International students, Melbourne, Australia.

2011 - 22 Music Teacher, Brass and Woodwind Teacher, Music theory Teacher, Piano Teacher, Sight Singing for special children Talents
and international students, Sydney, Australia.

2022 - 23 Brass Teacher and Band Conductor at Mary Mackillop College, Cairns, Australia.

2010 - 2025 Opera, Composition, Analysis, Theory, Instrumental Brass and Woodwind Teacher, Italian Opera Language Coach and Conductor for the Events at Film Arts Group at Melbourne and Sydney campuses.

RECORDINGS FOR:

THE GODFATHER III 1990 as Musician and featured Actor,

Francis Ford Coppola Director,

AMERICAN PRODUCTION,
with Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Sofia Coppola, Andy Garcia and other well known actors.

PLAYING IN THE WEDDING SCENE AND ALSO PLAYING FOR THE RECORDING of the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK of the PARAMOUNT FILM “ THE GODFATHER PART III ”,
Conducted by Carmine Coppola, Music by Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola,
Father of Francis Ford Coppola and Grandfather of Nicholas Cage and others

• Musical: 

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, 1993 - 2001 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s European Tour and Jubilee Tour with American Artist and Actor Carl Anderson, in the role of Judas in the original American movie, distributed by Universal Picture and American Artist Amy Stewart, Popular Singer of “ Knock on wood “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR -
SPECIAL EDITION ROME JUBILEE 2000 touring in FLORENCE, MILAN, BOLOGNA, NAPLES, PALERMO, CATANIA, BARI and more Opera Theatres in ITALY and EUROPE with Million of people like audience and followers, under exclusive license of Really Useful Group, by Andrew Lloyd Webber, London

EVITA, 1996 - 2001 under exclusive license of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tour in ITALY and SWITZERLAND

TOMMY 1997 - 1999 original version by “ The Who “
under the Robert Stigwood license, ITALIAN and SWITZERLAND tours

DANCE 2000 - 2001 Premier of the Original new musical,
by Gianluca Cucchiara, Compagnia della Rancia, ITALIAN tour,
Direction by Saverio Marconi, starring Chiara Noschese, Raffaele Paganini

MY FAIR LADY 2000 - 2001 ITALIAN Tour,
with Gian, Luca Biagini, Angiolina Quinterno, Antonella Rendina,
Enrico Barone, famous voice, drama and television actors and dubbers in Italian language of the most popular and legendary Hollywood International actors
and Donna Olivia

SALVATORE GIULIANO 2001 - 2002 with Tosca, Giampiero Ingrassia, Andrea Tidona, Domenico Gennaro, ITALIAN tour and more musicals

Opera and Symphonic: 

Works by Francesco Saverio Mercadante.
Cd “ SINFONIA FANTASTICA“ recorded and published by WARNER MUSIC

CD “ NOTTE DI UN NEVRASTENICO “ by Nino Rota, Godfather movie’s composer, Fellini’s movies composer and Zeffirelli’s movies composer recorded by LA BOTTEGA DISCANTICA
by the Official Sound Engineerin in the Opera Theatre La Scala, Milan - sold on Amazon

“LA VOIX HUMAINE” by Francis Poulenc,
recorded and published by LA BOTTEGA DISCANTICA by the Official Sound Engineer in the Opera Theatre La Scala, Milan - sold on Amazon

• More CD Recordings:
As Publisher, Producer and Orchestrator

Publishing them on:
You Tube, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Boomplay, Pandora and others digital platforms

AVE MARIA by Franz Schubert
LA VIE EN ROSE by Louiguy
TORNA A SURRIENTO by Ernesto De Curtis

SENSES by Ivo Monte
NEL COR PIU’ NON MI SENTO by Giovanni Paisiello
VAGA LUNA by Vincenzo Bellini
COME PRIMA by Vincenzo Di Paola
A’ VUCCHELLA by Paolo Tosti
LA DIVA DE L’ EMPIRE by Eric Satie
LES CHEMINS DE L’ AMOUR by Francis Poulenc
O’ SOLE MIO by Eduardo Di Capua
JE TE VOGLIO BENE ASSAJE by Gaetano Donizetti
BESAME MUCHO by Consuelo Velasquez
AMOR MARINARO by Gaetano Donizetti

SMILE by Charlie Chaplin
SEND IN THE CLOWNS by Stephen Sondheim
VOLARE by Domenico Modugno
LA MER by Charles Trenet
FUNICULI’ FUNICULA’ by Luigi Denza
ARRIVEDERCI ROMA by Renato Rascel
MALAFEMMENA by Toto’
MOON RIVER by Jhonny Mercer
LA BAMBOLA by Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini and Ruggero Cini

MAMMA MARIA by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina
TE LO LEGGO NEGLI OCCHI by Sergio Endrigo and Sergio Bardotti

SAPORE DI SALE by Gino Paoli

HE HAS PERFORMED WITH THE MOST FAMOUS CELEBRITIES:

Andrea Bocelli, Amy Stewart, Carl Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, Carmine Coppola, Roberto Manfredini, Katia Ricciarelli, Antonia Monte, Gianfranco
Cecchele, Piero Cappuccilli, Filippo Crivelli, Giancarlo del Monaco, Tosca, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Raffaele Paganini, Ghena Dimitrova, Benedetti Michelangeli, Gilda Butta', Paolo Ormi, Edoardo Bennato, Luca Biagini, Enrico Baroni, Gianluca Cucchiara, Piero Chiambretti, Giancarlo Magalli, Gian, Angiolina Quinterno, Elio e le storie tese, Pippo Baudo, Piera Degli Esposti, Gianpiero Ingrassia, Antonino Manuli, Chiara Noschese, Saverio Marconi, Gianandrea Noseda, Massimo De Bernart, Peter Maag, Karl Martin, Roberto Lagana', Roberto Croce, Ludmil Descev, Gianandrea Noseda, Angelo Campori, Cicci Santucci, Pino Perris, Rafael Aguilar, Stefano Pellegrino, Massimo Pradella, Robert GuHer, Sergio Fiorentino, Stefano Grondona, Alain Guingal, Anton Guadagno, Evelino Pido’, Saverio Marconi, Massimiliano Valdes, Anton Nanut, Olivia Stapp, Paolo Washington, Dino Scuderi, Fabio Pirona, Armando Pugliese, Daniela Dessi', Lando Bartolini, Olivia Cinquemani, Arturo Villone, Carlo Maestrini,Carlo Franci, Domenico Gennaro, Andrea Tidona, Ernesto Lama andother Directors, Conductors and various artists of opera, symphonic, soloists and actors.

PERFORMANCES:

1984 - 1987 European Operas repertoire,

Full Operas repertoire performing: 

TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini,

TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini,

LA BOHEME by Giacomo Puccini,                                                                                                    

MADAME BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini,

CARMEN by George Bizet,                                                                                                    

NABUCCO by Giuseppe Verdi,

RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi,

LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi,

ELISIR D’ AMOUR by Gaetano Donizetti,

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti,

BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioacchino Rossini, 

NORMA by Vincenzo Bellini,

ADRIANA LECOUVRER by Francesco Cilea,

NOTTE DI UN NEVRASTENICO by Nino Rota,

LES VOIX HUMAINE by Francis Poulenc,

MANON LESCAUT by Giacomo Puccini,

LE BOEUF SUR LE TOIT by Darius Milhaud,

PETER AND THE WOLF by Sergei Prokofiev,

SUITE ZINGARESCA by Pasquale Benintende,

IL FILOSOFO DI CAMPAGNA by Baldassarre Galuppi,

IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO by Gioacchino Rossini,

LA STRANIERA by Vincenzo Bellini,

LA FAVORITA by Gaetano Donizetti,

TANNHAUSER by Richard Wagner,

MA MERE L’OYE by Maurice Ravel,

L’INGORGO EXTRATERRESTRE by Vincenzo Serio,

IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO by Domenico Cimarosa,

LA CAMBIALE DI MATRIMONIO by Gioacchino Rossini,

and other operas and symphonic repertoire
by Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Mozart, Bizet, Rossini, Cilea, Ravel, Satie, Donizetti, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Mahler,
as French Horn player in Finest Italian Opera Theatres.

Touring in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, New Zealand, Panama, USA, Australia.

1988 - 99 TOMMY by the Legendary English band “THE WHO”, Broadway version and Broadways music Scores, as Principal French Horn, Flugelhorn and Trumpet player, in the most important and largest Auditorium and Operas Theatres in ITALY: MILAN, ROME, VENICE, FLORENCE, BOLOGNA, TURIN, GENOVA, PISA, NAPLES, PALERMO, AGRIGENTO, CATANIA, TAORMINA, other cities and SWITZERLAND

1988 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni and Giovanni Verga, Drama and Opera Award in MESSINA, SICILY, ITALY directed by Melo Freni, popular Italian Rai host and producer

1988 - 90 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni

BALLET BOLERO by Maurice Ravel
CARMEN by George Bizet
NORMA by Vincenzo Bellini

TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini
NABUCCO by Giuseppe Verdi
RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi

Musician Guest at Polish Philarmonic Orchestra Cracovia, Tour in ROME, VENICE, TAORMINA, TRAPANI, ITALY 

1992 Celebration Centennial of Salesian college, MESSINA, SICILY, ITALY, Music Orchestra Conductor for the opera “ Ma chi e’ ? ”

1993 - 2001 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Musical 

More than 800 performances:
Performing as Brass player and later as Conductor and Producer, in the most important Auditorium and Opera Theatres in ITALY: MILAN, ROME, VENICE, FLORENCE, BOLOGNA, TURIN, GENOA, PISA, NAPLES, PALERMO, AGRIGENTO, CATANIA, TAORMINA, and SWITZERLAND

1994 Presbyterian Vestment, MESSINA, ITALY, Cathedral Duomo, playing and conducting the brass ensemble

1995 “ LA NOTTE DI UN NEVRASTENICO “ by Nino Rota, as Orchestral Brass Player, at Opera Theatre Alfonso Rendano, COSENZA, ITALY

1996 LA BOHEME by Giacomo Puccini,
as Orchestral Brass Player at ROMANIAN PHILARMONIC Orchestra, MESSINA, SICILY, ITALY

1996 TOUR IN SPAIN, as Brass player,
“PALAU DE LA MUSICA” Auditorium VALENCIA ALICANTE PLAZA, ALICANTE for the SPAIN Tour of Brass Festival

1996 LE VOIX HUMAIN, by Francis Poulenc, Opera Theatre Alfonso Rendano, COSENZA, ITALY

1996 - 1999 EVITA Musical, under license of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, as French horn, Flugelhorn and Trumpet player,
TOUR IN ITALY: MILAN, ROME, VENICE, FLORENCE, BOLOGNA, TURIN, GENOA, PISA, NAPLES, PALERMO, AGRIGENTO, CATANIA, TAORMINA, other cities AND SWITZERLAND

1997 PETER AND THE WOLF by Sergei Prokofiev
as Principal French Horn with Philarmonia Mediterranea Orchestra, ITALY Tour

1998 CONCIERTO DE ARANQUEZ by Joachin Rodrigo
for Guitar and Orchestra, as Principal French Horn,
with Philarmonia Mediterranea Orchestra, Guitar Soloist Stefano Grondona and Conductor Ludmil Descev, Principal Conductor of Sofia State Opera and Ballet, ITALY Tour, RAI Italian State Television Broadcast

1999 Tour in USA, as Brass and Woodwind player,
MASSACHUSET, BOSTON, CONNECTICUT and Hinterland,
at Boston High School Venue Theatre, S. C. Caruso Diplomat and more

2000 DANCE Musical, as French Horn player, in ITALY, TRIESTE AND VERONA

2000 - 01 MY FAIR LADY Musical, as French Horn player, in ITALY, MILAN AND ROME

2001 - 2005 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Musical - Music Director and Producer,
Under license and permission of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, ITALY TOUR

2001 SALVATORE GIULIANO Musical, as French Horn player,
in ITALY TOUR, featuring Tosca, David Coco, Giampiero Ingrassia and other Italian celebrities

2003 A LAS CINCO DE LA TARDE by Federico Garcia Lorca
as Orchestrator and Chorus Score Composer at Monte di Pieta’ SICILY, ITALY, in the season including Chick Corea Band

2003 - 2004 Performing with:
PHILARMONIC DONETSK Orchestra “ UKRAINE“ and BULGARIAN SYMPHONY Orchestra, as French Horn Player, ITALY Tour

2005 Music by BURT BACHARACH, Soloist Trumpet and Flugelhorn player, TOUR IN ITALY

2005 SOFIA PHILARMONIC Orchestra as Orchestrator, with conductor Leonardo Quadrini, for commemoration of the Italian film composer, conductor and one of the main Italian author for the national state Rai Tv: Pino Calvi

2005 “ VINCENZO BELLINI “ INTERNATIONAL VOICE AND PIANO COMPETITION, as Orchestral Guest, under the direction of Armando Krieger, Director of Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina in SICILY, ITALY

2005 SKY TELEVISION Recording with Sofia Philarmonic Orchestra, as Composer and Arranger.

2005 CARUSO MUSICAL as Orchestrator and Creator of the Score, for Mexican tour, commissioned by DON'T WORRY RECORDS, partnered with WARNER MUSIC and UNIVERSAL

2006 RUSSIAN PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Lions Club Theatre in Eboli - Battipaglia, NAPLES, ITALY

2007 Performances with Royal Australian Navy band as a Brass player, as a special guest musician in MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

2008 - 2025 Tour in Europe, USA and Australia as multi instrumental musician: Brass: Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, French horn, Baritone, Euphonium, Tuba and Saxophone: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone

2009 Premier of “ SENSES “, Opera - Ballet
original story written and music composed by Ivo Monte,
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, GOLD COAST, CAIRNS, AUSTRALIAN TOUR

2009 - 2025 Original stories
written and music composed by Ivo Monte 

• “ SENSES “ OPERA - BALLET                                                                                                      
• 
  
• “ HAT OF CAIRNS “
  “ FLYING MONEY “
  “ PROGRAMMED KARMA “                                                                   
• “ MONTE’S THEMES “                                                                                
• 
  
• “ FAKE FRIENDS “
  “ LOST TALENTS “
  “ MASKED RACISM “                                                                               
• 
  
• “RICH POOR “
  “ HIGH CLASS “
  “ CROSS “
  “ NOBLE “
  “ HUMAN BEINGS “

2010 - 2011 Featured Actor in Melbourne 

for AUSTRALIAN “ EPIC TALENT “ AGENCY:

“NEIGHBOURS“ Australian Tv series,
with the Actors Ryan Moloney, Stefan Dennis and others,
“THE CUP” Cinema movie, with Director Simon Wincer
and the Actors Brentan Gleeson, Stephen Curry and others,

“COLES” Tv commercial,
with Curtis Stone, Australian chef and author,
“KMART “ Tv commercial
“MITSUBISHI” car Tv commercial
“WORK SAFETY” of Australian Government, Tv commercial.

2010 - 2025 Artistic Director, Events Manager and Talent Scout, at FILM ARTS GROUP for more than 700 Music Events,
touring with:

Tingting Yao, Shangai pianist,
Antonia Monte, Italian Opera and Musical Singer,
Sir Trevor Garland, Organist and pianist,
Former Consul at Salomon Island and Knight of the Royal Family,

Jennifer MacNamara, Tasmanian pianist,
Regina Tan, Malaysian pianist,
Graham Bishop, Australian pianist and other artists in 

VICTORIA, NEW SOUTH WALES and QUEENSLAND Tour, Australia, for RMIT University Kaleide Theatre, Hawthorn Town Hall, Mitchelton International Wine Festival, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Bupa, Uniting care, Aurrum, RSL, Arcare, Blue Cross, Opal, Montefiore, Salvation Army, Primelife, Vasey, Regis, City of Yarra,
Frankston city council, City of Canada bay council, City of Auburn, and more.

2023 - 2025 Concerts as Saxophone player ( soprano, alto, tenor and baritone ) in various ensembles.

• Original Compositions:
1984 - 2024 writing more than 100 Music Compositions for Ballet, Opera and Film.

2005 Arrangement & Orchestration for Symphonic Orchestra, for the Government RAI channel broadcast TV Italy. 

Commemoration of Maestro Pino Calvi,
under the direction of Paolo Ormi. SOFIA PHILARMONIC.

2024 Arrangement, Orchestration and Conducting of:

SMILE by Charlie Chaplin
SEND IN THE CLOWNS by Stephen Sondheim

VOLARE by Domenico Modugno
LA MER by Charles Trenet

FUNICULI’ FUNICULA’ by Luigi Denza
ARRIVEDERCI ROMA by Renato Rascel

MALAFEMMENA by Toto’
MOON RIVER by Jhonny Mercer

LA BAMBOLA by Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini and Ruggero Cini                                  

MAMMA MARIA by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina
TE LO LEGGO NEGLI OCCHI by Sergio Endrigo and Sergio Bardotti

SAPORE DI SALE by Gino Paoli

Publishing them on You Tube, Amazon, Spotify,
Apple Music, Boomplay, Pandora and others.

• Original Lyrics:

2017 SERENADE by Franz Schubert,
writing the original lyrics, publishing on
You tube, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay and others.

• 1999 EXAMINER JUDGE
  Giardini Naxos, ITALY, Singing and Dance Competition
• 2005 SPECIAL GUEST EXAMINER JUDGE
  Carlo Gesualdo, ITALY, Singing and Dance Competition
• PRESS AND BROADCAST INTERVIEWS: for JAPANESE TOKYO documentary channel, about Chico Scimone and Enzo Maiorca ITALIAN RAI channelAUSTRALIAN SBS channel
• 2006 - 2007 RETE RAI ITALIA HOST, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, presenting the most POPULAR and RARE ITALIAN OPERAS.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNISED ALUMNI:

Alberto Urso, The Tenor of the Canadian vocal group “ The Tenors “ Universal Polydor Artist. Sanremo Festival 2020

Antonia Monte, Opera Singer and Flautist,
at Lingotto Theatre, Turin,
Arcimboldi Theatre, Milan,
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome and others. Mezzosoprano Singer for the Vatican Choir in Rome. Flautist for the State Police Orchestra in Rome.

Piero Mangano, French Horn player at La Scala Opera House Milan, Italy

Luigi Restivo, Actor and Singer

Giuseppe Franza, Pianist

• Referees:

Brenton Broadstock - University of Melbourne Head of composition and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Composer in residence of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Contact: 0431 032 775

Andrian Pertout - University of Melbourne Composer Lecturer
Contact: apertout@pertout.com

Claudette Werden - ABC Senior Journalist Contact: 0417 564 381