Steven Mercurio is an Italian American

Italian American

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 conductor and composer.

Early life

Steven Mercurio was born in Bardonia, New York

Bardonia, New York

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, in 1956. His father was an accountant, and his mother owned a delicatessen. He studied at Graham Junior College and Boston University

Boston University

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 before entering the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

 of music in 1980, where he studied composition. He grew up listening to rock music and jazz.

Career

Steven Mercurio has conducted more than 65 operas in seven different languages all over the world and has worked with award-winning artists like the Three Tenors, Andrea Boccelli, and Sting.

He has written arrangements for a wide array of artists including Andrea Bocelli, Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...

, Ben Heppner

Ben Heppner

Ben Heppner, CC is a Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and other classical works for voice.Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek...

, Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel Jones CBE is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly Figaro and Leporello, but has subsequently shifted his attention to heavier roles, especially those by Wagner....

, Marcello Giordani

Marcello Giordani

Marcello Giordani is an Italian operatic tenor who has sung leading roles in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. He has had a distinguished association with the New York Metropolitan Opera, where he has sung in over 170 performances since his debut there in 1993...

, and Secret Garden

Secret Garden

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.

His composition "For Lost Loved Ones" was written in honor of his younger brother, Paul, who disappeared in 1978.

In the fall of 2010, he conducted Sting's Sting and Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra world tour.

Recordings

• "Chick Corea – Concerto", London Philharmonic
• "Fanfare for the Volunteer", London Philharmonic, Mark O’Connor, Richard Einhorn’s cantata
• "Voices of Light", Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Choir
• "Concerto de Toronto", London Sinfonietta, guitarist John Williams
• "Storyteller", St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra
• "Many Voices", Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD2X4tVzeFE&feature=player_embedded#! Maestro Steven Mercurio conducting the historic Statue of Liberty Concert