Artistic Committee

The Verdi Festival Committee has worked hard to create a series of rich musical and cultural experiences to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth in 2013. The Artistic Committee has been assisted in its programming by Michael Massey, Music Director, Edmonton Youth Orchestra and Michael Spassov, Artistic Administrator and Chorus Master, Edmonton Opera. The community leads are musicians Emilio De Mercato, Mattia Berrini, Silvia Buttiglione and Stephanie Kwan.