Paolo Arrivabeni is a specialist of italian opera’s repertoire and He’s particularly interested in great german and russian composers. In fact, He receives complimentary approvals for his interpretations of masterpieces by Wagner, Strauss, Musorgskij and others. Director of Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liege from 2008 to 2017, Arrivabeni collaborates with the most important and prestigious theatres and musical institutions all over the worl, such as: Metropolitan in New York; Staatsoper and Deutsche Oper in Berlin; Wiener Staatsoper; Opera of Rome; Opera of Lipsia; Semperoper di Dresda; Bayerische Staatsoper di Monaco; Opernhaus a Zurigo; Grand Théâtre a Ginevra; Opéra a Parigi; Opéra de Lausanne; Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse; Opéra de Montecarlo; Teatro Nacional de São Carlos a Lisbona; La Maestranza a Siviglia; Opéra di Marsiglia; Comunale di Bologna; Massimo di Palermo; Fenice di Venezia; Opera di Santa Fe; Chorégies d’Orange; New National Theatre di Tokio. Recently, he made his return at Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, conducting Demetrio and Polibio; in the next months, he’s going to work with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper  Hamburg, Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liegi, Lirico di Cagliari.