Carmen, that the French director has signed for the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in 2000 Opera Season. In 2001 the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale has realized an important project on an international scale: the re-elaboration and orchestral transcription of Bach's The Art of Fugue, coordinated by Luciano Berio. This activity was approved and co-financed by the European Commission and recognized as a "Special European Event". The project foresaw five performances in four countries – Italy, France, the Netherlands and England – with an orchestral ensemble of 40 elements coming from some of the most important European musical academies: the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” of Turin, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse of Lyon, the Koninklijk Conservatorium of The Hague, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater of Leipzig, the Guildahll School of Music and Drama of London. The importance of the project on an international scale has been determined also by the direct involvement in the executive realization of composers renowned in Europe, such as Luis De Pablo, Louis Andriessen, Betsy Jolas, Gilberto Bosco, Aldo Clementi, Fabio Nieder, Michele Tadini and Fabio Vacchi. The Teatro Lirico Sperimentale was guest with concerts and operas in: Italy, Austria (Vienna 1994), Spain (Barcelona 1996), United States (New York 1996 and 2009, Los Angeles 2005), Switzerland (Bern, 1996), Canada (Vancouver 2002, Toronto 2010), Hungary (Budapest 2002 and 2006, Miskolc 2006), Germany (Schwetzingen 2003 and 2010, Salzau 2005), Poland (Tczew 2003), China (Beijing 2004, 2006 and 2010, Tangshan 2004, Shenyang 2006, Xi'an and Nanjin 2010, Shanghai 2010 and 2012), Japan (Osaka, Tokyo, Sapporo, Ina, Hiroshima, Kobe, Nagoya, Oita, Morioka, Matsudo, Fukuoka, Tokorozawa, Chigasaki, Musashino 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008), Russia (St. Petersburg 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Qatar (Doha 2007, 2008), Romania (Bucharest, Sibiu 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Cuba (Havana 2008), Turkey (Istanbul 2010, Istanbul and Bursa 2011), South Africa (Pretoria 2010), United Kingdom (London 2011), Netherlands (Utrecht 2012). External links Official website Opera organizations Music organisations based in Italy