Denis Fodor wrote: >Gelmetti looks like a man who likes his pasta but, for that, is >a very graceful and expressive conductor. His Rossini was splendid--and >exigent of the Munich Philharmonic orchestra, the Philharmonic choir, and >three excellent singers imported from Italy (the fourth, the basso, was >also Italian, but just that.) Gelmetti is indeed a man who loves his pasta and most other food I suggest as well. I was priviliged to attend a two week music camp in Geelong, Victoria (which is not far from Melbourne) where Gelmetti was the conductor of the orcehstra that I was a part of. Every night Gelmetti was driven back to Melbourne (about an hour and a half) to dine in some of that city's finest restaurants. He is also quite a fine musician. The piece we rehearsed and then performed at the end of the camp was Mahlers' First Symphony. This was the first time I had come across this piece although I had previously played 4 & 5. His English was not terrific but through his motions of his hands and his facial expressions, particularly his eyes we all knew exactly what he wanted. I hear he is coming to Brisbane soon to conduct QSO and hopefully I will be fortunate enough to work with him once more. Matthew Gillett