Conductor Roberto Abbado is equally well known for appearances in operatic and orchestral performances. His orchestral-conducting career has been especially successful in the U.S. At 23, Abbado conducted a performance of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra in the city of Macerata, and in 1979, he made his debut at La Fenice in a new production of Rossini's Il Turco in Italia. Abbado made an early recording in 1992 in a performance of Liszt piano concertos with Gerhard Oppitz. He led several opera recordings on the RCA label, including one of Bellini's I Capuleti e I Montecchi in 2011. He released the album Vive Verdi!: French Rarities and Discoveries, with the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, in 2022.