Marcello Viotti (29 June 1954 – 16 February 2005) was a Swiss classical music conductor, best known for opera.
[1] As a young conductor, Viotti honed his craft with the International Orchestra of the Jeunesses Musicales in the Italian town of Fermo, and also with a wind ensemble.
[4] Viotti was chief conductor of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester from 1998 to 2004, when he resigned in protest at budget cuts that threatened the existence of the orchestra.
[1] Viotti was named music director at the Teatro La Fenice Orchestra in Venice in January 2002.
[5] Viotti suffered a stroke during a rehearsal in Munich in February 2005 and underwent surgery to remove a blood clot.