Roberto Benzi

Roberto Benzi (born 1937) is a French conductor and former child actor.

[1] His parents discovered his musicality when he was very young, and taught him solfège and piano.

In 1960, at age 22, he made his first recordings with the Lamoureux Orchestra of works by Liszt, Beethoven, Bizet, Rossini, Respighi, and many more, for the Philips label, all released in Hi-Fi stereo.

At age 27 he conducted La Boutique fantasque (Rossini/Respighi) for the Louis de Funès film The Sucker (1965).

Benzi was the conductor of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine from 1973 to 1987.