Giuseppe Tedeschi (Rome, January 30, 1958) is an Italian nobleman, painter, and musician who serves as an Attaché of the Antechamber to the Papal Household, a member of the Pontifical Family, and the Official Representative of the Royal House of Montenegro.
Giuseppe Tedeschi was born into a noble family[1], whose branch from Sicily settled in Caserta. His parents were Count Dr. Ubaldo Tedeschi, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[2] and Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and Giulia Vianello, from a noble Venetian family[3]. After obtaining his classical high school diploma in 1976 at the Collegio S. Giuseppe Istituto de Merode of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, he graduated in Law from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1982.[4] Simultaneously with his law degree, he graduated in Painting in 1981 from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.[5] He won the state competition for a teaching position in the State School for Artistic Education and qualified for teaching. He served as a reserve officer in the Arma dei Carabinieri,[6] where, in addition to his assignment at the IV Carabinieri Battalion "Veneto," he also undertook judicial police duties of particular responsibility at the local territorial company and highly confidential tasks such as the interim command of the 1st Rifle Company of the IV Carabinieri Battalion, as well as the command of the support platoon at the NATO Base in Veneto until January 12, 1984. After his service, he completed "legal practice" at a well-known criminal law firm in Rome.
Later, he was appointed Attaché of the Antechamber of His Holiness and on November 18, 1986, by Pope Saint John Paul II, consequently becoming a member of the Papal Household.[7]
He studied piano, organ, singing, and music theory at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Accademia Filarmonica Romana. In 1984, he was selected through an audition by M° Mons. D. Bartolucci as a pontifical singer for the Sistine Chapel Choir, but later chose the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, where he won the competition as a permanent tenor. In 1979, he joined the "Giulia" Musical Chapel of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican as a trainee under the direction of M° A. Renzi. Since 1980, he has been a Principal Singer of the Chapel, earning a diploma in choral conducting under M° M. Constantin. He is an internationally renowned concert tenor, dean singer, and Deputy Master of the "Giulia" Chapel.
As a lyrical tenor, he has collaborated as a consultant for television dramas and films with O. Desideri, an Oscar and David di Donatello award winner for "The Last Emperor" by B. Bertolucci. He has also worked with G. Lollobrigida at international festivals, academies, and embassies, and was a friend and collaborator of F. Zeffirelli, contributing to the direction of the opera "Pagliacci".
Since 2021, he has served as the master of protocol and art expert for the IASC "World Changers Summit", collaborating with the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
In 2021, he was appointed "Academician" of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine by Rostyslav Karandieiev, the current Minister of Culture of Ukraine. He is the only Italian artist, along with Riccardo Muti, to receive such an honor.[22]
↑Dicitura corretta CASA REALE DEL MONTENEGRO e non EX CASA REALE DEL MONTENEGRO - Legge num. 35/11-1/15 EPA 569 XXIV, approvata in Podgorica del Montenegro - Legge sullo stato della Famiglia Reale in Montenegro
