Interview for the newspaper Correio Popular, serie "Conexões"

In her interview with Correio Popular in October 2025, conductor Cinthia Alireti shared a profound and human perspective on her 13-year tenure leading the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU). Featured in a prominent two-page spread in Caderno C, the article highlights her influential role in the region's cultural context. Invited by executive president Ítalo Hamilton Barioni, and in conversation with journalists Manoel Alves Filho and Cibelle Vieira, she narrated the conflicts and nuances of leadership within the classical music world. While addressing the subtle barriers still inherent to the conducting profession and its reminiscences of a male-dominated field, Alireti emphasized her efforts to drive change, using the orchestra as a platform for social and educational transformation. Her insights underscored a career-long commitment to overcoming institutional obstacles and democratizing high culture within the Campinas community.

The 40th Anniversary of the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU)

On August 18, 2022, the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU) celebrated four decades of musical excellence, marking exactly forty years since its founding in 1982. This milestone was commemorated in a featured article in Correio Popular, which brought together the orchestra's past and present. Pictured alongside Cinthia Alireti is the composer Raul do Valle, a foundational figure who was present when Maestro Benito Juarez first established the ensemble.

The article covers the official anniversary event and a "delightfully fun" piece commissioned from Raul do Valle as the concert opener. Alireti reflects on the profound nature of these collaborations—the dialogue between composer and interpreter that traces the path from a creative ideal to its realization on stage. It is a tribute to forty years of institutional growth and the enduring power of symphonic music.

As covered by the Correio Popular newspaper, the article offers an insider's look at the opera production staged at the Sesc Campinas warehouse, featuring the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU) and the Unicamp Opera Studio. Directed by Felipe Venâncio, the innovative staging challenged the boundaries of traditional venues by integrating video makers and a striking scenic adaptation, transforming the industrial space into a living stage for the musical drama.

The article highlights a collaborative project with the Unicamp Arts Institute, showcasing a sustainable educational framework designed by conductor Cinthia Alireti. Under this initiative, composition students write the orchestral arrangements for popular voice students to perform alongside the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU). The piece celebrates this creative partnership, emphasizing how the project fosters young musical talent while honoring one of Brazil's greatest icons.

s featured in Jornal da Unicamp, this piece chronicles the recovery of Carlos Gomes’ lost Valsa Eva, rediscovered by musicologist Lenita Nogueira. The project generated widespread national media coverage, featuring multiple news articles and documentaries on Globo G1 and television networks. The featured publication covers the intricate editorial revision of the score and its subsequent modern premiere, realized in partnership with the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU)."

Artistic Profile: Itamar – Revista de Investigación Musical 

Cinthia Alireti’s contributions to the contemporary music scene were analyzed in a specialized interview for Itamar, the musicology journal of the University of Valencia, Spain. Authored by the esteemed musicologist Carmen Cecilia Piñero Gil, the piece delves into Alireti’s professional trajectory and artistic philosophy. Moving beyond traditional press coverage, this chapter provides a scholarly look at her role as a performer who effectively bridges the gap between orchestral practice and musicological research. This collaboration highlights Alireti's standing not only as a conductor and leader but as a significant figure of study within the Spanish-speaking academic community.

The press release celebrates the season opening of the "OSU para Todos" project, conceived by conductor Cinthia Alireti to bring musical comfort to individuals in vulnerable and fragile conditions. Gaining significant attention across de region, the initiative is answering a growing number of requests from healthcare institutions, hospitals, and care facilities, solidifying the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra's social and humanitarian role.

"The city in the SCORE", in the newspaper Correio Popular

Identity, Music, and Architecture: A cultural action created by Cinthia Alireti in collaboration with the IAB (Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil) that redefines urban landmarks as active performance spaces. By merging classical music with historical heritage, this initiative revitalizes collective memory and preserves cultural identity, connecting the community to both classical music and its architectural history. 

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Festival della Valle D'Itria: critical editions and program notes

Focusing on collaborations with the Festival della Valle d'Itria in 2014 and 2016, this entry highlights the critical editions prepared for two operatic titles by Agostino Steffani. The official festival books include accompanying program notes and articles about the operas.

The article pays a historic tribute to the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU) and its musical projects, celebrating the emotional reunion with the public in the post-pandemic era. The coverage highlights how the Christmas concert captured the essential role of music in bringing the community together and celebrating the cultural rebirth of the city.

São Paulo: Rencontre avec Cinthia Alireti, cheffe d'orchestre 

In 2021, Cinthia Alireti was featured in the French magazine "Ventoux Ópera: la face cachée de la scène lyrique." The interview, conducted via telephone with journalist and writer Bruno Alberro, focused on her career path, her past projects as the Artistic Director of the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra (OSU), and the creative adaptations demanded by the pandemic context.