Pietro Rizzo (right), who made his American debut conducting the Dallas Opera’s La bohème, was on campus for a question-and-answer session with Meadows School of the Arts students in February. Afterward, he chatted with students Sebastien Hurtard (left), Artist Certificate in cello, winner of the recent 7th Adam International Cello Festival and Competition in New Zealand; Pamela Hurtado, Artist Certificate in piano; and Leon Eldridge, a junior studying voice. The maestro, who earned a Master of Music in violin performance in 1996 and an Artist Certificate in piano in ’97, lives in Europe with his wife, pianist Michela Fogolin ’97, and their children. After his Dallas engagement, Rizzo conducted the Metropolitan Opera’s Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci.