About Paolo
Paolo Petrocelli holds a PhD in Cultural Economics and an Executive MBA. He is a cultural leader, academic and author with over 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles across international cultural institutions. He served as Head of Dubai Opera from 2023 to 2026 and was founding Director General of the Stauffer Center for Strings of Cremona from 2020 to 2022. As a music diplomacy expert, he founded EMMA for Peace and co-founded Opera for Peace and the Italian Youth Association for UNESCO.
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- Head of Dubai Opera (2023-2026)
- Founder and President of EMMA for Peace
- Music diplomacy and cultural diplomacy
- Founding Director General of Stauffer Center for Strings of Cremona (2020-2022)
- Cultural advisor to Coldplay
- Research on the future of performing arts
- Head of Dubai Opera
- Cultural leader
- Academic
- Author
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