Carlo Montanaro

Founder of OperaWebinar and Music Director of Teatr Wielki in Warsaw from 2011 to 2014, Italian conductor Carlo Montanaro was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommended him to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he improved his skills under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél, and Yugi Yuasa. Since 2001, Montanaro has conducted opera and concerts in major venues including Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Fondazione Arena in Verona, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Fondazione Arturo Toscanini in Parma and Teatro Verdi in Trieste, a collaboration which led to a Japanese tour with the orchestra.

Highlights in the recent seasons include his debuts at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Korean National Opera, Sydney Opera House, and San Francisco Opera. In concert, he has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Hungarian National Philharmonic, and Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Most recently, Montanaro conducted Tosca and Fedora at Oper Frankfurt, Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro di San Carlo, La Juive and Madama Butterfly in Sydney, Nabucco and Lucia di Lammermoor at the Deutsche Oper, Madama Butterfly at Palm Beach Opera, and La traviata at Seattle Opera. In addition, made his debut with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Future engagements include Aida at the Deutsche Oper, Norma at Palm Beach Opera, and Pagliacci at Seattle Opera.