Clelia Cafiero

Neapolitan conductor Clelia Cafiero currently serves as Principal Guest Conductor at the Opéra de Tours, and she first came to international attention with her summer 2023 debut at the Chorégies d’Orange, where she led the Orchestre National de Lyon in Carmen.

In the 2024-25 season, Cafiero made several important debuts, including her London debut with the English National Opera in La bohème and her Japan debut with the Nikikai Opera Foundation in Così fan tutte. Her symphonic debuts this season include subscription concerts with the Orchestre National de Lyon and special concerts with the Irish National Orchestra. 

Cafiero began her musical career as a concert pianist, which brought her to renowned stages such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Philharmonie de Paris. She worked regularly at the Teatro alla Scala as correpetiteur between 2013 and 2019. Cafiero studied piano and conducting at the conservatories in Naples and Milan, as well as at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Naples-Federico II.