Music Director 

Italian conductor. He graduated from the Cherubini conservatoire of Florence and was discovered by Zubin Mehta who recommanded him to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna. His career was moving quickly in 2001, when he was invited to Spain to work with the Young Orchestra of Valencia. Subsequently, he made his debut at the Teatro Comunale in Florence with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which he conducted in various concerts during the seasons of 2001-2002 and 2002 -2003. Since 2001, Montanaro has conducted opera and concerts in major venues including the 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. He directed in the 2004-2005 season at the Teatro Comunale in Florence, as well as various symphonic concerts with the Fondazione Arena Verona and with the Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, with the Teatro Cilea of Reggio Calabria, and the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

   He conducted Il Trovatore at the State Opera of Stuttgart, as well as Barbiere di Siviglia with the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini. Recently he conducted Romeo and Juliette in Verona, La Traviata in Munich and Aida in Hamburg with great reviews from public and critics. Future engagements include: Carmen and a new production of Un ballo in maschera in Dresden, Don Quichotte, Attila and La Bohème in Seattle, Lucia di Lammermoor in Bilbao, a new production of Adriana Lecouvreur in Frankfurt, Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Tokyo.

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