Marco Armiliato studied piano at the Paganini Conservatory in his hometown of Genoa and began his conducting career in 1989 with “L’elisir d’amore” in Lima, Peru. In 1995, he made his debut with “Il barbiere di Siviglia” at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, followed a year later by “Andrea Chénier” at the Vienna State Opera and “La Bohème” at the San Francisco Opera. Since then, his career has taken him to the world’s most prestigious opera houses, including the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Opéra National de Paris, Teatro Real in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, La Scala in Milan, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. At the Salzburg Festival, he has conducted “Tosca” and “Andrea Chénier,” as well as concert performances of “Manon Lescaut,” “Lucrezia Borgia,” and “I Capuleti e i Montecchi.” In 2022, he served as Music Director of the Arena di Verona Festival. He maintains a close collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where since his 1998 debut he has conducted nearly 500 performances, including “Il trovatore,” “La Bohème,” “Aida,” “Turandot,” “Rigoletto,” and “Lucia di Lammermoor.” His recording Verismo (2009) with Renée Fleming received a Grammy Award, and Romantic Arias (2008) with Jonas Kaufmann was honored with a Diapason d’Or. At the Vienna State Opera, where he has been an honorary member since 2019, he has conducted a wide range of works from the Italian and French repertoire, as well as galas and festival concerts. At the Zurich Opera House, his recent performances have included “La traviata,” “Otello,” “La Bohème,” “Manon,” “Simon Boccanegra,” “La rondine,” “Messa da Requiem,” and “Tosca.”
