The dynamic and talented Speranza Scappucci was in Los Angeles preparing for her West Coast debut as a conductor for the LA Opera production of La bohème recently. She brings to that production her diverse international experience, derived from an impressive lineup of engagements as a pianist, repetiteur, and conductor.

She is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. The list of international houses and great conductors she has worked with as repetiteur/Assistant Conductor is impressive: Riccardo Muti (8 years as pianist and repetiteur), James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta at such major venues as the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera New York, Chicago Lyric Opera, Teatro dell´Opera di Roma, Salzburg Festival, Salzburg Whitsun Festival, the Glyndebourne Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Glimmerglass Opera and New York City opera.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano