Jonathan Brandani

Calgary, Canada

Maestro al Cembalo e Direttore, Coach

Photo by Jenna Mahr

Previously with Teatro Nuovo:

2018, 2019, 2023

Bio:

Jonathan Brandani is the current Artistic Director of Calgary Opera. Elsewhere, his recent engagements include include opera productions and concert appearances at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria (Wiener Symphoniker / Symphonieorchester Voralberg), the Danish Royal Opera House (with soprano Angela Gheorghiu), Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Théatre Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Orchestra Filarmonica Toscanini in Parma, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gotheborg Opera, and Meininger Hofkapelle. He has led acclaimed performances at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Palau de les Arts di Valencia, Wexford Festival Opera, and the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo. From 2014 to 2019, he was Associate Conductor of Minnesota Opera, and from 2017 to 2020, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Daegu Opera House in South Korea. In coming seasons, he will lead performances at the Opera Theater of Saing Louis, Atlanta Opera, Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg, and Calgary Opera. After completing his undergraduate degree in piano, Jonathan graduated the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna with a degree in conducting and at earned his Master of Arts in orchestra conducting from Yale University.