Born in Italy, Giacomo Sagripanti studied piano, composition and orchestral conducting. He is currently Music Director of the Tbilisi Opera House. In 2016 he won Best Young Conductor Award at the International Opera Awards. His recent opera appearances include La traviata and Rigoletto (Paris Opera), Lucia di Lammermoor, Tosca and La traviata (Liceu, Barcelona), La Cenerentola, Werther and Tosca (Vienna State Opera), Il turco in Italia (Teatro Real, Madrid) and Il barbiere di Siviglia (Metropolitan Opera). Recent concert appearences include Mahler's Symphony no.1 and no.4 (Seville, Tbilisi) and Beethoven's Symphony no.7 (Philharmonie de Paris). His previous engagements with The Royal Opera include La traviata and Don Pasquale. Engagements for 2025/26 include La Fille du régiment for the Metropolitan Opera, Il trovatore for Opéra de Monte-Carlo and Norma for Bayerische Staatsoper.
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