Speranza Scappucci

Italian-born conductor Speranza Scappucci is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York and the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. She is Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera (from 2025) and former Music Director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège (2017–22). She has conducted worldwide, including at houses in Milan, New York, Vienna, Zurich, Berlin, Chicago and Munich. Recordings include releases on Warner Classics, Opus Arte and Deutsche Grammophon. Her 2024/25 engagements included Madama Butterfly (Paris), Eugene Onegin (Toronto) and La traviata (Munich and Arena di Verona). Engagements for 2025/26 include Otello (Strasbourg), Lucie de Lammermoor (Opéra-Comique), Un ballo in maschera (Paris Opera) and Lucia di Lammermoor (La Scala, Milan). She made her debut with The Royal Opera in the 2021/22 Season with Attila in concert and returned for La bohème in the 2024/25 Season.