Daniela Candillari


Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to garner praise for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Recognized for her “confidence and apparently inexhaustible verve” (New York Times) and “powerful and breathtaking performances” (Review STL), Candillari enters her second season as both Principal Conductor at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Principal Opera Conductor at Music Academy. She holds a Doctorate from the Universität für Musik in Vienna, a MM from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a MM and Bachelor’s degree from the Universität für Musik in Graz.