Marco Armiliato, born in 1967 in Genoa, Italy, is an Italian opera conductor who
graduated in piano from the Niccolò Paganini Conservatory in Genoa. He made his
conducting debut in 1989 in Lima with Gaetano Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore
and has since led productions at major opera houses worldwide. At the
Metropolitan Opera, he has conducted over 500 performances, ranking second only
to James Levine in the 21st century. His repertoire includes over 80 operas,
featuring works by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Donizetti. In 2019,
Armiliato conducted the opening of the Vi...