Who is Speranza Scappucci?
Speranza Scappucci (born 9 April 1973 in Rome) is an Italian conductor and pianist. One of four children in her family, Scappucci’s father is a retired Vatican Radio journalist, and her mother is a retired English teacher from the Liceo ginnasio statale Terenzio Mamiani. Scappucci began to learn the piano at age 5.
Who is Francesco Scappucci?
Scappucci worked as a répétiteur and rehearsal pianist for such opera companies as New York City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Santa Fe Opera, the Music Academy of the West, Glyndebourne Festival Opera (six summer seasons), the Metropolitan Opera, and the Vienna State Opera.
Who is Maria Scappucci and why is she famous?
Outside of the USA, Scappucci made her UK debut as an opera conductor with Scottish Opera in October 2013. At the Vienna State Opera, Scappucci was the fourth-ever female conductor, and the first female Italian conductor, to conduct a production at the Vienna State Opera, for her house debut as conductor in November 2016.
Who is Jennifer Scappucci?
In 2012, Scappucci made her public opera conducting debut with Yale Opera at the Yale School of Music, with Così fan tutte, her first ever public engagement as an opera conductor, and the first female conductor ever to conduct a Yale Opera production. She returned to Juilliard for her New York City debut as an opera conductor in November 2014.
Is Scappucci a wunderkind pianist?
“I am not a wunderkind,” Scappucci declares. “Forty years of studying music is what makes me who I am today.” That is, one of a rare breed of pianist/coaches to ascend to major international podiums.
Who is Giuseppe Scappucci?
At the Vienna State Opera, Scappucci was the fourth-ever female conductor, and the first female Italian conductor, to conduct a production at the Vienna State Opera, for her house debut as conductor in November 2016.