Daniele made his Met debut leading Verdi’s Aida in 2017 and returned to lead new productions of Verdi’s Rigoletto and Bizet’s Carmen and revivals of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Verdi’s Falstaff. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Met Orchestra in February 2023. In coming seasons, he will conduct a new production of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, as well as revivals of Giordano’s Andrea Chénier, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Puccini’s La Bohème.
'I am honoured to be appointed as the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor and to work with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Peter Gelb and this legendary orchestra, chorus, and company. Every time I have conducted here, I have been inspired by the incredible Met Orchestra and Chorus, and the artists on and off stage.'
Daniele Rustioni
Daniele graduated from the Academy in 2008, after studying for a Postgraduate Diploma in Conducting. In 2018, he received an Associate Honour (ARAM) from the Academy. He now has more than 70 operas in his repertoire, having conducted in every major international opera house, including extensively throughout his home country of Italy; his new home in the United Kingdom, where he was Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra; in Munich, as the first-ever Principal Guest Conductor of the Bavarian State Opera; and in Lyon, where he is Music Director of the Opéra National de Lyon.
The Academy sends their warmest congratulations to Daniele on this appointment.