LOUIS SALEMNO
Orchestra

L’Opera de Montreal;Houston Grand Opera; Opera Company of Philadelphia; New York City Opera; Seattle Opera

Mr. Louis Salemno is a regular guest conductor with opera companies throughout North America, including L'Opera de Montreal, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Pacific, Florentine Opera of Milwaukee, Michigan Opera Theater, Dallas Opera, Vancouver Opera, Tulsa Opera, Opera Carolina, Manitoba Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, Baltimore Opera, New Orleans Opera, and New York City Opera.

A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Salemno began his career in opera as musical assistant to Max Rudolf at the Curtis Institute. He was a recipient of the Walter Damrosch Memorial Award for Conductors, which included studies with Nadia Boulanger in Fontainebleau, France.

He made his public debut as a conductor at the age of 15 leading the Harrisburg Symphony, which was followed by conducting appearances with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Curtis Institute Orchestra.

Mr. Salemno served on the conducting staff of Barcelona's Gran Teatro del Liceo, San Francisco Opera under Kurt Adler, and Lyric Opera of Chicago under Bruno Bartoletti. He also served as Principal Conductor of Texas Opera Theater and as Associate Conductor of the Dallas Opera.

He studied piano with Mieczyslaw Horszowski and has appeared as piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra.