André Callegaro joins the Royal Swedish Opera as Conductor in Residence.

In a comprehensive audition process, André Callegaro excelled from 250 applicants from over 30 countries.

»I am very much looking forward to work together with André. His performance at the auditions was on a very high level and I am convinced that his presence will be a notable benefit for everyone involved in the musical processes at  the Royal Swedish Opera«, says Alan Gilbert, Artistic music director and Royal Kapellmeister.

André Callegaro currently holds a position as Kapellmeister and Studienleiter at Theater Aachen, Germany.

As a member of the Jette Parker Artists Programme at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, he collaborated with Sir Antonio Pappano, Antonello Manacorda, Nicola Luisotti, Mark Wigglesworth, among others.

Earlier engagements include posts as Kapellmeister and Studienleiter at the Mainfrankentheater Würzburg, as well as assistant and repetiteur work at renowned institutions such as the Bayerische Staatsoper, Theater an der Wien, and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

André studied orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He is a scholarship holder of the Richard Wagner Verband Bayreuth.