Bruno Campanella

Bruno Campanella, 83, died on August 4, 2026. Bruno Campanella was known publicly as an Italian conductor. He studied composition under Nino Rota and Luigi Dallapiccola. He had Hans Swarowsky and Thomas Schippers as instructors in conducting. Since the late 1970s, he has been known worldwide as a specialist in Bel Canto. However, his repertoire also includes works by Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, and Giuseppe Verdi, among others. He performs at such major theatres as La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera of NYC, the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, L’Opéra de Montréal, L’Opéra National de Paris, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House in London, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Municipal Theatre of Santiago, and the New National Theatre Tokyo. Public biographical listings identify Campanella as an Italian conductor. This public record remains centered on Campanella's work as an Italian conductor and the documented milestones of that career.