José Miguel Pérez-Sierra began his conducting career as assistant to Gabriele Ferro. He studied with Gianluigi Gelmetti at the Accademia Chigiana and with Colin Metter at the London Royal Academy, and from 2004 to 2009 was assistant to Alberto Zedda.

After his debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia in 2005 he collaborated with the Rossini Opera Festival, conducting Il viaggio a Reims in 2006 and La scala di seta in 2011, and has since enjoyed an international career. Since 2023 Pérez-Sierra is music director of Teatro della Zarzuela, Madrid. He conducted the Gala concert for the Opera Awards 2022 in Madrid’s Teatro Real Madrid, and has led acclaimed concerts with Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen. He made his successful debut in Bad Wildbad with Ricciardo e Zoraide in 2013 (available on Naxos 8.660419–21), followed by Aureliano in Palmira (8.660448–50), L’equivoco stravagante (DVD 2.110696 / Blu-ray NBD0133V), Matilde di Shabran (8.660492–94) and La scala di seta (8.660444–46).

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