“Down in the pit, OTSL’s new Principal Conductor Daniela Candillari leads members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, her turn at the most recognizable score in opera is bombastic, powerful, and breathtaking.” REVIEW STL “This energetic version of Carmen features Daniela Candillari, OTSL’s new Principal Conductor… Candillari is a vigorous conductor. There is a gorgeous smoothness throughout.” BROADWAY WORLD Dynamics beautifully support the emotions of the drama, yet the orchestra never dominates the voices.

“Daniela Candillari lifts her baton she whisks the familiar overture into instant excitement… Candillari is only newly the Principal Conductor at OTSL, but is definitely a “keeper”! Her orchestra is simply flawless. Louis Symphony Orchestra, whose playing remained at a high level” OPERA NEWS “OTSL principal conductor Daniela Candillari drew a clear, confident performance from the St. “The show’s best element was the lively orchestra, under the incisive leadership of Daniela Candillari.” THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “The entire opera … came together effectively thanks to Daniela Candillari” SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS “she ushered the ever-ready Academy Orchestra to bold, flexible, and sensitive ends.” SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT “There is Daniela Candillari at the podium, who sensitively models the softly flowing melodies of the lyrically grounded music and conducts the Indian-colored choral scenes - the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper is once again a force - with taste.” KLASSIK

“The conductor Daniela Candillari, together with the musicians, sometimes conscientiously, sometimes elegantly, masters the figures of this music, which at first glance hardly look like anything, but are mercilessly open and delicately shining.” BERLINER MORGENPOST This season, J’Nai shares her artistry at some of her most beloved organizations including Seattle Opera, Nationale Opera & Ballet, Candian Opera Company, and more! J’Nai will sing across the globe to not only reprise some of her favorite roles, but to debut a variety of new repertoire.“Daniela Candillari conducts a fantastic performance of “Lakmé”… the Serbian conductor… knows exactly how to emphasize the qualities of the score” TAGESSPIEGEL

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