Franco Caracciolo

Franco Caracciolo, born on March 29, 1920, in Bari, Italy, was an Italian conductor. He studied piano and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella in Naples and conducting at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Caracciolo began his career as the conductor of the Amici della Musica SO in Bari from 1944 to 1945. He became the conductor of the Orchestra da Camera Alessandro Scarlatti in Naples from 1949 to 1992, leading numerous tours and performances. He later served as the permanent conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della Rai. Caracciolo's repertoire spanned from Baroque to contemporary works, including operas by Cherubini, Cimarosa, Haydn, Paisiello, and Scarlatti.