RAFFAELE CIPRIANO, CONDUCTOR
Raffaele Cipriano is an esteemed Italian conductor, opera coach, and composer.
Trained at the prestigious Conservatories of Padua and Venice, he excels in orchestral conducting, collaborative piano, opera repertoire, and composition. In 2015, he pursued a doctorate in orchestral conducting at KU, mentored by Maestro David Neely, graduating with honors in 2018. Cipriano has garnered acclaim through collaborations with esteemed organizations like Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Opera Theater, and Landlocked Opera. He served as assistant/cover conductor at Sarasota Opera and currently holds the position of assistant conductor for the Topeka Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, he joined the Music faculty at Washburn University as a lecturer and Director of Orchestra, as well as the conducting staff of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City, as conductor of the Repertory Orchestra.
Notable achievements include music direction for Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and Carmen for Lawrence Opera Theater, conducting A Chorus Line in Topeka, and guest conducting the Springfield Symphony. Based in Kansas City, Cipriano is the music director and conductor of the Overland Park Orchestra and serves as music director at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee.
Cipriano also has an academic background in information technology, with a Ph.D. in computer science earned at the University of Udine and five months of post-doctoral research on artificial intelligence at New Mexico State University in 2010.
Raffaele Cipriano is an esteemed Italian conductor, opera coach, and composer.
Trained at the prestigious Conservatories of Padua and Venice, he excels in orchestral conducting, collaborative piano, opera repertoire, and composition. In 2015, he pursued a doctorate in orchestral conducting at KU, mentored by Maestro David Neely, graduating with honors in 2018. Cipriano has garnered acclaim through collaborations with esteemed organizations like Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Opera Theater, and Landlocked Opera. He served as assistant/cover conductor at Sarasota Opera and currently holds the position of assistant conductor for the Topeka Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, he joined the Music faculty at Washburn University as a lecturer and Director of Orchestra, as well as the conducting staff of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City, as conductor of the Repertory Orchestra.
Notable achievements include music direction for Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and Carmen for Lawrence Opera Theater, conducting A Chorus Line in Topeka, and guest conducting the Springfield Symphony. Based in Kansas City, Cipriano is the music director and conductor of the Overland Park Orchestra and serves as music director at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Shawnee.
Cipriano also has an academic background in information technology, with a Ph.D. in computer science earned at the University of Udine and five months of post-doctoral research on artificial intelligence at New Mexico State University in 2010.
