Charlotte Politi

Charlotte Politi is a French-Italian conductor based in London. A very versatile conductor, Charlotte enjoys woking in opera, ballet and symphonic concerts. In recent seasons, she has worked with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de Metz, Orchestra da Camera del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and others. She recently made her debut at the Semperoper Dresden and has conducted regularly for the Royal Ballet and Opera in London, where she is associate conductor since 2023.

After studying piano and musicology in Florence, Charlotte studied conducting in Germany, at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, and in the United States, at the University of Michigan. She has also taken part in prestigious conducting masterclasses such as the Italian Opera Academy with Riccardo Muti, and Conductors’ Academy of the Tonhalle Zürich, under the guidance of Paavo Järvi. She was appointed Assistant conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2022-23) and Fellow Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (2023-24).

At the beginning of her conducting career, Charlotte conducted several operas, including Le Nozze di Figaro and Cosi fan tutte. This year, she’s thrilled to conduct Don Giovanni at the Waterperry Opera Festival.