Theo Alcántara

Maestro Alcántara has held the following permanent appointments: • Deputy Director of the Camerata Academica and the Orchestra at the Akademie Mozarteum in Salzburg • 1964–66, conductor of the Frankfurt Opera, Frankfurt, Germany • 1973–78, Western Michigan Opera (now Opera Grand Rapids) • 1978–89, Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix AZ, and laureate conductor 1989-93 • 1981-84 Artistic Director of the Music Academy of the West, Summer Festival, Santa Barbara, California • 1990–93, Artistic Director of the Caracas Opera and Caracas International Opera Festival American Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, ==Biography==

Theo Alcantara was born in Cuenca, Castiglia, Spain on April 16, 1941. He graduated with distinction, after serving as principal conductor of the Camerata Academica and Orchestra, and receiving the Lilli Lehmann Medal. He had his conducting debut at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid. He is married to Susan Alcantara and has two children, Rafael and Carlos. == Recognition ==

Theo Alcantara is recognized as an important orchestra conductor in Marquis Who's Who. He is listed in ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', ed. Nicolas Slonimsky He is listed in Operabase ==References ==