The Madrilenian José Antonio Montaño is considered “among Spain´s orchestra conductors with the highest renown at the moment”, according to the specialized music press. Trained by great masters such as Jesús López-Cobos, Evelino Pidò, and Pinchas Steinberg he made name for himself in theaters and auditoriums of international prestige, performing all genres (opera, ballet, symphony and chamber music), and covering an extensive repertoire starting with his first baroque performance until utterly contemporary debuts. Since 1998, he has been highly active in opera conducting, with a special emphasis on 18th century works, performing in top-ranked theaters, both nationally and abroad. Among many others, we mention these outstanding titles: La vera costanza and Il mondo della luna by F. J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, D. Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto, V. Martín y Soler’s Il tutore burlato, C. Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, H. Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, J. A. Hasse’s La contadina, G. B. Pergolesi’s La serva padrona, Il barbiere di Siviglia and Il viaggio a Reims by G. Rossini, Don Pasquale and Rita by G. Donizetti, R. Carnicer’s Don Giovanni Tenorio, Bellini’s I Puritani, Puccini´s La Bohème. His interest and love for historical interpretation saw the light with the creation of La Madrileña an orchestra of period instruments, with which he has recovered some excellent examples of the repertoire of 18th Century Spain and italian such as his recordings Nebra: Requiem (1758).