Barbara Day Turner is the conductor for Così fan tutte. She has previously conducted The Threepenny Opera and La Périchole for West Bay Opera.

Maestra Day Turner is founder and music director of the San José Chamber Orchestra, now in its 17th season. An ardent advocate for new music, she has premiered more than 70 new works with SJCO and conducted close to 100 operas and musical theater pieces. Most recently she has conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica de Aguascalientes, John Adams’ Nixon in China for Portland Opera, and The Marriage of Figaro and Porgy and Bess for Utah Festival Opera, where she also serves as Music Administrator. For many years, she was conductor and artistic administrator with Opera San José where she conducted four world premieres in addition to numerous repertoire pieces. She holds a masters degree in harpsichord performance from San José State University, with advanced studies with the legendary Fernando Valenti defining an alter-ego musical life as a harpsichordist. Upcoming projects include leading the Redwood Symphony, and productions of Manon Lescaut and Gypsy with Utah Festival Opera and The Elixir of Love with Rimrock Opera in Montana.