Adrian Salinero is a London-based Basque Spanish pianist, versatile in his roles as repetiteur, vocal collaborator, music director, and piano teacher. His recent operatic engagements include Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) with Grange Park Opera, L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti) and The Rape of Lucretia (Britten) with English Touring Opera, Acis and Galatea (Handel) with Opera Holland Park, Two Widows (Smetana) with Birmingham Opera Company and the world premieres of  Masque of Vengeance and The Duchess of Padua by Edward Lambert.​ Adrian has worked as Music Director in St Paul’s Opera’s productions of L’Elisir d’Amore and Little Red Riding Hood (Cesar Cui).

In 2026 Adrian joins Thames Opera Company as Assistant Music Director and comes back to St Paul’s Opera as Music Director for their summer production of La Traviata (Verdi). He will also be making his Spanish debut as repetiteur in Calixto Bieito’s semi-staged production of Shostakovitch’s 14th Symphony in Teatro Arriaga.

As a 2022/2023 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio, Adrian worked numerous residencies with Welsh National Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera and English National Opera as well as having his debut performance at Wigmore Hall.