Gianfranco Masini (26 November 1937 – 18 June 1993) was an Italian orchestra conductor, primarily known for conducting opera.

During the course of his career he was a principal conductor at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste and at the Arena di Verona Festival.

[2] He made his conducting debut in 1966 with La bohème at the Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia.

In addition to his live performances, Masini made several full-length opera recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Philips and Ricordi.

His last performances were conducting La forza del destino at Montpellier Opera in early June 1993.