Domingo Hindoyan to Succeed James Conlon as LA Opera Music Director
The conductor’s five-year contract will commence on July 1, 2026, and continue through the 2030/31 season. This transition will take place at {…}
He has long been one of classical music’s most compelling advocates, but somewhere along the way, Conlon has fully assumed the mantle of the most accomplished music director currently on the podium of an American opera house.
Opera News, July 2019
...one of America's leading conductors...
The New York Times
James Conlon, one of today’s most versatile and respected conductors, has cultivated a vast symphonic, operatic and choral repertoire. Since his 1974 debut with the New York Philharmonic, he has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra. Through worldwide touring, an extensive discography and videography, numerous essays and commentaries, frequent television appearances and guest speaking engagements, Mr. Conlon is one of classical music’s most recognized interpreters.
Read full bioConlon is the real thing: a master of the orchestra with genuine theatricality and no discernible narcissism.
Los Angeles Times
The conductor’s five-year contract will commence on July 1, 2026, and continue through the 2030/31 season. This transition will take place at {…}
Ibermusica Artists welcomes James Conlon as a new signing! With Ibermúsica, Conlon will be represented in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Click {…}
August 9, 2025
Song recital hosted and curated by James Conlon
Bennett Gordon Hall
Highland Park, IL
August 12, 2025
Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program
Bennett Gordon Hall
Highland Park, IL
September 20 - October 8, 2025
Company premiere with Gabriella Reyes as Maria and Duke Kim as Tony
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
Los Angeles, CA
He is a miracle of equilibrium: his dramatic intuition never fails, nor betrays the transparency of the music…
Le Monde de la Musique