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2020

14th Nov - 29th Nov 2020

Joseph Bologne’s “The Anonymous Lover” at LA Opera

“The impediments of the pandemic have usefully and forcefully driven L.A. Opera and LBO to think about what the art form might look like for the next generation. Diversity is, of course, on every institution’s mind, a silver lining to this {…}

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30th Nov - 01st Dec 2019

Cincinnati Business Courier Review: James Conlon at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

REVIEW: James Conlon’s CSO return is gratifying in Wagner, Tchaikovsky   James Conlon, music director laureate of the Cincinnati May Festival, returned Saturday to lead a rewarding program with the CSO.   By Janelle Gelfand {…}

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16th Nov - 23rd Nov 2019

LA Opera: Mozart’s The Magic Flute

” James Conlon conducted a great orchestra, with a special nod Heather Clark, the LA Opera orchestra’s own magic flute.” – San Francisco Classical Voice “…Conlon gave a measured and lustrous reading of the overture {…}

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14th Sep - 06th Oct 2019

LA Opera: Puccini’s “La Bohème”

“The brightest spot is the young cast which is filled with vigor and enthusiasm, and adroit orchestral performance led by James Conlon that adds color to an otherwise desolate landscape.” – San Francisco Classical Voice “Ultimately, the {…}

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12th Apr - 13th Apr 2019

James Conlon conducts Mozart and Shostakovich at La Sinfónica de Galicia

Translated from Spanish:  “The direction of Conlon [in Mozart’s Overture to Lucio Silla] – with excellent control of the dynamics at the service of the theatrical sense of Austrian genius – became that first scratch that {…}

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01st Jun - 22nd Jun 2019

LA Opera: Verdi’s “La Traviata”

” In the pit, Conlon and the orchestra sounded terrific from beginning to end. Conlon’s reading was perfectly gauged, transparent and propulsive, and able to pounce on Verdi’s more dramatic pronouncements without undue heaviness. His {…}

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