Conductor Jordan de Souza named Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin
Jordan de Souza, BMus'09, MMus'11听will become the Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin 听beginning with the start of their 2017/18 season. 听In his听first season as Kapellmeister, he will conduct several repertoire pieces, direct one new production and lead an orchestra concert.
While at the Schulich School of Music,听Jordan de Souza was a conducting student of Maestro听Alexis Hauser,听graduating听from his conducting class with the highest possible marks. 听"I remember Jordan's fantastic work as a student with me, and I am not surprised that in the听short time time he has been in Berlin he has already made a huge impact within the Komische Oper Berlin," recalled Maestro Hauser.听
Artistic Director and General Manager of the Komische Oper, Barrie Kosky, said听"Jordan de Souza is a very talented and extremely interesting young conductor, who has both musical and theatre blood in his veins. We are very happy to welcome him as our next Kapellmeister."
De Souza is regular guest conductor at the Bregenz Festival and is Conductor-in-Residence at Tapestry Opera in Toronto. He is currently Head of Music at the Komische Oper. 听He will be in Montr茅al,听conducting the Op茅ra de Montr茅al's 迟丑颈蝉听狈辞惫别尘产别谤.
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