ABOUT THE ARTISTS |
James Conlon |
Christine Goerke |
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BSO ARTIST IN RESIDENCE |
James Conlon , one of today ’ s most versatile |
and respected conductors , has cultivated |
Soprano Christine Goerke has appeared in |
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a vast symphonic , operatic , and choral |
many of the most prestigious opera houses of |
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repertoire . Since his 1974 debut with the New |
the world including the Metropolitan Opera , |
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York Philharmonic , he has conducted virtually |
Lyric Opera of Chicago , San Francisco Opera , |
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every major American and European symphony |
Royal Opera House , Paris Opera , Teatro alla |
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orchestra . Through worldwide touring , an |
Scala , Deutsche Oper Berlin , Teatro Real in |
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extensive discography and videography , |
Madrid , and the Saito Kinen Festival . She has |
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numerous writings , television appearances , |
sung much of the great soprano repertoire , |
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and guest speaking engagements , Conlon is one of classical music ’ s most recognized figures . Conlon is Music Director of LA Opera , where since 2006 he has led more |
beginning with the Mozart and Handel heroines and now moving into dramatic Strauss and Wagner roles .
Ms . Goerke has also appeared with a
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James Conlon |
Bonnie Perkinson |
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performances than any other conductor in the |
number of leading orchestras including the |
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company ’ s history . He has served as Music |
New York Philharmonic , Boston Symphony |
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Director of the Ravinia Festival , summer home |
Orchestra , Chicago Symphony Orchestra , |
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of the Chicago Symphony , and Artistic Advisor |
Cleveland Orchestra , Los Angeles Philharmonic , |
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of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra . He is |
Radio Vara , the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the |
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also Music Director Laureate of the Cincinnati |
BBC Proms , and both the Hallè Orchestra and |
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May Festival , where he was Music Director |
the Royal Scottish National Symphony at the |
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for 37 years . As a guest conductor at the |
Edinburgh International Festival . |
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Metropolitan Opera , he has led more than 270 |
Ms . Goerke ’ s recording of Vaughan |
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performances since his 1976 debut . He is a |
Williams ’ A Sea Symphony with Robert Spano |
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noted advocate for composers suppressed by |
and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra won |
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the Nazi regime and is an enthusiastic advocate of public scholarship and cultural institutions as forums for the exchange of ideas and |
the 2003 GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Recording and Best Choral Performance . Her close association with Robert Shaw |
Christine Goerke |
Arielle Doneson |
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inquiry into the role music plays in our shared |
yielded several recordings including Brahms ’ |
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humanity and civic life . His appearances |
Liebeslieder Waltzes , Poulenc ’ s Stabat |
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throughout the country as a speaker on a |
Mater , Szymanowski ’ s Stabat Mater , and the |
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variety of cultural and educational topics are |
GRAMMY-nominated recording of Dvorak ’ s |
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widely praised . Among his numerous prizes |
Stabat Mater . Other recordings include the |
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are four GRAMMY Awards for recordings |
title role in Iphigenie en Tauride for Telarc and |
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with LA Opera , a 2002 Légion d ' Honneur |
Britten ’ s War Requiem , which won the 1999 |
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from then-President of the French Republic |
GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance . |
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Jacques Chirac , a 2018 Commendatore Ordine |
This season Ms . Goerke returns to the |
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al Merito della Repubblica Italiana from Sergio |
Metropolitan Opera for Turandot and to the |
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Mattarella , President of the Italian Republic , |
Houston Grand Opera for Parsifal . She will also |
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and a 2023 Cross of Honor for Science and Art |
be presented in recital by Cal Performances |
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( Österreichische Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft |
in Berkeley and appears with the Baltimore |
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und Kunst ) from the Republic of Austria . |
Symphony Orchestra in multiple concerts , |
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serving as the Orchestra ’ s Artists in Residence |
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for the 2023 – 24 season . |
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Ms . Goerke was the recipient of the 2001 |
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Richard Tucker Award , the 2015 Musical |
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America Vocalist of the Year Award , and the |
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2017 Opera News Award . |