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