An American in Berlin! ft. James Gaffigan

Go Inside the Huddle with James Gaffigan, Music Director Designate of Houston Grand Opera. Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and collaborative spirit, the American conductor also serves as the General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin, where he is set to lead Evgeny Titov’s new production of Salome. Gaffigan joins OBS to reminisce on last summer’s Die Walküre at Santa Fe Opera; to share his perspective as an American working in Germany; and to tell us what American singers always bring to the field.

In the Two-Minute Drill, Sting’s The Last Ship sails at the Met, Paris Opera recruits children to play in the pit, new commissioning guides help composers create music on fair terms, and the team demands a recount of the International Opera Awards, Plus, a Good Call for the Queen D, Joyce DiDonato.

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