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BerlinLove Fantasies

Strauss R., Schumann
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin; James Gaffigan; Adela Zaharia
MunichJames Gaffigan & Matias Piñeira

Korngold, Williams, Prokofiev
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Matias Piñeira
MunichJames Gaffigan & Matias Piñeira

Korngold, Williams, Prokofiev
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Matias Piñeira
BerlinHansel and Gretel

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
James Gaffigan; Dagmar Manzel; Komische Oper Berlin; Killian Farrell; Korbinian Schmidt; Victoria Behr; Olaf Freese
BerlinKing Roger

Szymanowski: King Roger, (Król Roger) Op.46
James Gaffigan; Evgeny Titov; Komische Oper Berlin; Xin Tan; Paul Zoller; Annemarie Woods; Sebastian Alphons
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An all-American Prom from Gaffigan and the BBCSO

James Gaffigan's programme ranges from Wynton Marsalis’s fizzing but elusive new work for orchestra, Gershwin’s stylish Piano Concerto to a compelling account of Barber’s First Symphony.
Edinburgh International Festival opens with monumental Marsalis work

James Gaffigan conducts the RSNO and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a swinging EIF opener: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise.
Barrie Kosky directs a ferocious new Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Shostakovich's opera is laid bare in Berlin, to devastating effect, with a distinguished cast led by Ambur Braid.
Masks and obsessions: Evgeny Titov’s Salome at Komische Oper Berlin

Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging.
A blade too dull: Kosky directs Sweeney Todd at Komische Oper

With a brand new production by Barrie Kosky, Komische Oper Berlin's first venture into the Sondheim repertoire mostly falls flat.
Kirill Serebrennikov’s Marriage of Figaro challenges Edinburgh

Komische Oper Berlin's The Marriage of Figaro is staged at the Edinburgh International Festival with a strong cast headed by Penny Sofroniadou and Peter Kellner.
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AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Fauré

Fauré: Requiem, Op.48
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); James Gaffigan; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Laurence Guillod; Thomas Tatzl
AmsterdamSunday Morning Concerts: Beethoven

Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) for chorus, Op.112
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); James Gaffigan; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)
VerbierCarmina Burana

Prokofiev, Orff
Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra; James Gaffigan; Bruce Liu; Hera Hyesang Park; Sunnyboy Dladla; Johannes Kammler
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Man for all seasons: James Gaffigan goes transatlantic

With a contract at Berlin’s Komische Oper extended to 2030, conductor James Gaffigan is soon to take up the music directorship at Houston Grand Opera from 2027. We talk about how he does it all...
Houston Grand Opera names James Gaffigan as next Music Director

The American conductor will take on his first Music Director role at an American institution from the start of the 2027–28 season.

