Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus graduated from the Hamburg Conservatoire and previously was Kappelmeister at the Frankfurt Opera, where he acquired an extensive repertoire from Mozart to Thomas Adès, and worked closely with such conductors as Paolo Carignani, Markus Stenz and Sebastian Weigle.
At home both in contemporary music and the core repertoire, he has conducted a wide range of world premieres and works of the 20th and 21st century and has cooperated with internationally acclaimed ensembles such as Ensemble Intercon temporain, Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien and Musikfabrik.
As a guest conductor, he has appeared at international festivals, including the Biennale di Venezia, Schwetzinger Festspiele, Festival d’Automne in Paris, Lincoln Center Festival, Ruhrtriennale, Suntory Summer Festival and Spoleto Festival. He also has conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony and the Philharmonia in London.
In the 2014 – 15 season, he returns to the Blossom Music Festival with the Cleveland Orchestra and conducts the Nashville and Montréal symphonies and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. He made his debut at the BBC Proms in September 2014.
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