Friday, March 01, 2019

Organizational Differences

San Francisco Opera Timeline:

May 16, 2016: Official announcement that Nicola Luisotti is leaving at the end of 2017-18 season
October, 2017: His last performance as MD
July, 2018:        His contract expires
December, 2018: We have no idea who is replacing him
January, 2019:  A second season is announced with all guest conductors

San Francisco Symphony Timeline:

October 31, 2017: Official announcement that Michael Tilson Thomas is leaving at the end of the 2019-20 season
December 5, 2018: Official announcement of the next SFS music director
June, 2020: MTT's last performance as MD

4 comments:

JSC said...

I'm not really surprised. think I mentioned to you a while back that I had heard, as a cost-saving move, they're not going to hire a new MD until the centennial celebration year.

Kixo said...

I heard that SF Opera will perform The Fix in summer 2020. It plays at the Minnesota Opera this summer, and bass-baritone Kelly Markgraf will perform as Ring Lardner in both productions.

He is the husband of soprano Sasha Cooke.

Please don't mention my name. Thanks.

Lisa Hirsch said...

I know you only as Unknown. :)

Lisa Hirsch said...

That date is surely incorrect, because summer 2020 has already been announced: Ernani, Partenope, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.

Do you think this is Fall, 2020, or Summer, 2021?