Conductor replacement for the production of Die Walküre

It is announced that conductor Philippe Auguin will no longer be leading the production of Die Walküre. The baton will now be passed to the distinguished German conductor Roland Kluttig, known for his expertise in the Wagnerian oeuvre.

Roland Kluttig conducts operas and concerts with a wide-ranging repertoire worldwide. A particular focus of his work are the compositions of Schumann, Wagner, Berg, Debussy, Janáček, and Sibelius. After the very successful productions of Dukas’ Ariane et Barbe-Bleue and Szymanowski’s Król Roger at the Graz Opera, he served as principal conductor there from 2020 to 2023. During his time as General Music Director at the Landestheater Coburg (2010-2020), the productions of Wagner’s Lohengrin and Parsifal attracted national interest. He was nominated as Conductor of the Year by Opernwelt magazine for his conducting of Beethoven’s Fidelio. Since 2000, he has enjoyed a close collaboration with the Stuttgart State Opera. He has also been invited as a guest conductor at the Frankfurt Opera, Salzburg Festival, Hamburg State Opera, Leipzig Opera, Mannheim National Theatre, Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur, and Opéra national du Rhin. Moreover, he has worked with many prestigious orchestras in concerts all over the world and has an extensive collection of recordings.