Alain Altinoglu Extends Contract at La Monnaie until 2031
By Francisco Salazar(Credit: © Simon Van Rompay)
Alain Altinoglu has renewed his contract with La Monnaie until 2031.
He will remain Music Director throughout Christina Scheppelmann’s tenure. She and the French conductor have known each other for many years and have already had the opportunity to work together. With this renewed appointment as music director, Altinoglu wishes to continue his educational role at La Monnaie through Workshops for schoolchildren, Family concerts and Open rehearsals for young people while also remaining involved in the MM Academy.
Scheppelmann said, “As the new general and artistic director of La Monnaie, it was very important for me to keep Alain Altinoglu on as the music director of this opera house. Extending his contract was one of the first things I did when I was appointed. La Monnaie is fortunate to have a music director who is not only a great conductor but also a fabulous artist with a passion for music and opera and who is loved by musicians and audiences alike. We have known each other since 2001 and the fact that our paths are crossing here now, 24 years later is fate! I am very excited and grateful that his reappointment will coincide with my tenure.”
Altinoglu added, “I am truly delighted to continue my collaboration with La Monnaie until 2031. I am sincerely proud on everything we have achieved together with the orchestra, the chorus, and our teams over the past years, and I look forward to carrying on this inspiring work and creating moving moments for our cherished audience. I am also very pleased to work alongside Christina Scheppelmann, whom I have known for many years, as the new director.”
Altinoglu first joined La Monnaie in January 2016, and over the past two seasons, conducted Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen.
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