Eugene Opera has renewed Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Andrew Bisantz’s contract through the 2026-27 season.

The new contract will make Bisantz who took on the position of Music Director in 2010 and Artistic Director in 2017, the longest serving conductor and artistic leader in the company’s history.

“I’m thrilled to continue my relationship with this fantastic company,” Bisantz said in an official press release. “Eugene Opera has been my artistic home for 16 years, and I’m deeply humbled that I’ve been entrusted with a hand in the company’s future. I look forward to working with our wonderful new Executive Director Kari Welch and the Board of Directors to ensure this company remains essential to its community – not only providing world-class opera for Eugene and Springfield, but also securing the future of this incomparable art form and its enduring stories for the next generation of opera lovers.”

Bisantz debuted with Eugene Opera back in 2008 and is set to lead both operas this season, including “Rigoletto” and “Dark Sisters.”

Throughout his career, Bisantz has led over 80 opera productions with such companies as Florida Grand Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Virginia Opera, Savannah Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera, among others.