Yves Abel has renewed his contract as Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. Abel has held his position since the 2020–21 season, and his current contract runs through the 2026–27 season. His new five-year extension will see Maestro Abel in the San Diego Opera orchestra pit through the 2031–32 season. In a statement, Abel said, “The San Diego Opera {…}

French-Canadian conductor Yves Abel has extended his contract as Principal Conductor of San Diego Opera until July 2027. Abel first made his company debut in 2013 and became principal conductor in 2020. The conductor is the former chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Germany and the former principal guest with the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He recently conducted “Carmen” at Wiener {…}

(Credit: Marco Borggreve) San Diego Opera has announced that Yves Abel will be the company’s new Principal Conductor starting in 2020-21. The contract is set for three years with the maestro set to conduct a double bill opera in his first year, a French work in 2021-22, and another opera in 2022-23. “It is a great joy and honor for {…}