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Detroit Opera Appoints Mexican-born Conductor Roberto Kalb as Music Director

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December 1, 2022
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Detroit Opera has announced that Roberto Kalb will be its next Music Director, effective November 20, 2022 through the end of the 2025–26 season. In this position, Kalb will join Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director Yuval Sharon and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke as a member of the company’s artistic leadership under President and CEO Wayne S. Brown. 

“I am thrilled to become the Music Director of Detroit Opera,” says Kalb. “I feel deeply connected to this company, orchestra, and community. I can’t wait to continue and aid in Detroit Opera’s leading-edge artistry, under Wayne Brown’s leadership, with Yuval Sharon’s pioneering artistic vision, and to work closely with the brilliant Christine Goerke, and the amazing Detroit Opera staff. I’ve had such fabulous rapport with the Detroit Opera Orchestra from the get-go, and I’m excited for the many projects and operas that we will bring to life together in the coming seasons. I can’t imagine an opera company that is more in touch with what it means to produce opera for our modern-day audiences, or one that is better attuned to its community.” 

Kalb made his Detroit Opera conducting debut in the 2017–18 season with Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27, for which he also arranged a reduced orchestration. His most recent appearance was in April 2022, when he led Sharon’s reverse-chronology production of La bohème. In addition to his work with Detroit Opera, Kalb has roots in Detroit and the state of Michigan: he holds a degree from the University of Michigan, and previously worked as cover / assistant conductor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 

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In this new position, Kalb will report to Artistic Director Yuval Sharon and work closely with Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke to ensure that Detroit Opera’s musical performances reflect the company’s reputation as the destination for groundbreaking opera in America. 

Kalb will also conduct at least one production per season, beginning in the fall of 2023, and work alongside Assistant Music Director and Chorus Master Suzanne Acton and Head of Music Nathalie Doucet to build and sustain the artistic quality of the Detroit Opera Orchestra and Detroit Opera Chorus. As a representative of Detroit Opera’s artistic leadership, Kalb will also work closely with members of the Metro Detroit community in fundraising, education, and community engagement activities. 

“Roberto’s reputation at Detroit Opera preceded him, but I was overjoyed to experience his excellent musicianship and his collaborative ethos during La bohème last April,” says Artistic Director Yuval Sharon. 

“I can’t imagine an opera company that is more in touch with what it means to produce opera for our modern-day audiences, or one that is better attuned to its community.” 

“I am thrilled that Roberto is joining the team at Detroit Opera,” says Associate Artistic Director Goerke. “His obvious love for the genre fuels his passionate conducting, one that facilitates the storytelling and drama of every work. He is an incredibly fine musician who is always able to be open to the ebb and flow of the work, while also being a pillar of strength and model of leadership on the podium.” 

Kalb is only the second Music Director in Detroit Opera history after founder and former Artistic Director David DiChiera, who held the position from 1963—first with Overture to Opera, the progenitor of the modern Detroit Opera—through his retirement from the position in 2016. 

“Roberto Kalb is well known to members of the Detroit Opera Orchestra and fills a role of Music Director that has remained unfilled until now,” says President and CEO Wayne S. Brown. “He will bring a unique buoyancy to the music experience at Detroit Opera. Since he obtained his master’s degree from the University of Michigan, this appointment realizes a homecoming of sorts for Roberto. He returns to Detroit after conducting our post-pandemic return to the stage with La bohème.”

La Ópera de Detroit nombra al director mexicano Roberto Kalb como director musical

La Ópera de Detroit ha anunciado que Roberto Kalb será su próximo director musical, desde el 20 de noviembre de 2022 hasta el final de la temporada 2025-26. En este puesto, Kalb se unirá al director artístico de Gary L. Wasserman, Yuval Sharon, y a la directora artística asociada, Christine Goerke, como miembro del liderazgo artístico de la empresa bajo la dirección del presidente y director ejecutivo Wayne S. Brown. 

“Estoy encantado de convertirme en el director musical de la Ópera de Detroit”, dice Kalb. “Me siento profundamente conectado con esta compañía, orquesta y comunidad. No puedo esperar para continuar y ayudar en el arte de vanguardia de la Ópera de Detroit, bajo el liderazgo de Wayne Brown, con la visión artística y pionera de Yuval Sharon, y para trabajar en estrecha colaboración con la brillante Christine Goerke y el increíble personal de la Ópera de Detroit. He tenido una relación tan fabulosa con la Orquesta de la Ópera de Detroit desde el principio, y estoy emocionado por los muchos proyectos y óperas, a los que daremos vida juntos en las próximas temporadas. No puedo imaginar una compañía que esté más en armonía con lo que significa producir ópera para nuestro público actual, o una que esté más en sintonía con su comunidad”. 

Kalb hizo su debut como director en la Ópera de Detroit en la temporada 2017-18 con la ópera llamada “27” de Ricky Ian Gordon, para la que también arregló una pequeña orquestación. Su aparición más reciente fue en abril de 2022, cuando dirigió la puesta en escena de cronología inversa de Sharon “La Bohème”. Además de su trabajo con la Ópera de Detroit, Kalb tiene raíces en Detroit y en el estado de Michigan: tiene un título de la Universidad de Michigan y anteriormente trabajó como asistente de dirección de portada para la Orquesta Sinfónica de Detroit. 

En este nuevo puesto, Kalb reportará al Director Artístico Yuval Sharon y trabajará en estrecha colaboración con la Directora Artística Asociada Christine Goerke para garantizar que las actuaciones musicales de la Ópera de Detroit reflejen la reputación de la compañía, así como el destino de la innovadora ópera en Estados Unidos. 

Kalb también realizará al menos una producción por temporada, a partir del otoño de 2023, y trabajará junto con la directora musical asistente y maestra de coro Suzanne Acton y la jefa de música Nathalie Doucet para construir y mantener la calidad artística de la Orquesta de la Ópera de Detroit y del Coro de la Ópera de Detroit. Como representante del liderazgo artístico de la Ópera de Detroit, Kalb también trabajará en estrecha colaboración con los miembros de la comunidad metropolitana de Detroit en actividades de recaudación de fondos, educación y participación comunitaria. 

“La reputación de Roberto en la Ópera de Detroit lo precedió, pero me alegró mucho experimentar su excelente maestría musical y su espíritu colaborativo durante La Bohème en abril pasado”, dice el director artístico Yuval Sharon. 

“No puedo imaginar una compañía de ópera que esté más en contacto con lo que significa producir ópera para nuestro público actual, o una que esté más en sintonía con su comunidad”. 

“Estoy encantado de que Roberto se una al equipo de la Ópera de Detroit”, dice el Director Artístico Asociado Goerke. “Su evidente amor por el género, alimenta su dirección apasionada, que facilita la narración y el drama de cada obra. Es un músico increíblemente bueno que siempre está abierto al flujo y reflujo del trabajo, al mismo tiempo que es un pilar de fortaleza y un modelo de liderazgo en el podio”. 

Kalb es solo el segundo director musical en la historia de la Ópera de Detroit después del fundador y exdirector artístico David DiChiera, quien ocupó el cargo desde 1963, iniciando con la Obertura, el progenitor de la Ópera de Detroit moderna, hasta su retiro del cargo en 2016. 

“Roberto Kalb es muy conocido entre los miembros de la Orquesta de la Ópera de Detroit y cumple un rol de director musical que ha permanecido vacante hasta ahora”, dice el presidente y director ejecutivo Wayne S. Brown. “Aportará una vitalidad única a la experiencia musical de la Ópera de Detroit. Dado que obtuvo su maestría en la Universidad de Michigan, este nombramiento representa una especie de regreso a casa para Roberto. Regresa a Detroit después de dirigir nuestro regreso a los escenarios pospandemia con La Bohème”.

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