– Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March 2006
In addition to his present positions, the eminent conductor Edo de Waart he has held posts with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestras.
He has a large and varied operatic repertoire, having conducted in many of the great houses of the world, including Bayreuth and Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera New York and the Salzburg Festival.
Guest conducting highlights of the 2006/07 season included performances with the Detroit Symphony and Minnesota Orchestras; the Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra; and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Europe. This season he will be returning to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as well as joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Mozarteum and Bamberg Symphony Orchestras. His debut performance as Chief Conductor of The Santa Fe Opera in summer 2008 will be Britten’s Billy Budd.
Biography
Edo de Waart joins The Santa Fe Opera