Sylvain Cambreling

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Sylvain Cambreling (born 1948 in Amiens, France) is a French conductor. Trained as a trombone player, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He joined l'Orchestre Symphonique de Lyon (OSL) as a trombonist in 1971. In 1974, he took second prize in the Besançon conductor competition. His conducting debut was with the OSL in 1975, leading Robert Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust. At the invitation of Pierre Boulez, he began to guest-conduct the Ensemble Intercontemporain regularly from 1976.

Cambreling was the music director of the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels from 1981-1991. He served as artistic director and general music director of the Frankfurt Opera from 1993-1997. From 1997-2004, he served as principal guest conductor of Klangforum Wien. Since 1999, he has been the Chief Conductor of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg.

Opera's new productions in recent years:

  • 11/14/1998 - Lyric Opear of Chicago THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY
  • 19/8/1999 – Felsenreitschule LA DAMNATION DE FAUST
  • 24/7/2000 – Grosses Festspielhaus LES TROYENS
  • 25/7/2001 – Kleines Festspielhaus LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
  • 13/9/2003 – Jahrhunderthalle Bochum SAINT FRANÇOIS D’ASSISE
  • 24/1/2004 – Staatsoper Stuttgart VEČ MAKROPULOS
  • 6/10/2004 – Opéra Bastille SAINT FRANÇOIS D’ASSISE
  • 1/12/2005 – Opéra Bastille L’AMOUR DES TROIS ORANGES
  • 27/1/2006 – Palais Garnier DON GIOVANNI
  • 3/5/2006 – Opéra Bastille SIMON BOCCANEGRA
  • 2/3/2007 – Opéra Bastille LOUISE
  • 16/6/2007 – Palais Garnier LA TRAVIATA
  • 13/9/2007 – Opéra Bastille ARIANE ET BARBE-BLEUE


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Preceded by
unknown		 General Music Director, Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels
1981–1991		 Succeeded by
Antonio Pappano
Preceded by
Michael Gielen		 Chief Conductor, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
1999–		 Succeeded by
incumbent