Germany’s next music director is Canadian

Germany’s next music director is Canadian

Opera

norman lebrecht

May 18, 2023

Dortumund’s new General Music Director, in charge of both the opera house and philharmonic orchestra, is to be Jordan de Souza.

A Canadian of Asian origin, de Souza, 34, put in four years as staff conductor at Berlin’s Komische Oper, guesting widely across the German-Austrian sector. He has also conducted at Gyndebourne, Seattle and Dutch National Opera.

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