Cancer claims US opera chief
RIPNew Orleans Opera has announced the death of General and Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Lyall, on January 5, 2024. They add: ‘With courage, grace and a sense of humor, Maestro Lyall had bravely battled cancer since April 2023, as well as resulting complications in recent weeks.’
A student of Kyril Kondrashin in Amsterdam, Lyall served as music director with the Victoria Symphony; the Oak Ridge Symphony; Knoxville Opera; Mississippi Opera; Opera Grand Rapids; and finally New Orleans Opera, which he led for 23 years, from 1998 to 2021.
Abroad, he was Principal Guest Conductor at the Istanbul State Opera.
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