Just in: Covent Garden grabs American chorus director from Berlin
mainWilliam Spaulding, Kapellmeister of Deutsche Oper Berlin, has been named to succeed Renato Balsadonna as head of the ROH chorus this summer.
An American, born in Washington DC, Spaulding studied trumpet and piano at the University of Maryland and conducting at the Vienna Hochschule. He has been Associate Chorus Master at the Vienna Volksoper and Principal Chorus Master at the Liceu, Barcelona, for five years.
Congratulations William.
WOW!Congrats,Bill
Spaulding is not Kapellmeister in Berlin but Chorus Director there too!
Thank god he’s leaving and hopefully making space for someone who can handle this resistant bunch!
Yes, more than a few of the “resistant bunch” are breathing a sigh of relief and hoping for someone better.
Maestro Palumbo, Met Opera Chorus Master, IS the best. Period.
Wow- lots of poison around here! I think it’s great! Spaulding deserves the promotion. He works hard, knows the score and has his Shakespeare down from memory.