It can't come around too often. Ludwig van Beethoven's mighty, massive and most uplifting final symphony, the Ninth, is the centerpiece of the San Francisco Symphony's concerts this weekend.

Opera lovers in the audience for the Houston Grand Opera's magnificent season opening production of Porgy and Bess didn't know it, but they were hearing HGO's future. James Gaffigan, the acclaimed ...

After more than a decade in Europe, James Gaffigan is returning to the United States to take over one of the nation’s highest-profile opera houses. By Adam Nagourney In Berlin, the director Kirill ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by After more than a decade in Europe, James Gaffigan is returning to the United States to take over one of the nation’s highest-profile opera houses. By ...

James Gaffigan, general music director of Komische Oper Berlin and Music Director Designate of the Houston Grand Opera, leads the San Francisco Symphony in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Soprano Jessica ...

American conductor James Gaffigan will begin his tenure with Houston Grand Opera for the 2026-2027 season. Houston’s premier opera company, Houston Grand Opera, welcomes a new creative leader in ...

American conductor James Gaffigan will embark on three upcoming U.S. engagements, leading performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 31, 2025, the National Symphony Orchestra from June 12 ...

Maestro James Gaffigan reveals how he will bring Wagner’s mythic drama Die Walküre to life. Returning to the Santa Fe Opera after the success of last season’s Tristan und Isolde, Maestro James ...

James Gaffigan, former associate conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, is back in Davies Hall this weekend as a guest conductor, leading the orchestra in an intriguing program of music by Missy ...

Houston Grand Opera has a new music director. Staff, cast and crew members from Puccini's "Il Trittico" and Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" were invited to gather backstage late Wednesday night for ...