Jesús López-Cobos (born 25 February 1940) is a Spanish conductor.
López-Cobos was born in Toro, Zamora, Castile-León, Spain. He studied at Complutense University of Madrid and graduated with a degree in philosophy. Later he studied conducting with Franco Ferrara and Hans Swarowsky.
From 1981 to 1990 he was general music director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and from 1984 to 1988 he was music director of the Orquesta Nacional de España. From 1986 to 2000 he served as principal conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and from 1990 to 2000 he was principal conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Since 2003 he has been music director of the Teatro Real in Madrid, and he is scheduled to leave this post at the end of the 2009-2010 season[1].
References
- ^ Aurora Intxausti, Borja Hermoso (September 9, 2008). "López Cobos, adiós al Teatro Real". El País. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Lopez/Cobos/adios/Teatro/Real/elpepicul/20080905elpepicul_1/Tes. Retrieved 11 September 2008. "In 2009 [he] conducted the new production of Thaïs at the Metropolitan Opera with Renée Fleming."
See also
- Lopez Cobos International Opera Conductors Competition
- Teatro Real
- Deutsche Oper Berlin
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Spanish National Orchestra
External links
- Jesús López Cobos at Allmusic
- Jésus López Cobos at the Prince of Asturias Foundation website
- Short biography
| Preceded by Antoni Ros-Marbà |
Principal Conductor, Orquesta Nacional de España 1984–1989 |
Succeeded by Aldo Ceccato |
| Preceded by Lawrence Foster |
Artistic Director, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne 1990-2000 |
Succeeded by Christian Zacharias |
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