Biography
Stephan Zilias is the General Music Director of the Hannover State Opera. 20/21 marks his inaugural season in the position, throughout which he will conduct productions of Carmen and Otello as well as subscription and special concerts. Having spent two seasons as Kapellmeister and Assistant to Donald Runnicles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stephan is now a close friend of the house and appears regularly as a guest conductor, this season includes an opera gala and Rienzi. Other recent guest appearances include Il barbiere di Siviglia at Oper Leipzig and Die Zauberflöte at Bregenz Festival. He was also due to appear at the Savonlinna Festival with Carmen and at the Royal Swedish Opera for Rigoletto before their postponements as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally at home on the symph
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Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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5. Sinfoniekonzert: Zweisamkeit, BenjaminRavel
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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Savonlinna Opera FestivalConductor
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Biography
Stephan Zilias is the General Music Director of the Hannover State Opera. 20/21 marks his inaugural season in the position, throughout which he will conduct productions of Carmen and Otello as well as subscription and special concerts. Having spent two seasons as Kapellmeister and Assistant to Donald Runnicles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stephan is now a close friend of the house and appears regularly as a guest conductor, this season includes an opera gala and Rienzi. Other recent guest appearances include Il barbiere di Siviglia at Oper Leipzig and Die Zauberflöte at Bregenz Festival. He was also due to appear at the Savonlinna Festival with Carmen and at the Royal Swedish Opera for Rigoletto before their postponements as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally at home on the symph
