David Stern
(c) Maria Rosenblatt
Palm Beach Opera (Florida) has appointed David Stern as chief conductor, effective June 1, 2015 for a three year term. Stern is the successor of Bruno Aprea, who left the house in 2012. He is the founder and director of the Paris-based opera studio and period-instrument ensemble, Opera Fuoco, as well as director of the Shanghai Baroque Festival and director of opera at the Crested Butte Music Festival in Colorado. He resides in Paris with his wife, violinist Katharina Wolff, and his two daughters.
