French conductor Emmanuel Joel-Hornak has been appointed new music director of Scottish Opera in Glasgow. Joel-Hornak, who has previously worked with the company as a guest conductor, will be the successor of Francesco Corti. He will join the company in August.
Emmanuel Joel-Hornak has led major orchestras around the world in opera and orchestral works. He recently conducted productions with English National Opera, Aix-en-Provence Festival, NBR New Zealand Opera, New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Opéra Paris-Bastille, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Washington National Opera, Pittsburgh Opera etc.
