Kevin Mallon
Opera Lyra, Ottawa, has appointed the British conductor Kevin Mallon as its interim artistic director replacing Tyrone Paterson, who will step down at the end of the currentr season. Mallon, who is also the music director of Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings chamber orchestra, has been hired to a one year contract which begins July 1. Mallon is also music director for the Aradia Ensemble of Toronto which he founded and he is the conductor of Orchestra Toronto. Mallon is known for his numerous recordings with Naxos.
