Virginia Opera has appointed Aaron Breid as its new chorus master/assistant conductor.
A native of California and alumnus of the esteemed Pierre Monteux School for Conductors, Breid comes to Virginia Opera also steeped in experience as an apprentice coach for the prestigious Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera as well as Assistant Conductor appointments at Minnesota Opera, Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Brevard Music Center and Center Stage Opera.
This summer at Central City Opera as the newly appointed Associate Conductor and Chorus Master, Breid conducts performances of The Impresario and The Ballad of Baby Doe.
Breid begins his new responsibilities at Virginia Opera in late summer preparing choristers for a demanding season including Pagliacci, The Barber of Seville, for which he conducts the Student Afternoon performance in Richmond, Der Freischütz, and Turandot.
He is in charge of musical preparation of the chorus in all choral activities undertaken by Virginia Opera. Each production in the 2016-2017 season features the chorus and, in the case of Turandot, a large children’s chorus.
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