Welsh National Opera - Music Directors

Music Directors

  • Idloes Owen (1943–1951) founder and first musical director
  • Vilém Tauský (1951–1956)
  • Warwick Braithwaite (1956–1960)
  • Sir Charles Groves (1961–1963)
  • Bryan Balkwill (1963–1967)
  • Sir Richard Armstrong (1973–1986)
  • Sir Charles Mackerras (1987–1992)
  • Carlo Rizzi (1992–2001)
  • Tugan Sokhiev (2003–2004)
  • Carlo Rizzi (2004–2007)
  • Lothar Koenigs (2009–present)

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