New Music Director Announced by Washington National Opera for 2025 Season, Dazzling First Appearance Impresses Stakeholders
The Washington National Opera has named conductor Robert Spano as the company’s new music director, filling a position that has been vacant since 2018. Spano, who is currently the music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival and School, will officially begin his three-year term in fall 2025, but he will immediately hold the title of music director designate. Spano will also continue as the music director laureate of the …