Robertson, Ian

Ian Robertson (Dundee, Scotland)

2021–22 Season: Chorus Director, Tosca, Fidelio, Così fan tutte

San Francisco Opera Highlights: Mainstage: Conductor of Lohengrin; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; La Traviata; Don Carlo; Turandot; La Bohème

Chorus Director for over 300 productions, including world premiere commissions

Concerts: Conductor of San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus at Stern Grove Festival; Yerba Buena Gardens; Northern California tour

Merola Opera Program: Conductor of La Perichole; Così fan tutte; Grand Finale concerts

Awarded Olivier Messiaen Foundation Prize for Saint François dʼAssise (2003); San Francisco Opera Medal (2012)

Artistic Director Emeritus of the San Francisco Boys Chorus which he led as Artistic Director for 23 years

Chorus Director and Conductor with Scottish Opera 1978–87

Guest conductor with Sarasota Opera, Edmonton Opera, Curtis Open Studio