Roberto Kalb, the current music director of Detroit Opera, is making his HGO debut. Elsewhere this season he will lead performances of Siegfried with The Atlanta Opera, and La traviata and Rinaldo with the Detroit Opera, conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in concerts alongside Sir Bryn Terfel, and debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México conducting Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. In the 2023-24 season, Kalb made multiple house debuts, including Santa Fe Opera conducting The Elixir of Love, as well as both The Atlanta Opera and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for Rigoletto. Additionally, Kalb made his debut as Music Director of Detroit Opera conducting Yuval Sharon’s production of The Cunning Little Vixen. In Detroit, he also conducted an Arias and Overtures Gala and launched the “Beyond the Pit” series featuring the Detroit Opera Orchestra. Other recent highlights include conducting a double bill of Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci at Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Kalb’s 2022-23 season included performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, San Diego Opera, and San Francisco Opera. In 2019, he concluded his five-season tenure as resident conductor and head of music at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis with a critically acclaimed run of Rigoletto in collaboration with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.