Ari Pelto, Conductor
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APPOINTMENTS
• 2007-Present: Artistic Advisor, Boston Lyric Opera
• 2003-Present: Conductor, New York City Opera
• 2000-2002: Assistant Conductor, Florida West Coast Symphony
• 1999-2000: Associate Conductor, Festival Opera, Walnut Creek, CA
• 1997-1999: Assistant Conductor, Indiana University Opera Theater
• 1994-1998: Assistant Conductor, Spoleto Festival USA

EDUCATION AND CONDUCTING TEACHERS
• Indiana University Degree Candidate, Master of Music, Conducting
• Oberlin Conservatory Degree, Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance
• 1996–99 Imre Pallo, Thomas Baldner
(Indiana University)
• 1996 Murry Sidlin (Aspen Music School)
• 1995 Mendi Rodan (Rubin Academy, Jerusalem)
• 1994 Charles Bruck (Pierre Monteux School)
• 1993 Jorma Panula (Sibelius Academy, Helsinki)
• 1990–92 Robert Spano (Oberlin Conservatory)

STAGE DIRECTORS
Laura Alley
• Harvey Berman
• Ned Canty
• Ping Chong
• Cynthia Edwards
• David Edwards
• Michael Ehrman
• David Grabarkewitz
• Beth Greenberg
• Robin Guarino
• Nicholaus Lehnhoff
• Vincent Liotta
• Henry MacCarthy
• Christopher Mattaliano
• Tim Ocel
• Timothy O'Leary
• Lucia Patino
• James Robinson
• Sally Stunkel
• Wolf Widder

RELATED EXPERIENCE
• American Symphony Orchestra League Workshops:
Michael Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony
Gerard Schwartz, Seattle Symphony
• Plovdiv Philharmonic (Bulgaria)-International Opera Workshop
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Finalist for Assistant Conductor
• Bochumer Philharmoniker (Germany) Guest Conductor
• The Florida Orchestra, Finalist Resident Conductor
• Florida Philharmonic, Candidate Resident
Conductor
• Toledo Symphony, Finalist Resident Conductor

REFERENCES
Robin Thompson, Associate Artistic Director
New York City Opera
20 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, New York 10023
Tel: 212.870.4009 (Nathan Urbach, Assistant)
Email: rthompson@nycopera.com

Sheri Greenawald, Director
San Francisco Opera Center
San Francisco, CA 94102-4509
Tel: 415.861.4008

Robin Guarino, Stage Director
Metropolitan Opera Association
Lincoln Center
New York, NY 10023
Tel: 212.799.3100 ext. 2968

Imre Pallo
1010/1 Kings Cross Rd.
Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W. 2011
Tel: 61 2 9332 4978
Email: ipallo@aol.com

Joel Fried, Artistic Manager
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Jakob Obrechstraat 51
1071 KJ
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: 31.20.679.2211

George Manahan
Music Director, New York City Opera
New York State Theater
Lincoln Center
Tel: 212.870.5600
Email: gmanahan@nycopera.com