Wagner's Nightmare15 Aug 2022

Conducting Opera, with Ben Manis (Utah Symphony, Houston Grand Opera)

WAGNER's NIGHTMARE ON TOUR -

Baltimore - August 14

Brooklyn - August 16

Boston - August 20, 21 and 24

https://www.wagnersnightmare.com/concerts

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We were delighted to have conductor Benjamin Manis join the podcast. Ben is an extremely accomplished young condutor, particularly in opera, which is a rarity among American. He will be conducting Tosca at the Houston Grand Opera in the 22-23 season. And he loves Wagner. We discussed what it's like being a conductor, the challenges of leading 4+ hour long operas with countless moving parts, working vicariously through singers and orchestras, and Ben's Wagnerian origin story.

Conductor Benjamin Manis will join the Utah Symphony as Associate Conductor in September, 2022, where he will conduct a tour of Utah and concerts in and around Salt Lake. Mr. Manis is currently in his third season as Resident Conductor of the Houston Grand Opera, and returns to Houston to conduct Tosca and El Milagro del Recuerdo in the 22-23 season. He made his HGO debut with Verdi's Rigoletto, and this season conducts Carmen, Romeo et Juliette, and The Snowy Day. Mr. Manis was winner of the 2019 Solti Foundation US Career Assistance Award, as well as the Richard S. Weinert Award from Concert Artists Guild. He has served as cover conductor for the St. Louis, Dallas, and National Symphonies, working with conductors David Robertson, Stéphane Denève, and Gianandrea Noseda. After three years in the Aspen Conducting Academy, Mr. Manis returned to Aspen in the summer of 2021 as Assistant Conductor, where he conducted two programs with the Aspen Chamber Symphony. Mr. Manis studied cello and conducting at the Colburn School, and in 2019 he completed his Master of Music degree at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music.

https://www.benmanisconductor.com/

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Wagner's Nightmare is a cultural exploration and recording project led by Daniel Orsen (violist) and Pierre-Nicolas Colombat (pianist).

Daniel's website: https://www.danielorsen.com/

Pierre-Nicolas's website: http://pierrenicolascolombat.com/

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