ALAIN GUINGAL
Conductor
Alain Guingal regularly conducts at the most important opera houses in France. He was
Musical Director of the Avignon Opera from 1975 to 1981. There he conducted, among
others, Der Fliegende Holländer, Thaïs, Simon Boccanegra, and La traviata. He
frequently appears on prestigious international stages, including Opéra National de Paris,
Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Staatsoper in Munich, Washington Opera,
Teatro Real de Madrid and Liceu de Barcelona.
In Italy he has conducted on the podium of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Carlo
Felice di Genova, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro del Maggio Musicale di Firenze, Teatro
dell’Opera di Roma and Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
His recent engagements include Manon at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, La forza del
destino, La Gioconda and Aida at the Théâtre Royal de Wallonie de Liège, La traviata
and Roberto Devereux at the Opéra de Marseille, Werther in Las Palmas, Les contes
d’Hoffmann in Bilbao, Mireille at the Opéra de Toulon, Don Quichotte and Werther in
Tokyo, Thaïs in Oviedo, Lakmé at the Opera de Nice, Les Pécheurs de perles at the
Teatro Municipal de Santiago del Cile, Manon at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Carmen
at the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli and in Avignon.
During the last seasons he conducted acclaimed productions of Thais at Teatro Municipal
de Sao Paulo, Simon Boccanegra, Madama Butterfly and Mireille at Théâtre Municipal
de Avignon, Donizetti’s Poliuto at Opéra de Marseille, Auber’s La Muette de Portici at
Teatro Petruzelli di Bari, Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,
Lucia di Lammermoor at Opéra de Marseille, Carmen at Festival d'Opéra de Avenches
and Rigoletto in Antibes.
Among his future plans are productions of Carmen, Macbeth and Faust at Théâtre Municipal de
Avignon, as well as Manon by Massenet at Opéra de Montecarlo.
March 2016
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