Her appointment has been celebrated as a sign of change in the classical music industry. Born in South Korea, she is also the first Asian to assume such a role. The stakes are high for Kim, who in August became the first woman to hold the post of music director at one of the country’s largest opera companies. “An artist is never satisfied,” she said, smiling, as she walked across the granite floors. She was already considering areas she wanted to work on, including how to reshape the opening of the second act to better capture a sense of despair, and ways to avoid being distracted by technical cues. 14, the company’s music director, Eun Sun Kim, was subdued.
Cast members embraced, the audience gave a prolonged ovation and shouts of “Bravo!” echoed through War Memorial Opera House.īut as she exited the theater after the performance, on Oct.
SAN FRANCISCO - The curtain had just fallen on San Francisco Opera’s production of Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” and the mood was celebratory.
