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Kamal Khan
GenresOpera
Occupation(s)Conductor
Pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1988 - present
WebsiteOfficial website

Kamal Khan is an American conductor, pianist and professor based in Washington, D.C..[1] He is the former Director of the Opera School at the University of Cape Town.[2] Khan has worked as the conductor and chorus master at several professional opera companies including Palm Beach Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Opera Company and New York City Opera. Ndiphilela Ukucula: I Live to Sing, a PBS documentary directed by Julie Cohen and based on Khan's work in South Africa was awarded with the New York Emmy Awards in 2014.[3] His repertoire includes Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, Cosi fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Norma, I Puritani and many others.[4][5]

Biography

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After graduating from Manhattan School of Music in 1988, Khan joined Metropolitan Opera as an assistant conductor to James Levine.[6] He worked at the Met for ten years and collaborated with prominent conductors and singers such as Nello Santi, James Conlon, Julius Rudel, Christian Thielemann, Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Sherrill Milnes and others.[7] During his years at Metropolitan Opera, Khan conducted and assisted in the production and telecast of Otto Schenk and Günther Schneider-Siemssen’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, Giancarlo del Monaco’s La Fanciulla del West and Simon Boccanegra, Franco Zeffirelli’s Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci and the world premiers of Philip Glass’ The Voyage and John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles.[8]

In 1998, Khan joined Palm Beach Opera as the resident conductor and chorus master where he commenced the Resident Artist Program in late 2000s.[9] He also served as the resident conductor of the Tenerife Opera Festival and the artistic director of the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival in Pennsylvania, United States.[10] In 2009, Khan was appointed as the Director of the Opera School at the University of Cape Town replacing the Italian bass-baritone Angelo Gobbato who retired earlier that year. Khan worked at the University of Cape Town till 2018.[11][12]

Between 2009 and 2019, Khan has worked as well as served as the resident conductor at the several prominent musical institutions such as the Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Ravinia Festival and Glimmerglass Opera. He has also given masterclasses at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, University College of Opera, Royal Irish Academy of Music and several others.[13]

During his career that expands over three decades, Khan has collaborated with various musicians and opera singers such as Nadine Sierra, Joshua Bell, Pretty Yende, Marcelo Alvarez, Bryn Terfel, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Lauren Flanigan and many others.[14][15][16] He has conducted and performed as a recitalist all over the world at venues such as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Palau de la Música Catalana, Palais Garnier, Suntory Hall, Casals Hall, Baxter Theatre Centre and Montecasino.[17]

In 2019, Khan co-founded Opera for Peace, a charitable initiative focused on the global development of the art form of opera.[18] He is currently serving as the Director of the Taller para Cantantes in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[19] He is also an affiliate faculty at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Opera House in London.[18] Khan has received recognition and grants from Music Teachers National Association as well as from National Symphony Orchestra.[20]

Repertoire

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References

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  1. ^ Gates, Anita (2018-08-27). "Tales of Royal Romance and a Demon Barber to Grace the Stage". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Opera Volume 60, Issues 1-6". Opera (British magazine). London: Opera Magazine Limited. 2009. p. 1487. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Eva (2013-08-23). "The stories behind the black opera stars of 'I Live to Sing'". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Musicall "Giovanni" was successful". Cape Times. 2013-08-26. p. 7. Retrieved 16 May 2024 – via pressreader.com.
  5. ^ Fick, David (2015-12-11). "Cape Town Opera Announces 2016 Season, Including SALOME, THE MAGIC FLUTE and CARMEN". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ "La Soprano Nadine Sierra: "Estoy muy emocionada de cantar en el Teatro Colón, se que será maravilloso y único"". cnn.com (in Spanish). 2022-05-08. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Music Before 1800 Productions". The New Yorker. Vol. 76, no. 7–13. US: Condé Nast. 2000. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Prizes Young Artists Singing Competition". operafestivalscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Palm Beach Opera has appointed Kamal Khan as a new associate conductor". Opera America Newsline. Vol. 11. US: Opera America. 2001. p. 39. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña celebra su 65º aniversario con un recital de Yende". todalamusica.es (in Spanish). 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ Ngqungwana, Musa (February 2018). Odyssey of an African Opera Singer. Penguin Random House. ISBN 9781776092987. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ^ Rudman, Deborah (2019-07-01). "A double bill of operatic proportions". dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Vocal studies in detail". gsmd.ac.uk. Guildhall School. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Nadine Sierra, la nueva estrella de la opera, llega hoy al Teatro Solís Se presenta junto al galardonado pianista Kamal Khan". grupormultimedio.com (in Spanish). 2022-07-22. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ^ García, Rodri (2017-12-08). "Pretty Yende: «La gente de la ópera ha cambiado y ahora no mira el color de la cantante»". lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  16. ^ Holden, Stephen (2000). The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999-2000. New York: The New York Times. p. 329. ISBN 9780415936972. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  17. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (2022-03-18). "New York City Opera to Present Weill & Brecht's THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS & MAHOGONNY SONGSPIEL". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Opera For Peace - Team". operaforpeace.org. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  19. ^ De los santos, Rosmery M (2018-07-28). "Director Kamal Khan comparte con talento dominicano". hoy.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Music Festival enters final weekend". williamsnews.com. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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