Marc Leroy-Calatayud to Become Music Director of the Opéra de Tours

Leroy-Calatayud He studied conducting in Vienna and Zurich with Mark Stringer and Johannes Schlaefli and served as assistant conductor at the Opéra National de Bordeaux from 2016 to 2019. During the 2022–23 season, he served as assistant conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève. Prior to that, he served as artist-in-residence of the Orchestre National de Cannes during the 2021–22 season.

The Opéra de Tours has a symphony orchestra that has been active at the regional level since 2002 and a permanent choir of 14 singers under the direction of David Jackson. With the regular support of the orchestra, known as the Orchestre Symphonique de la Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours (OSRC/T), the Opéra de Tours stages numerous symphonic works and operas, while pursuing a policy of inviting guest artists such as Michel Plasson, Roberto Alagna, and Patricia Petibon. Each year, the ensemble presents an opera and symphony season to audiences in Tours and throughout the Centre region, as well as opera recitals, chamber concerts, and performances for young audiences.