Asher Fisch is an Israeli

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 conductor.

Born in Israel

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, Fisch began his career as an assistant of Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....

 and an associate conductor of the Berlin State Opera

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. He made his United States

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 debut in 1995, conducting Richard Wagner

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’s Der Fliegende Holländer at the Los Angeles Opera

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, and has conducted many operas in the US. Being a former music director of Vienna’s Volksoper and the New Israeli Opera, Fisch became principal guest conductor of the Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera

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 in October 2007.

Fisch is married to singer Linda Pavelka, and they have a daughter.