Heinz Fricke
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Heinz Fricke is a German maestro and was the principal conductor of the Washington National Opera
in Washington, D.C.
He was appointed as music director in 1993. Before joining the Washington National Opera, he held the position of music director of the Staatsoper Berlin, and the Den Norske Opera. In 2010 Fricke announced his retirement after 18 years with the WNO and with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. He is currently the honorific Music Director Emeritus of the WNO and the KCOHO.
Washington National Opera
The Washington National Opera is an opera company in Washington, D.C., USA. Formerly the Opera Society of Washington and the Washington Opera, the company received Congressional designation as the National Opera Company in 2000. Performances are now given in the Opera House of the John F...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He was appointed as music director in 1993. Before joining the Washington National Opera, he held the position of music director of the Staatsoper Berlin, and the Den Norske Opera. In 2010 Fricke announced his retirement after 18 years with the WNO and with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. He is currently the honorific Music Director Emeritus of the WNO and the KCOHO.