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Hrůša named as ROH conductor

Czech to take over at Covent Garden in autumn 2024

Jakub Hrůša has been named as the new music director of the Royal Opera House. The highly rated Czech conductor will begin in post in 2024, taking over from Antonio Pappano, who has led the way at Covent Garden for 20 years. For the 2024/25 season, Hrůša and Pappano will work in tandem, before Hrůša goes it alone the following year.

Hrůša, 41, is already familiar to many London music-lovers, as he has previously served

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