Last month, Ludovic Morlot returned to Seattle Opera to open their 60th anniversary season with a production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold.

Performed across four concerts, Morlot received critical acclaim for his “intense understanding of what the composer-conductor had in mind”:

“Morlot is no stranger to Wagner, having helmed the company’s 2021 outdoor non-staged Welcome Back Concert: Die Walküre. Fulfilling the demands of Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk concept, combining music with drama and integrating them as a perfect whole, is no walk in the park. Morlot managed not only to hold everything together impeccably, but he also showed an intense understanding of what the composer-conductor had in mind. As always, Morlot’s conducting was fluid, connecting phrase to phrase as if to reflect the everlasting flow of the Rhine River and the cyclical nature of the work. The orchestra responded as one instrument, organ-like in its wash of sound.”
Broadway World, August 2023

“A stellar cast, excellent orchestra…the Seattle Symphony are understandably comfortable under the baton of Ludovic Morlot, their conductor emeritus. They play beautifully and sensitively…balance within the group is excellent and significant leitmotifs are very clear… the musical performance is excellent”
Bachtrack, August 2023

“Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony were expressive, colorful and always supportive of the singers on stage.”
Seen and Heard, August 2023