Jennifer Condon

Australian conductor, Jennifer Condon began her career in 2008 as Maestro Suggeritore at the Hamburg State Opera, where she established an extensive operatic repertoire of over 65 works and an affinity with many of the world’s finest singers.

Working freelance from 2014, Jennifer has worked, primarily as assistant conductor, at the Bavarian  State Opera, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Bayreuth Festival, Hamburg State Opera, Zurich Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Real Madrid, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dutch National Opera, Baden-Baden Easter Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hungarian State Opera, Dallas Opera, the Tokyo Nikikai Opera.

Pre-pandemic career highlights include conducting performances of Der fliegende Holländer for the Malmö Opera and conducting an all-Australian programme for the closing concert of the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico. Jennifer also produced and conducted the world premiere recording of  Sappho,  an opera by fellow Australian Peggy Glanville-Hicks with libretto by Lawrence Durrell.

Jennifer remains in high demand for her combination of skills as coach, prompt and conductor, particularly in late-German and contemporary repertoire - Aribert Reimann’s Lear being her signature work to date. She has been engaged as assistant by such eminent conductors as Sir Simon Rattle, Simone Young, Jaap van Zweden, Franz Welser Möst, Sir Andrew Davis and Kirill Petrenko.

 

In 2021, Jennifer relocated to Salzburg, where she established Stimme, Leib & Seele, a unique masterclass series for professional opera singers.   Each week-long workshop brings together a team of active professionals to focus on specific topics and promote lasting professional connections.