ROBERT TWETEN
CONDUCTOR & PIANIST
Described as leading with “verve and precision,” as well as “flawless” pacing and “musicality and near-symbiotic accord with singers which always impresses.”
Robert has conducted extensively throughout North America and currently holds the positions of Head of Music Staff for The Santa Fe Opera, and Music Director of Opera Studies for New England Conservatory. An acclaimed pianist and collaborator, he has performed with many of the industry’s most prominent singers and instrumentalists, and his work as a vocal coach is also an important facet of his career.
RECENT PRESS
Opera San Antonio climbs new heights with Faust
“The San Antonio Symphony in the pit played with gravity and balance under guest conductor Robert Tweten.”
Opera News hails Robert Tweten for Utah Opera’s Roméo et Juliette
“Utah Opera favorite Robert Tweten, conducting the Utah Symphony, conjured a buoyant orchestral lyricism and deft balance with singers.”
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Turandot in review
“Canadian conductor Robert Tweten took the baton… giving continuous propulsion to the score which is musically significant and, atypically for Puccini, dramatically static. His orchestra and Michael Black’s chorus responded superbly.”