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The San Francisco Opera has a new music director. It’s the first time a top-tier opera company in the United States has hired a woman in this role. An accomplished orchestral conductor, Eun Sun Kim is originally from South Korea, and is under 40. She stands out among the other people holding key artistic positions … Continue reading SF Opera Hires First Woman Music Director, Makes History →

The San Francisco Opera has a new music director. It’s the first time a top-tier opera company in the United States has hired a woman in this role. An accomplished orchestral conductor, Eun Sun Kim is originally from South Korea, and is under 40. She stands out among the other people holding key artistic positions … Continue reading SF Opera Hires First Woman Music Director, Makes History →

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