James Conlon

James Conlon (born March 18, 1950) is an American conductor of opera, and symphonic and choral works.He is Music Director of Los Angeles Opera and Principal Conductor of the Italian RAI National Symphony Orchestra.From 1979 to 2016, he was Music Director of the two-week Cincinnati May Festival, and his tenure remains the longest music directorship in the festival's history.From 2005 to 2015, he was Music Director at the Ravinia Festival, the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.He has also achieved recognition for bringing greater attention to the music of composers oppressed by the Nazi regime.