The breadth of Julius Rudel's musical activity, from conducting classics of the opera stage at the Metropolitan Opera to the European premiere of Kiss Me Kate at the Vienna Volksoper, stems from his unique background: that of a European-born conductor who began his musical training at Vienna's Academy of Music and completed it in the United States.
The breadth of Julius Rudel's musical activity, from conducting classics of the opera stage at the Metropolitan Opera to the European premiere of Kiss Me Kate at the Vienna Volksoper, stems from his unique background: that of a European-born conductor who began his musical training at Vienna's Academy of Music and completed it in the United States. He brings the strength of European tradition and a fresh American approach to opera and symphony performance.