The Mexican conductor Iván López Reynoso (*1990) been named Principal Conductor at the Atlanta Opera from September 2025. He will succeed Arthur Fagen, who is now the company’s music director emeritus after serving the role for 14 years.
López Reynoso’s previous roles have included interim artistic director of the Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra, Erster Kapellmeister of the Staatstheater Braunschweig, principal guest conductor of the Oviedo Filarmonía, associate conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM, and artistic director of the Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes.
As an additional skill, Lopez-Reynoso also sings as countertenor.
