German conductor Christof Perick made his San Diego Opera debut conducting Fidelio in 2003 and returned in 2006 for The Magic Flute. He is Music Director of Germany’s Nürnberg Philharmonic and Opera, Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony and for several seasons was Principal Guest Conductor of the Sächsische Staatsoper, Dresden. Recent performances include Ariadne auf Naxos, The Marriage of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, The Flying Dutchman and Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He has held Music Director positions with the Niedersaechsisches Staatsorchester and Staatsoper in Hannover, Germany, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Germany. For the Metropolitan Opera, Perick has conducted Fidelio, Tannhäuser, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Hansel and Gretel and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, he has conducted Parsifal and The Magic Flute, an opera he also conducted for San Francisco Opera.