Maestro Heinz Fricke (Conductor) is the music director of Washington National Opera. He made his company debut in 1992 conducting Der Fliegende Holländer. Since his appointment in 1993, the company has seen him conduct numerous productions, including Parsifal, Der Rosenkavalier, Don Giovanni, Salome, Die Walküre, Il Trovatore, and Die Zauberflöte. He previously held the position of music director of Staatsoper Berlin (1961–1992) and Den Norske Opera (1984–1990). Maestro Fricke has made many recordings of both operatic and symphonic repertoire and has frequently conducted at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Bayerische Staatsoper München, Wiener Staatsoper, and Hamburgische Staatsoper. He has also conducted the major symphony orchestras of Europe, South America, Japan, and Australia. Maestro Fricke conducted Parsifal at Royal Opera House–Covent Garden with Plácido Domingo, which he also conducted on that company’s tour to Rome. He recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of his conducting debut.