Emmanuel Plasson has established himself as a leading ambassador for French music through his remarkable international career spanning both the symphonic and operatic worlds. Maestro Plasson made his North American debut in 1997 conducting the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden on tour, including performances at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This resulted in an immediate invitation to be an Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera during the two following seasons (for productions of Manon and Carmen).
Emmanuel Plasson won the Donatella Flick International Conducting Competition in 1994 conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, launching his UK debut.
Maestro Emmanuel Plasson was principal conductor and artistic director of Hawaii Opera Theatre until April 2020. He made his debut with the company in 2016 conducting Verdi´s Il Trovatore and was immediately invited back for Gounod´s Roméo et Juliette.
2022 marked a new milestone in Emmanuel Plasson´s career when he performed at the Landesgartenschau Beelitz, Germany, with his own chamber orchestra: Orchester Voyager. Furthermore, he returned to the Royal Ballet Covent Garden that season with a mixed program.
He has performed all around the globe with ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New York Opera Society, Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, Melbourne Opera, New Zealand Opera, National Ballet of Japan, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera, Royal Danish Opera and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
In his native France he has conducted the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Régional de Cannes, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, and several productions with the Grand Théâtre d’Avignon. He has further performed twice at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse in productions of Cendrillon and Faust. At Toulon Opera he has conducted Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
In the beginning of his musical career Emmanuel Plasson worked as a Solo-violinist as well as in orchestras around the world. he began formal conducting studies at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine, U.S.A., and continued his training at the Yale School of Music. His discography includes recordings on the EMI and Dynamic labels.
