David Charles Abell

Conductor of opera, symphonic music and musical theatre. The most fun job in the world!

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

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[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

Today would have been the 94th birthday of the great Stephen Sondheim. What better day to announce that, a year from now, I'll be coming out of sabbatical to conduct @LennyBernstein's Candide at @CurtisInstitute? It'll be a pleasure to return to Philly with such a fun project!

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Thank you, @vadimgluzman, for this wonderful appreciation of @LennyBernstein's #Serenade. Performing it with you and @BBCSO was a highlight of my career. "Just think of love..."

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For a couple of years now, I’ve known that I need to take a “sabbatical,” to recharge physically, emotionally, & spiritually. It starts now!
It’ll be great to relax at home on Cape Cod. Now is the time to take stock of what has been, enjoy what is, & contemplate what is to come.

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@CVFry @karin__sch @operzuerich @Bryn_Terfel Ha! Sweeney Todd's inner child. If only...

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

Tonight is Angelika Kirchschlager’s last performance before retirement! She has truly mastered the role of Mrs. Lovett, getting laughs right and left. I send her tons of love…

#OpernhausZürich #SweeneyTodd #StephenSondheim

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@PGilluley Seann and I there over Christmas! One of my very favorite places...

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Thank you, #NewYorkTimes, for honoring one of our truly great #Broadway artists.

I am so lucky to be conducting one of Jonathan's great orchestrations just before starting my official "sabbatical!"

#OpernhausZürich #SweeneyTodd #StephenSondheim

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@niallkinsella Seann and I are thrilled you got it! Is it for a production?

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See this Instagram photo by @arbourartists https://t.co/2lf1BUsTiG

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

Our 2018 Opernhaus Zürich Sweeney Todd was supposed to be revived in January, 2021. That couldn’t happen! So, 5 years later, Seann & I are making our way to Switzerland for 7 weeks.

Come January, I’ll be starting my official career sabbatical!

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@N1CKW1NSTON @BurlesqueStage @xtina @jessfolleysings @Sia @adamaents @InterActors @ATGTICKETS Amazing! Congratulations, Nick.

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

@rogerandout56 @BrittenPears Thank you for your wonderful service, @rogerandout56 !

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

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@laurafcanning Congratulations, Laura!! Delightful news.

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

@armslengthal @classicjacko All best wishes to you, Alan! See you soon here in Ptown?

[David Charles Abell @DCA_Conductor]

Here's every piece of music I have conducted since public performances resumed in Autumn, 2021 -- opera, classical, pops, musicals -- waiting to be re-shelved.

Just one problem (see second photo): no space left! Maybe it's time for a cull...