Sebastian Lang-Lessing

Music Director Korea National Opera Music Director Emeritus San Antonio Symphony Sebastian Lang-Lessing has been named Music Director of the Korean National Opera in 2020. He has conducted multiple new productions since 2018 with the company. During the pandemic a new production of “Fidelio” in collaboration with the visual artist Kevork Mourad opened new ways to present Opera. Working closely with stage directors like Vera Nemirova, Vincent Boussard, Arnaud Bernard and many others. An avid advocate in eduction Sebastian Lang-Lessing expands his mission in South Korea through masterclasses and national touring. In 2020 he made his debut with the KBS Orchestra in Seoul conducting a Brahms program. In his third year as Music Director, the newly built KNO Academy, has now 18 singers and 3 r