French-Swiss conductor Bertrand de Billy conducts regularly at a variety of opera houses, including the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Opéra de Paris and the Salzburg Festival. In the United States he appears regularly at the Metropolitan Opera and has also conducted at all other major opera houses, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington. Recent highlights include the premieres of La Vestale at the Opéra de Paris and Les contes d’Hoffmann at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. He has also conducted new productions of Dialogues des Carmélites and Faust at the Vienna State Opera. Alongside his opera engagements, he works regularly with a variety of symphony orchestras worldwide. He previously held, among other positions, the post of Music Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona (1999–2004). Numerous CD and DVD recordings document his artistic work. He has received several awards in France and Austria, including honorary membership of the Vienna State Opera. Previously for The Royal Opera: Carmen, Cendrillon, Maria Stuarda, L’elisir d’amore and Don Carlo. He returns to The Royal Opera in the 2025/26 Season to conduct The Marriage of Figaro.