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Keri-Lynn Wilson
Conductor
Born May 17, 1967 in Winnipeg, Canada (59 years old)
Opera
Keri-Lynn Wilson is a Canadian conductor of operatic and symphonic repertoire. She has made world-wide appearances as a guest conductor of opera productions and symphony orchestra performances, and has a wide operatic repertoire. She is the founder and music director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra.
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3 Principal Houses
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La Fanciulla del West as Conductor · Metropolitan Opera House · Dec 31, 2026
Spotlight
Career Trajectory
From her debut as a prize-winning flutist at Carnegie Hall in 1989 to her conducting debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada at age 23, Keri-Lynn Wilson charted a course toward becoming one of the world's most accomplished opera conductors. Over three decades, she has commanded the orchestras of the Metropolitan Opera, Bolshoi Theatre, Wiener Staatsoper, and Opéra national de Paris, breaking gender barriers as the first woman to conduct at the Arena di Verona and the New National Theatre Tokyo. In 2022, she founded the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, channeling her artistic authority into a powerful statement of cultural solidarity that earned her the Order of Princess Olga from President Zelenskyy.
Career Highlight
Founder and Music Director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra (2022), for which she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 24, 2024, for leading the first-ever performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Ukrainian
At a Glance
- Voice
- Conductor
- Nationality
- Canada
- Born
- 1967 · Winnipeg
- Active since
- 2022
Training & Education
Juilliard School (BMus in Flute, 1988; MMus in Flute, 1990; MMus in Orchestral Conducting, 1993); Banff School of Music (summer program)
Principal Houses
Engagements
Verified past & upcoming performances
YeartoCompanyRole
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La Fanciulla del WestConductor
Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York
Dec 31, 2026
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La Fanciulla del WestConductor
Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York
Jan 30, 2027
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Career Arc
A chronological journey through key moments
1967Born in Winnipeg
2022Founder and Music Director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra (2022), for which she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 24, 2024, for leading the first-ever performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Ukrainian
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