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The Nuremberg State Theater in Germany has announced that Irish conductor Killian Farrell will become its next music director. His term will begin with the 2027/2028 season.He will succeed Roland Böer, who has held the position since the 2023/2024 season and will step down at the end of the 2026/2027 season.

Farrell is a 31-year-old native of Dublin. He has been Music Director at the State Theater of Meiningen since the 2023/2024 season. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College, and furthered his studies at the National Opera Studio in London.

PHOTO：Staatstheater Meiningen　/　Elke Walter