J. David Jackson
A versatile artist, Maestro Jackson’s enormous operatic repertory includes everything from early Baroque to contemporary.
J. David Jackson made his conducting debut at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels with Don Pasquale, and has since won acclaim in Europe, Asia and America. He led the Metropolitan Opera production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice staring Anthony Roth Costanzo. He made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut with the Richard Jones production of Hansel and Gretel and returned to the Met in 2020 to conduct Porgy and Bess with Eric Owens and Angel Blue. Other conducting credits at the Metropolitan Opera include Simon Boccanegra and The Queen of Spades. His Werther at the MET was canceled due to the pandemic. He returned to the MET in the 2024/25 season to conduct The Magic Flute.
Selected Reviews
Critiques and reviews from the international press
Upcoming Performances
July 3 – July 4, 2026
Porgy and Bess
Arias, scenes and orchestral parts from the opera
A selection of the most famous scenes and arias, including the legendary Summertime, will be performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra from Ostrava.
July 22 & July 29, 2026
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Two young officers who, on a bet with an older cynic, disguise themselves to seduce each other’s fiancées.
November 16 – December 4, 2026
Jenůfa
Metropolitan Opera, New York
After directing a highly acclaimed production of Strauss’s Salome at the Met Opera in 2025, Claus Guth returns to the New York stage with a psychologically profound adaptation of Janáček’s Jenůfa.
