Passing the baton

Alberto Veronesi has been appointed Music Director of Opera Orchestra of New York, effective in the 2011-12 season. He will succeed OONY founder Eve Queler, who will become Conductor Laureate once Veronesi’s initial five-year tenure begins.

During the Opera Orchestra’s 2010-11 40th-anniversary season he will serve as Music Director Designate and conduct an opera-in-concert performance, as well as helping to plan future seasons.