The opera houses.

Milan · Italy

La Scala

David is a guest conductor for La Scala Ballet, including Manon, Don Quixote, Nureyev and Fracci galas, and Academy evenings. The 2025 Paquita run captured on this site credits Paul Connelly as conductor.

Via Filodrammatici 2, 20121 Milan

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Paris · France

Paris Opera

David was a guest conductor with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1989/90 to 2003/04. In 2001 he prepared a new Paquita score after Deldevez and Minkus for Pierre Lacotte’s Palais Garnier creation, and conducted that run and the 2003 DVD recording.

Place de l’Opéra, 75009 Paris

Vienna · Austria

Vienna State Opera

David conducted the Nureyev Gala in 2003 and an end-of-season gala in 2005 at this house. He returns in 2026 for Living Legacies, listed on this site, and for Ballet Gala.

Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna

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Budapest · Hungary

Hungarian State Opera

David has conducted The Sleeping Beauty, Golden Age, Coppélia, Onegin and Dancing Percussion at this house. Kaleidoscope was recorded with the Hungarian State Opera brass ensemble, to whom it is dedicated.

Andrássy út 22, 1061 Budapest

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Dresden · Germany

Semperoper Dresden

David arranged scores for Semperoper Ballett, including the Watkin Sleeping Beauty and Dawson Giselle. He conducted the 2009 premiere of Watkin’s Swan Lake with Staatskapelle Dresden.

Theaterplatz 2, 01067 Dresden

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Rome · Italy

Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

David conducted ballet at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma from the late 1990s, including Don Quixote, Giselle, the 2009 Ballets Russes centenary, Romeo and Juliet, Carmina Burana and The Nutcracker.

Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, 00184 Rome

Naples · Italy

Teatro di San Carlo

David conducted Charles Jude’s Nutcracker for Teatro di San Carlo in December 2016 and January 2017.

Via San Carlo 98, 80132 Naples

Toulouse · France

Théâtre du Capitole

David conducted the Ballet du Capitole, including a 2009 Saison russe, La Sylphide in 2011, and Le Corsaire in 2013, which includes music by David Coleman.

Place du Capitole, 31000 Toulouse

Bordeaux · France

Opéra National de Bordeaux

David was musical director of Handel’s Messiah with the orchestra, chorus and ballet of the house in September 2006.

Place de la Comédie, 33000 Bordeaux

Berlin · Germany

Deutsche Oper Berlin

David’s biographies name a special association with Deutsche Oper Berlin. This is not Staatsoper Unter den Linden.

Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin

London · United Kingdom

London Opera Centre

David began his career as repetiteur and conductor at the London Opera Centre. It was housed in the former Troxy cinema on Commercial Road. This site has no dated programme from those years.

490 Commercial Road, E1 0HX London

London · United Kingdom

English National Ballet

David was Principal Guest Conductor of London Festival Ballet, later English National Ballet. A 1977 Nutcracker programme at the Royal Festival Hall names him as assistant conductor. His biography also records conducting London Nureyev Festivals at the Coliseum. This site has no programme page for those nights.

St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4ES London