Equally at home in Opera and Musical Theater, Grammy nominated conductor James Lowe continues to garner praise for “beautifully sculpted” (Opera News) performances. Highlights of the 24/25 season include returns to The Atlanta Opera for Rent and La bohème and Lyric Opera of Kansas City for Il barbiere di Siviglia. Last season, Jim made debuts at Lyric Opera of Kansas City for The Sound of Music, San Diego Opera for El Milagro del Recuerdo, Opera San Antonio for The Pirates of Penzance, and returned to Washington National Opera for Songbird.

Jim returned to The Glimmerglass Festival for Songbird, an adaptation of Offenbach's La Périchole which he arranged and orchestrated in the style of 1920s New Orleans jazz bands. He’s also recently returned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for West Side Story, Washington National Opera for Jeanine Tesori's The Lion, The Unicorn and Me, The Glimmerglass Festival for Show Boat , Utah Opera for The Little Prince, and Tulsa Opera for Madama Butterfly. Mr. Lowe has had a long relationship with Houston Grand Opera, where he has led La bohème, Carmen, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Sweeney Todd, Jake Heggie’s The End of the Affair (world premiere production) At HGO he also conducted the world premiere production of The Little Prince. Additionally, his arrangements can be heard on The Metropolitan Opera’s Three Divas Live in Concert that was recorded live at the Palace of Versailles.