Eduardo Strausser

Brazilian conductor Eduardo Strausser is the Principal Conductor and Music Director of Norrlandsoperan. In demand internationally for his versatility on both symphonic and operatic repertoire, with a deep commitment to contemporary music, bringing a distinctive energy and dynamism to his performances.

In the 2025-26 season, Strausser will conduct Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the Norrlandsoperan and return to Theater Basel for a new production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte. In the symphonic field, he also makes guest appearances, returning to City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and North Carolina Symphony; debuting with the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, and Pacific Symphony.

Alongside core repertoire, he champions contemporary music and over the course of this season Strausser conducts works by living composers including Anna Clyne, Missy Mazzoli, Thea Musgrave, Nina Shekhar, Jessie Montgomery, and Andrea Tarrodi.

Eduardo Strausser works regularly with orchestras such as Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé, Opera et Orchestre National de Montpellier, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Kansas City Symphony, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Previously Resident Conductor of Teatro São Paolo from 2014 – 2016, Eduardo led productions in São Paolo of Elektra and Carlos Gomes’ rarely performed Fosca, alongside The Nutcracker with Balé da Cidade de São Paulo and a striking staging of Mahler’s Symphony No.1 in collaboration with director Stefano Poda.

Strausser’s operatic engagements have since expanded across Europe. He conducted Tosca for both Northern Ireland Opera and Theater Magdeburg, and led productions at Staatstheater Hannover, including Il barbiere di Siviglia, Hänsel und Gretel, and Die Zauberflöte. He also conducted Leonard Evers’ Die Odyssee at Zurich Opera and has appeared at Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro and Teatro Verdi di Padova with La Bohème. Last season, Strausser conducted the world premiere of Jenny Wilson’s debut opera, The Lovers, in March 2025 with Norrlandsoperan.

Eduardo works with top soloists, including Javier Perianes, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Alexandra lowe, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Marie-Ange Nguci, Paul Lewis, Augustin Hadelich, Richard Galliano, Cédric Tiberghien, and Steven Osborne among others. A multi-linguist, Eduardo speaks eight languages fluently including German, Italian, French, Spanish and Hebrew.