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Outside of the Netherlands, Renes became principal guest conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra in 1996. He served as Generalmusikdirektor of the Bremer Philharmoniker from 2001 to 2006. In November 2011, Renes was named the next chief conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera ("Kungliga Operan"), as of the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract through the 2016–2017 season. Renes concluded his chief conductorship of the Royal Swedish Opera in 2017.