Kristine McIntyre is a distinguished opera director of over 100 productions, specializing in contemporary and American works. She has directed world premieres, including Laura Kaminsky’s Hometown to the World at Santa Fe Opera, Kristin Kuster’s A Thousand Acres for...
Read moreBorn in Ecuador, Chía Patiño’s artistic journey has been an eclectic one. She staged zarzuela, musical theatre, theatre, and opera for numerous companies in the United States, Arab Emirates, Egypt, Guatemala, Colombia, and Ecuador, and in 2009, became the...
Read moreGeorge Manahan has had an esteemed career, embracing everything from opera to the concert stage, and the traditional to the contemporary. He also works with young musicians as Director of Orchestral Activities at the Manhattan School of Music and...
Read moreAlan E. Muraoka has worked in the entertainment industry as a production designer and art director for film and television, as well as a theatrical set designer for Ned Rorem’s Our Town and Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking for...
Read moreStage director Kathleen Smith Belcher is currently engaged in her twenty-first year as a member of the directing staff at the Metropolitan Opera. Among others, she has worked extensively with the San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand...
Read moreFor the past twenty-plus years, Rachael Harding has built her career around dance—as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She received her B.F.A. in Dance and a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Arizona and a M.F.A...
Read moreChristopher Mattaliano has directed opera productions for The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Minnesota Opera, and New York City Opera. Internationally, he has worked with L’Opéra de Nice, L’Opéra de Montréal,...
Read moreWith her quirky, irreverent style, Aria Umezawa’s work evokes wonder and challenges the long-established traditions of opera and classical music. The stage director, producer, and writer is a co-founder of Amplified Opera, the independent, equity-seeking opera company and current...
Read moreDavid Lefkowich is an accomplished stage director and fight choreographer who has enjoyed success with different companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatre alla Scala, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. Recent directing engagements...
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