CHRONOLOGY
2023→
THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE. world premiere. kate soper. long beach opera. san pedro, ca. february 2023
THE FEAST. gf handel. long beach opera with martha graham dance company and the elizabeth segerstrom foundation. costa mesa, ca. may 2023
director with andrew mcintosh, music director, janet eilber, choreographer and jakub józef orlinski, performer
COSI FAN TUTTE. mozart. tanglewood festival/ boston symphony orchestra. lenox, ma. dates to be announced
director with andris nelsons, conductor
SOLDIER SONGS. david t. little. (film adaptation) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa. ongoing at operaphila.tv
producer and screenwriter with johnathan mccullough, director & corrado rovaris, music director
CLOSE QUARTERS. (16 episodic short orchestra-based films) los angeles chamber orchestra. october 2020- june 2021- streaming online via LACO
creative director of digital content
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. (original animated film) philip glass. boston lyric opera / operabox.tv boston, ma. in release at operabox.tv
director and producer
DESERT IN. james darrah, ellen reid, christopher oscar peña. (world premiere-digital television series) boston lyric opera. in release at operabox.tv
director and co-creator
LA VOIX HUMAINE. (film adaptation-post production) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa. in release at operaphila.tv
director and screenwriter
THINGS IN THE PAST
2022→
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO. mozart. new production. san francisco conservatory of music/ opus3artist residency. feb-march 2022
director and creative producer
GIUSTINO. gf handel with arrangements by shelley washington. long beach opera. long beach, ca. may 2022
director with christopher rountree, conductor
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. mozart. handel and haydn society. boston, ma. november 2022
director with raphäel pichon, conductor
SOLDIER SONGS. david t. little. (film adaptation) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa.
producer, production designer and screenwriter with johnathan mccullough, director & corrado rovaris, music director
CLOSE QUARTERS. (16 episodic original short films) los angeles chamber orchestra. october 2020- june 2021- streaming online at LACO
creative director of digital content
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. (feature length animated opera film) philip glass. boston lyric opera / operabox.tv boston, ma. in release at operabox.tv
director and producer
DESERT IN. james darrah, ellen reid, christopher oscar peña. (world premiere-digital opera series) boston lyric opera. in release at operabox.tv
director and co-creator
LA VOIX HUMAINE. poulenc/ cocteau. (film adaptation) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa. in release at operaphila.tv
director and screenwriter
2021→
SOLDIER SONGS. david t. little. (film adaptation) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa. release january 2021
producer, production designer and screenwriter with johnathan mccullough, director, phil bradshaw, director of photography and corrado rovaris, music director
CLOSE QUARTERS. (16 episodic short orchestra-based films) los angeles chamber orchestra. october 2020- june 2021
creative director
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. (original animated film) philip glass. boston lyric opera / operabox.tv boston, ma. release set for january 2021
director and producer
THE WEST IS A LAND OF INFINITE BEGINNINGS. missy mazzoli and royce vavrek. (recording+music video premiere) LA opera: digital shorts. los angeles, ca. january 15
director + asst. cinematographer
LUMEE’S DREAM. based on “prism” by ellen reid and roxie perkins. (recording+music video premiere) LA opera: digital shorts. los angeles, ca. january 29
co-director with adam larsen + cinematographer
BREAKING the WAVES. missy mazzoli and royce vavrek opera based on the film by lars von trier. (los angeles premiere) LA opera. los angeles, ca. january-february 2021
director with grant gershon, conductor (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES. philip glass/ cocteau. (new film+live opera adaptation) long beach opera. tba 2021
director and creator with christopher rountree, conductor
DESERT IN. james darrah, ellen reid, christopher oscar peña. (world premiere-digital television series) boston lyric opera. Summer 2021
director and co-creator
THE LORD OF CRIES. john corigliano and mark adamo. (world premiere and company debut) santa fe opera. santa fe, nm. july-august 2021
director with johannes debus, conductor
L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES. maurice ravel. (new production) music academy of the west. santa barbara, ca. august 2021
director and designer with marin alsop, conductor (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
LA VOIX HUMAINE. (film adaptation-post production) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa.
director and screenwriter with patricia racette and christopher allen/ chrisi karvonides, costume design / anthony fanning, production design / pablo santiago, lighting design / adam larsen, editor and michael thomas, director of photography
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI. bellini. (premiere-new production) one festival / opera omaha. omaha, ne. 2021
director and choreographer with christopher allen, conductor
PROVING UP. missy mazzoli and royce vavrek. (lyric opera debut) lyric opera of chicago. chicago, il. tba
director with enrique mazzola, conductor (POSTPONED due to COVID-19)
DANTE. patrick cassidy. (a new opera and music videos with UMG) the de laurentiis company (world premiere). los angeles, ca. in development.
director and designer
2020→
REV 23. julian wachner. (new production-new york premiere) prototype festival. new york, ny. january 2020
director and choreographer with daniela candillari, conductor
LUMEE’S DREAM. (new sound+video installation-premiere) la opera (eurydice found festival) los angeles, ca. february-march 2020
video director and cinematographer with ellen reid, composer and designers adam larsen and yuki izumihara
LA DESCENTE D’ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS. marc-antoine charpentier. william a. clark memorial library + opera ucla (eurydice found festival). los angeles, ca. february-march 2020
director and choreographer with stephen stubbs, conductor and molly irelan, designer
PRISM. ellen reid. (world premiere production tour) the kennedy center - direct current festival. washington, d.c. march 2020
director and production with julian wachner, conductor (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
ONE FESTIVAL. music of phillip glass, bellini, stradella, ellen reid, missy mazzoli, clara warnaar. opera omaha. omaha, ne. march-april 2020
artistic director with christopher alden, stephen stubbs and pacific musicworks, christopher allen, mattie ullrich, clara warnaar, jennifer koh and ross karre (POSTPONED due to COVID-19)
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI. bellini. (premiere-new production) one festival. omaha, ne. march-april 2020
director and choreographer with christopher allen, conductor (POSTPONED due to COVID-19)
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. richard wagner. (new staged production) san francisco symphony. san francisco, ca. june 2020
director with michael tilson thomas, conductor and frank gehry, designer (POSTPONED-COVID-19)
L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES. maurice ravel. (new production) music academy of the west. santa barbara, ca. july 2020
director and designer with nathalie stutzmann, conductor (CANCELED- COVID-19)
HANSEL AND GRETEL. e. humperdinck. (new production) music academy of the west. santa barbara, ca. august 2020
director with christian reif, conductor (CANCELED- COVID-19)
GABRIEL CABEZAS IN RECITAL. various composers. (a digital filmic recital, streaming premiere.) kaufman music center and living music with nadia sirota. new york, ny. may 2020
director with gabriel cabezas, cello / adam larsen, designer / james lemkin, producer
BREAKING the WAVES. missy mazzoli and royce vavrek. (streaming premiere/ world premiere production.) opera philadelphia: digital festival o. may-august 2020
director with steven osgood, conductor
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL- DIGITAL FESTIVAL. various composers. svmf: online summer film series. july- august 2020
creative director with alasdair neale, conductor / steve condiotti, cinematographer / josiah davis, melanie bacaling, anthony lopez, anderson nunnelley and yuki izumihara, creative team
2019→
PRISM. a new opera by ellen reid (world premiere and LA Opera debut). libretto by roxie perkins. los angeles opera @ redcat. prototype festival (new york) @ lamama experimental theater club.
los angeles: la opera. november and december 2018 with julian wachner, conductor
new york: prototype festival. january 2019 with julian wachner, conductor
washington dc: direct current. the kennedy center. march 2020 with julian wachner, conductor (canceled due to COVID-19)
ALCINA. gf handel. badisches staatstheater karlsruhe. karlsruhe, germany. international handel festival. january and february 2019
director with andreas spering, conductor
ONE FESTIVAL. works of phillip glass, charles gounod, ellen reid, zackary drucker, chris emile, andrej zulawski. opera omaha. omaha, ne. april 2019
artistic director with lileana blain-cruz, ellen reid, chris emile, and ross karre with ICE ensemble, artists-in-residence
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES. philip glass. (premiere-new production) opera omaha. omaha, ne. april 2019
director with david bloom, conductor and camille assaf, dm wood and yuki izumihara, designers
HECATE HOUSE. a new play by christopher adams cohen.
los angeles: initial reading and workshop, august 2017
berlin: world premiere, theater im delphi, berlin, germany. 2019
LA VOIX HUMAINE. (film) opera philadelphia. philadelphia, pa.
director with chrisi karvonides, costume design, anthony fanning, production design, pablo santiago, lighting design, adam larsen, editor and michael thomas, director of photography
COLD MOUNTAIN. jennifer higdon. (us west coast premiere-new production) music academy of the west. santa barbara, ca. august 2019
director with daniela candillari, conductor
ON THE BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT. kevin puts. (world premiere-in concert) tanglewood- boston symphony orchestra. lenox, ma. august 2019
stage director/lighting designer with renée fleming, rod gilfry, wendall harrington, design and andris nelsons, conductor
SEMELE. g.f. handel. (production-east coast premiere) opera philadelphia, O19. philadelphia, pa. august-september 2019
director with gary thor wedow, conductor
PRISM. a new opera by ellen reid (world premiere by LA Opera and BMP/Prototype). libretto by roxie perkins. theatro nacional são paolo, brazil. september 2019
GIUSTINO. g.f. handel. (new production) theater an der wien. (debut) in der kammeroper. vienna, austria. december 2019
director and choreographer with adam rigg, scenic and costume design
2018→
ALCINA. gf handel. (premiere-new production) badisches staatstheater karlsruhe. karlsruhe, germany. january and february 2018
director with andreas spering, conductor
THE THREEPENNY OPERA. kurt weill and bertolt brecht. (premiere-new production) boston lyric opera. boston, massachusetts. march 2018
director with david angus, conductor and julia noulin-mérat, pablo santiago and charles neumann, designers
PROVING UP. missy mazzoli. (premiere-new production) opera omaha. omaha, ne. april 2018
director with christopher rountree, conductor and chrisi karvonides, adam rigg and pablo santiago, designers
ONE FESTIVAL. works of missy mazzoli, l. cherubini, john adams, g.f. handel and mariana sadovska (world premiere-four new productions) opera omaha. omaha, ne. april 2018
artistic director with fiona shaw, adam larsen, rb schlather, and annie saunders, directors
BORIS GODUNOV. modest mussorgsky. (new staged production) san francisco symphony. san francisco, ca. june 2018.
director with michael tilson thomas, conductor
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. wa mozart. (premiere-new production) music academy of the west. santa barbara,ca. july + august 2018
director with james conlon, conductor
BERNSTEIN CENTENNIAL CONCERT. with the boston symphony orchestra at tanglewood. lenox, ma. august 2018.
director with michael tilson thomas, andris nelsons, christoph eschenbach and john williams, conductors
LA VOIX HUMAINE as Ne Quittez Pas. (new production) opera philadelphia o18. philadelphia, pa. september 2018
director with christopher allen, music director and patricia racette, edward nelson, marc bendavid, and mary tuomanen
PROVING UP. missy mazzoli. (new york premiere) miller theater. new york, ny. september 2018
director and production with christopher rountree, conductor and nathan troup, associate director
2017→
BREAKING the WAVES. missy mazzoli. (new york premiere.) prototype festival. new york, ny. january 2017
director with julian wachner, conductor
DAS KLAGENDE LIED. gustav mahler. a new staged production with the san francisco symphony. january 2017.
stage director with michael tilson thomas, concept, music director and conductor
FLIGHT. jonathan dove. opera omaha, omaha, ne. april 2017.
director with christopher rountree, conductor
FOUR PRELUDES on PLAYTHINGS on the WIND. michael tilson thomas. sf staged premiere with the san francisco symphony. june 2017.
director/collaborator with adam larsen, projection design and michael tilson thomas, composer and conductor
L'ELISIR D'AMORE. g. donizetti. music academy of the west. santa barbara, ca. july 2017
director with speranza scappucci, conductor
PELLÉAS et MÉLISANDE. (new production.) claude debussy. cincinnati symphony orchestra and cincinnati opera. cincinnati, ohio. october 2017
director with louis langrée, conductor
AMADIGI DI GAULA. gf handel. (new performance edition premiere) opera ucla. los angeles, ca. november 2017
director with stephen stubbs, conductor and refik anadol, video and projection installations and molly irelan, costume design
2016→
IPHIGÉNIE en TAURIDE. christoph willibald gluck. (new production premiere.) teatro nacional de São Carlos. lisbon, portugal. february, 2016
director with david peter bates, conductor
SEMELE. g.f. handel. (new production premiere.) opera omaha. april 2016
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
SOUNDBOX. various composers. san francisco symphony. april 2016
director and curator with christopher rountree, conductor and co-curator, peabody southwell, co-curator and designer
NEW WORK: FOUR PRELUDES. tilson thomas (world premiere). new world symphony. miami, april 2016
director with adam larsen, projection designer and michael tilson thomas, composer and conductor
ON THE TOWN. bernstein. san francisco symphony. may 2016
director with joshua bergasse, choreography, peabody southwell, dramaturg and costume designer, and michael tilson thomas, conductor
IRIS. mascagni. bard summerscape. july-august 2016
director with leon botstein, conductor, macmoc design and peabody southwell, dramaturg and costume designer
PELLEAS PROJECT--PART TWO: PELLÉAS et MÉLISANDE. faure, sibelius, and maeterlinck. cincinnati symphony orchestra. october 2016
director with louis langrée, conductor and macmoc design and adam larsen, designers
BREAKING the WAVES. missy mazzoli. (world premiere) opera philadelphia and prototype festival, september 2016 (philadelphia) and january 2017 (new york)
director with steven osgood, conductor (philadelphia) and julian wachner, conductor (new york)
FLIGHT. jonathan dove. the juilliard school, new york. november 2016
director with steven osgood, conductor
2015→
SAUL. gf handel. trinity wall street: 12th night festival, january 2015
director with julian wachner, conductor
MISSA SOLEMNIS. beethoven. (staged premiere conceived by michael tilson thomas). los angeles philharmonic, january 2015
director with michael tilson thomas, conductor
THEATER of the OUTRAGEOUS. olga neuwirth: "hommage à klaus nomi " (complete us premiere), h.k. gruber and john zorn. los angeles philharmonic, january 2015
director/curator with john adams, conductor
OPERA OMAHA GALA 2015. opera omaha, january 2015
director, gala design by chromatic with adam larsen, emily macdonald, and cameron mock, designers and zack winokur, choreographer
A FLOWERING TREE. john adams. opera omaha, february 2015
director with christopher rountree, conductor
LA VOIX HUMAINE. francis poulenc. opera san antonio, march 2015
director with chromatic, production design and anna caterina antonacci, soprano
IL SEGRETO di SUSANNA. wolf-ferrari. opera san antonio, march 2015
director and performer with peabody southwell, co-director and costume design and anna caterina antonacci, soprano
MISSA SOLEMNIS. beethoven. san francisco symphony, june 2015
director with michael tilson thomas, conductor
L'ALTRA EURIDICE. jonathan dove. (us premiere and new production). bay chamber music festival, maine. august 2015
director and designer with peabody southwell, designer and gerald steichen, conductor
COSÌ FAN TUTTE. w.a. mozart. (new production) milwaukee symphony orchestra. september 2015
director with edo de waart, conductor
PELLEAS PROJECT--PART ONE: PELLEAS und MELISANDE. arnold schoenberg. cincinnati symphony orchestra. october 2015.
director with louis langrée, conductor and adam larsen and peabody southwell, designers featuring WIFE, performances
BALLAD OF HAINT BLUE. a new play by roxie perkins. in development.
los angeles: chromatic. initial reading, march 10, 2014.
new york: lark new play development center, roundtable reading led by sundance dramaturg mame hunt, april 23, 2014
los angeles: chromatic. second reading, march 2015. arts district, los angeles, ca
2014→
AGRIPPINA. g.f. handel. opera omaha, january-february 2014
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
SEMELE. g.f. handel. seattle: pacific musicworks, may 2014
director+choreographer with stephen stubbs, conductor
L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO, ED IL MODERATO. gf. handel. opera ucla @ the clark library, june 2014
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
PETER GRIMES. benjamin britten. san francisco symphony: davies symphony hall, june 2014
director+costume designer with michael tilson thomas, conductor
DON GIOVANNI. w.a. mozart. san francisco opera: merola opera program, july & august 2014
director with martin katz, conductor
PIMPINONE. telemann. bay chamber concerts: summer festival, august 2014
production design by chromatic with gerald steichen, conductor
DON GIOVANNI. w.a. mozart. milwaukee symphony orchestra, september 2014
director with edo de waart, conductor
PULP. john zorn, debussy, julia holter, satie, nick deyoe, esquivel, and sun ra.
santa barbara arts & lectures: wild Up, november 2014
curator, design by chromatic in conjunction with christopher rountree, conductor
2013→
PEER GYNT. ibsen with grieg, schnittke and holloway. san francisco symphony, january 2013
director+costume designer with michael tilson thomas, conductor
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING to the OTHER MARY. john adams. los angeles philharmonic.
los angeles: walt disney concert hall, march 7-10, 2013
london: barbican centre, march 16
lucerne, switzerland: kultur und kongresszentrum, march 20
paris: salle pleyel, march 23
new york: avery fisher hall, march 27
associate director with peter sellars, director and gustavo dudamel, conductor
LE NOZZE di FIGARO. w.a. mozart. los angeles philharmonic: walt disney concert hall, may 2013
assistant director with christopher alden, director and gustavo dudamel, conductor
COSÌ fan TUTTE. wolfgang amadeus mozart. hawaii performing arts festival: honoka'a , july 2013
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
THE BOOK of the HANGING GARDENS (film). arnold schoenberg. theater @ boston court/ los angeles, september 2013
director/actor, with peabody southwell, mezzo soprano and mark robson, piano
200 MOTELS. (world premiere) frank zappa. los angeles philharmonic: disney concert hall tenth anniversary, october 2013.
director with esa-pekka salonen, conductor
RADAMISTO. g.f. handel. lincoln center: the juilliard school, november 2013
director with julian wachner, conductor
2012→
TESEO. g.f. handel. chicago opera theater, april and may 2012
director+costume designer with michael beattie, conductor
RECITAL for CATHY. luciano berio. los angeles philharmonic: walt disney concert hall, may 2012
director +costume designer with kiera duffy, soprano and jeffrey milarsky, conductor
DON GIOVANNI. w.a. mozart. los angeles philharmonic: walt disney concert hall, may 2012
assistant director with christopher alden, director and gustavo dudamel, conductor
L'INCORONAZIONE di POPPEA. claudio monteverdi. los angeles: opera ucla, may 2012
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO, ED IL MODERATO. g.f. handel. hawaii performing arts festival, july 2012
director+choreographer with stephen stubbs, conductor
VENUS & ADONIS. john blow. seattle: cornish opera theater, november 2012
director+curator with stephen stubbs, conductor
2011→
MEDEA (Médée). u.s. midwest premiere and professional directing premiere. marc-antoine charpentier. chicago opera theater, april 2011
director+choreographer+costume designer with christian curnyn, conductor
GIANNI SCHICCHI. LES MAMELLES DE TIRÉSIAS. SEVEN DEADLY SINS. puccini/poulenc/weill.
central city opera, summer 2011
assistant director with ken cazan, director.
THE BARTERED BRIDE. smetana. the metropolitan opera at juilliard, spring 2011
assistant director with stephen wadsworth, director and james levine, conductor
THE 2010 and BEFORE YEARS→
AGRIPPINA. g.f. handel. los angeles: opera ucla, october/november, 2010
director with stephen stubbs, conductor
LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN. peter brook arranged from bizet. hawaii performing arts festival. july 2010
director+scenic designer with ben malensek, conductor
L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES. maurice ravel. hawaii performing arts festival july 2010
director+choreographer with brent mcmunn, conductor
FLIGHT. (us west coast premiere.) jonathan dove. los angeles/ opera ucla, freud playhouse
director with neal stulberg, conductor
THE GOLDEN VANITY. benjamin britten. santa monica, ca: the broad stage
director+scenic & costume designer
ALL THE KING'S MEN. sir richard rodney bennett. santa monica, ca: the broad stage
director+scenic & costume designer
GIASONE. us west coast premiere. francesco cavalli. los angeles: opera ucla
production designer with peter kazaras, director and stephen stubbs, conductor
ARIODANTE. g.f. handel. new york: juilliard opera.
asst. director with stephen wadsworth, director and gary thor wedow, conductor
DIDO AND AENEAS. henry purcell. los angeles: opera ucla
director+costume designer with peter rutenberg, conductor
AGAMEMNON. aeschylus. malibu/ getty villa museum.
asst. director with stephen wadsworth, director
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. w.a. mozart. opera cleveland.
asst. director with peter kazaras, director and dean williamson, conductor
CAROUSEL. rodgers and hammerstein. los angeles/ opera ucla
associate director with peter kazaras, director
THE LAST 5 YEARS. jason robert brown. ucla musical theater
director+costume designer with brett ryback, piano
THE THREEPENNY OPERA. ucla at the los angeles theater center
associate director with peter kazaras, director
THE MEDIUM. los angeles: opera ucla
director+costume designer with marika stephens, visual designer
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ. paula vogel. los angeles/ ucla studio
director+designer
(RE)EVOLUTION. world premiere. a new play by tony lascala. pomona art walk, gallery installation
director+designer
CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATER. Associate and resident director, varied projects.