Opera in Conversation | Inspiration, Process & Insights

Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures.

These FREE events exist to foster cross-disciplinary exploration of art, big questions, and community connections.

Join Opera Omaha on Wednesday, May 21 at the Joslyn Castle Carriage House for our first Fantastic Mr. Fox Opera in Conversation.

The first Opera in Conversation features director Allison Moritz and conductor Gil Rose as they preview what to expect and what's going on in the rehearsal room.

Admission is FREE, advance registration is requested.

Alison Moritz returns to Opera Omaha after last directing Abduction from the Seraglio. After a decade of leading original productions in American regional opera houses, Ms. Moritz was recently named Artistic Director of Central City Opera. She is known for her exciting interpretations of the classic repertoire and her equally incisive takes on contemporary music theatre. Her current projects include new productions of Don Giovanni at Opera Philadelphia, Aida at Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Knock at Central City, and Once Upon a Mattress at Central City. Her recent work includes the 50th anniversary production of Bernstein’s Mass at The Kennedy Center, and new productions of Faust at Wolf Trap Opera, Don Giovanni at Cincinnati Opera, Elizabeth Cree at Glimmerglass Festival, and Candide at Atlanta Opera. Ms. Moritz led a semi-staging of Sir John in Love at Bard Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, and Juilliard. She has served on the directing staffs at Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Minnesota Opera.

Gil Rose returns to Opera Omaha after conducting X. Mr. Rose is a global leader in American contemporary music. He is the founder of the performing and recording ensemble the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) as well as the founder of Odyssey Opera. In addition to conducting, Mr. Rose is leading the charge for the preservation and advancement of underperformed works through recordings on his label, BMOP/sound, having won and been nominated for five GRAMMY® awards. Beyond Boston, Mr. Rose enjoys a busy schedule as a guest conductor and educator. Equally at home on the podium in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, he has led performances by the Tanglewood Opera Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Symphony, the American Composers Orchestra, the National Symphony of Ukraine, the Matsumoto Festival of Japan, the New York City Opera, and the Juilliard Symphony, among others.

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