Announcing Opera Grand Rapids Artistic Director!
Opera Grand Rapid has just announced that internationally-revered conductor and
arts administrator Maestro James Meena joins Opera Grand Rapids as Artistic Director. Maestro Meena will head programming and educational initiatives beginning in the upcoming 2017-2018 season, the same season Opera Grand Rapids celebrates its 50-year legacy.
Maestro James Meena consistently earns critical acclaim for his artistic vision and dynamic presence on the podium. The breadth of his repertoire is represented by the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Puccini, Berlioz and Verdi, the world première of Victor Davies' Transit of Venus, to full ballet productions and symphony concerts. On opera stages, he has conducted legendary singers including Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, James McCracken, Mignon Dunn, Marilyn Horne, Jerome Hines, Diana Soviero, Jerry Hadley, Mark Delavan and Marcello Giordani.
Throughout his career, Meena has been committed to ensuring visionary excellence and advancement of the cultural institutions he leads.
Maestro Meena's duties include choosing repertoire, selecting guest artists and production teams, auditioning singers alongside Opera Grand Rapids Chorus Master Dr. Patrick Coyle, and ensuring artistic excellence of all Opera Grand Rapids' productions and programs. Meena is also expected to have a central role in outreach and patron relations.
Grand Rapids audiences can expect to see Mo. Meena at the podium, among other guest conductors.
Learn more about Maestro James Meena.
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (6/04-7/19) |
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Oliver! The Berman Center for Performing Arts (7/17-7/26) |
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Women's Glee Concert Spring Concert Hill Auditorium (4/10-4/10) |
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A Grand Night for Singing Hill Auditorium (10/04-10/04) |
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O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (9/05-9/05) |
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August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom FIM Flint Repertory Theatre (9/18-10/04) |
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Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett Arthur Miller Theatre (10/01-10/11) |
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Boop! The Musical Cobb Great Hall (2/23-2/28) |
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A CHORUS LINE THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (6/17-7/18) |
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My Chemical Romance & Iggy Pop Comerica Park (10/21-10/21) |