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June 29, 2022

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera announced Michaella Calzaretta as its new chorus master and head of music staff. Calzaretta will prepare the 36-member Seattle Opera Chorus, which will be featured during the 2022/23 season in The Elixir of Love, Tristan and Isolde, Samson and Delilah in Concert, and La traviata. Additionally, Calzaretta will oversee the company's musical activities. The appointment comes after a search led by Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera general director and Aren Der Hacopian, director of artistic administration & planning. Calzaretta succeeds longtime Seattle Opera chorus master John Keene, who accepted a position as chorus director at San Francisco Opera in January. Calzaretta will step into the role immediately to prepare the chorus for the company's upcoming production of The Elixir of Love, which runs August 6–20 at McCaw Hall. Calzaretta previously served as chorus master and assistant conductor at Utah Opera, where she recently completed her fifth season. She made her main stage conducting debut in October 2020 with performances of The Human Voice and Gentleman's Island. Other conducting credits include Damn Yankees and The Merry Widow with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Patience with the Indiana University Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Calzaretta is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in choral conducting at Indiana University, and she holds a bachelor of music in vocal performance from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and a master of music in choral conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Established in 1963, Seattle Opera is committed to serving the people of the Pacific Northwest through music, storytelling, and programs for people of all ages.




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