Opera San José Announces 2026-27 Artists in Residence

Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey have announced the 2026–27 Artists-in-Residence, a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions. This season’s selected artists are María Brea (soprano), Shanley Horvitz (soprano), Rodrigo Gonzalez Jacob (conductor), Nicole Koh (soprano), Michael Jesse Kuo (baritone), Phillip Lopez (bass-baritone), Courtney Miller(mezzo-soprano), David Morgans (tenor), Micah Perry (tenor), Melissa Sondhi (soprano), Wm. Clay Thompson(bass), and Mark Anthony Vallejo (director). In a statement, Opera San José General Director & CEO Shawna {…}

Feb 4, 2026

Shawna Lucey & Alma Deutscher on Leading Opera San José’s ‘Cav / Pag’ Double Bill

This February, Opera San José is set to open the famed double bill of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Pagliacci.” These highly dramatic verismo operas are notable as stories in which women’s fidelity and sexuality are called into question by the male-directed societies. Men have the upper hand in these operas and their machismo views of fidelity, as well as their lust {…}

May 8, 2025

Opera San José’s CEO / General Director Shawna Lucey Named 2025 ‘Woman of Influence’

Opera San José’s CEO / General Director, Shawna Lucey has been named a 2025 “Woman of Influence” by Silicon Valley Business Journal. She will be honored at an awards ceremony on June 26, 2025 at the Santa Clara Marriott. “I am so honored and thrilled to be recognized as part of this group of incredible women making a difference in {…}

Nov 15, 2024

Vast Imagination – Directors Shawna Lucey & Michelle Ainna Cuizon on Bringing their Vision to Opera San José & the Opera World at Large

(Photo credit: Louis Chan / David Allen) What does the future look like for female directors in opera? Opera San José, the opera company in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, now entering its 41st season, gives OperaWire a look at two young trailblazers: the current CEO and General Director, Shawna Lucey, and Michelle Ainna Cuizon, presently in residence and {…}

Dec 8, 2021

Opera San José Names New General Director

(Credit: Ken Howard) Opera San José has announced the appointment of opera and theater director Shawna Lucey as its new General Director and CEO. Lucey will officially join Opera San José in January 2022 and will bring both a wealth of opera experience and an exciting artistic vision to the company which has captured a national reputation for its development {…}

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Opera San José Announces 2026-27 Artists in Residence

Shawna Lucey & Alma Deutscher on Leading Opera San José’s ‘Cav / Pag’ Double Bill

Opera San José’s CEO / General Director Shawna Lucey Named 2025 ‘Woman of Influence’

Vast Imagination – Directors Shawna Lucey & Michelle Ainna Cuizon on Bringing their Vision to Opera San José & the Opera World at Large

Opera San José Names New General Director