Spoleto Festival USA has announced that Timothy Myers will be the company’s new Music Director. Myers is the Music Director at Austin Opera and has performed with such organizations as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and the Wexford Festival. He has also been a speaker at the SXSW Festival, {…}
The east coast premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining” serves as the season opener for both Atlanta Opera and Alliance Theatre. “The Shining” which is part of Atlanta Opera’s “Thriller Three” series will takr place at the Woodruff Arts Center Sept. 15 – Oct. 1. Brian Staufenbiel directs the new opera based on Stephen King’s 1977 bestselling novel {…}
As the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Austin Opera, Timothy Myers has had one of the most difficult years of his life. Last year, 2020, left a mark on the operatic industry that forced many leaders to make difficult decisions and rethink the way the entire business of opera worked. As a result, Myers is taking the time {…}
Austin Opera General Director & CEO Annie Burridge has announced the appointment of Timothy Myers, the company’s current Artistic Advisor, as the newest member of its artistic leadership team. Supported by a $2.5-million endowment fund created by longtime patrons Sarah and Ernest Butler, Myers will become the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor, effectively immediately through 2023. {…}
World-renowned conductor Timothy Myers is coming off his debut with the Minnesota Opera this past Saturday night for the world premiere of “The Fix,” a new work composed by Joel Puckett with libretto by Eric Simonson. This is just the latest world premiere for the maestro, who has given operas birth with such companies as the Washington National Opera, the {…}