E R I C M E L E A R
Calendar
July 2018
Roméo et Juliette
Conductor
Wolf Trap Opera
November 2017
Wagner's Nibelungen Ring for Children
Conductor
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera)
2017-18
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera)
Music Staff
Vienna, Austria
Conducting performances of Wagner's Nibelungenring for Children. Assisting productions of Don Giovanni, Ballo in maschera, Daphne, Die Walküre, Der Freischütz, and others. Sharing conducting responsibilities with the Stage Music Orchestra.
Past Events
June & July 2017
A Little Night Music
Conductor
Des Moines Metro Opera
2016-17
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera)
Music Staff
Vienna, Austria
Cover conducting a new production of Falstaff under Maestro Zubin Mehta. Assisting for Armide, Alcina, Simon Boccanegra, Don Pasquale, Peter Grimes, La sonnambula, Parsifal, Pelléas et Mélisande, and numerous others. Sharing conducting responsibilities with the Stage Music Orchestra.
September 2016
L'enfant et les sortilèges
Conductor
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
July, 2016
L'opera seria by Florian Gassmann
Conductor
Wolf Trap Opera
2015-16
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera)
Music Staff
Vienna, Austria
Assisting productions that include Rigoletto, Khovanshchina, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Hänsel und Gretel, Turandot, La bohème, Die Walküre, Così fan tutte, Lohengrin, Macbeth, and Don Pasquale. Sharing conducting responsibilities of stage music.
April 2016
Falstaff
Conductor
Arizona Opera
July 2015
The Ghosts of Versailles
Conductor
Wolf Trap Opera
February 2015 - March 2015
L'enfant et les sortilèges
Musical Advisor to Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy
February 2015
Houston Grand Opera
Guest Faculty
Houston Grand Opera Studio
September 2014 - November 2014
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera)
Guest Music Staff
Idomeneo (Premiere), L'elisir d'amore, Tannhäuser, Khovanshchina (Premiere), Il barbiere di Siviglia
July 28-30, 2014
Wolf Trap Opera Company
Guest coach
July 17 & 19, 2014
Schwabacher Summer Concerts
Conductor
San Francisco Opera's Merola Program
July 7-10, 2014
The Passenger (Weinberg)
Cover Conductor
Houston Grand Opera at
Lincoln Center Festival
March 2014 - May 2014
Carmen
Cover Conductor
Houston Grand Opera
January 30, 2014
Concert of Arias
Pianist
Houston Grand Opera
December 2013 - January 2014
The Passenger (Weinberg)
Cover Conductor
Houston Grand Opera
December 2013 & March 2014
Rienzi Recital
Pianist & Host
Museum of Fine Arts, Rienzi
Houston, Texas
October 13, 2013
Laureate Recital with Susan Graham
Pianist
Houston Grand Opera
October-November 2013
Aida
Cover Conductor
Houston Grand Opera
May 17, 18 & 24, 2013
La bohème
Conductor
Miller Outdoor Theater &
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Houston Grand Opera
