Rhoda Levine


Rhoda Levine is an opera director, choreographer, and a faculty member at several schools of music.
Levine was born in New York, NY. She wrote the libretto for Opus Number Zoo by Luciano Berio and has also written children's books. She is the artistic director of Play It By Ear, an improvisational opera group. She is the recipient of the National Institute for Music Theater Award. She got her BA at Bard College.
In the summer, she teaches at the John Duffy Composers Institute, in Norfolk, VA.

Operas directed by Rhoda Levine

OperaCompanyYearNotes-
Porgy and BessCape Town Opera1996South African premiere-
Der Kaiser von AtlantisChicago Opera TheatreViktor Ullmann-
Orpheus DescendingChicago Opera TheatreWorld premiere-
The Good Soldier SchweikGlimmerglass Opera-
Lizzie BordenGlimmerglass Opera-
RigolettoGlimmerglass Opera-
Little WomenGlimmerglass OperaBy Adamo-
SusannahKentucky Opera-
The Marriage of FigaroKentucky Opera-
Der Kaiser von AtlantisNederlandse Opera1975Viktor Ullmann; world premiere-
Le Nozze di FigaroNederlandse Opera1986-
LuluNederlandse Opera-
The Good Soldier SchweikNederlandse Opera-
From the House of the DeadNederlandse Opera-
The Love for Three OrangesNederlandse Opera-
The FantasticksNederlandse Opera-
MacbethNederlandse Opera-
Of Mice and MenNederlandse Opera-
The Marriage of FigaroNederlandse Opera-
MedeaNew York City Opera1982Directing debut-
Of Mice and MenNew York City Opera1997-
Little WomenNew York City Opera2003By Adamo-
Lizzie BordenNew York City Opera1996-
RigolettoNew York City Opera-
The Ballad of Baby DoeNew York City Opera-
X, The Life and Times of Malcolm XNew York City OperaWorld premiere; by Anthony Davis-
From the House of the DeadNew York City OperaAmerican premiere; by Janacek-
Die SoldatenNew York City OperaBy Zimmermann-
Mathis der MalerNew York City Opera1995-
Wakonda's DreamOpera OmahaBy Anthony Davis-
TreemonishaOpera Theatre of St. Louis2000
La BohèmeOpera Theatre of St. Louis-
A Death in the FamilyOpera Theatre of St. Louis1986-
Under the Double MoonOpera Theatre of St. LouisWorld premiere-
Madama ButterflySan Diego Opera1982-
La BohèmeSan Diego Opera1985-
Lucia di LammermoorSan Diego Opera1989-
Of Mice and MenSan Diego Opera1999-
FigaroSanta Fe Opera-
L'histoire du SoldatSanta Fe Opera1987-
KabbalahBy Stewart Wallace-
Where the Wild Things AreMusic composed by Oliver Knussen-

Further

Productions at Belgium's Opéra National; Scottish Opera; San Francisco Opera; Festival of the Two Worlds; Cabrillo Festival; and Holland Festival; directed and choreographed productions on and off-Broadway, in London's West End, and for CBS and WNET.

Faculty

Former faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale School of Drama, The Juilliard School, and Northwestern University, and currently teaches at Manhattan School of Music and Mannes College and is a frequent guest teacher/visiting artist at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

Personal life

Levine lives in New York City.

Books

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