Keith Chambers
(courtesy of Karen Almond)
Keith Chambers is an American conductor and pianist. He is the Founder & Artistic Director of New Amsterdam Opera.[1]
Early years[edit]
A native of Ohio, Chambers received degrees from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.
Professional career[edit]
For the The Dallas Opera, he has conducted The Dallas Opera Family Concerts and student performances of THE ELIXIR OF LOVE.[2] He recently led UN GIORNO DI REGNO for the Seattle Opera[3] Young Artist Program and has conducted for Amarillo Opera (TOSCA), Asheville Lyric Opera (ROMÉO ET JULIETTE and MAN OF LA MANCHA),[4] (RADAMISTO, HÄNSEL UND GRETEL, DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, and LE NOZZE DI FIGARO),[5] Indianapolis Opera (SOUTH PACIFIC),[6] Shreveport Opera (LA BOHÈME),[7] Opera Ithaca (SONG FROM THE UPROAR, HAMLET), and New Amsterdam Opera (FIDELIO, LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, LA FAVORITA, and HÉRODIADE).[8]
Recent conducting performances include LA BOHÈME for Florida State University,[9] IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA for Opera Orlando,[10] DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE for Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, and SUOR ANGELICA & GIANNI SCHICCHI at the Vienna Kammeroper for Vienna Summer Music Festival. Upcoming engagements include conducting OUR TOWN for West Texas A&M University,[11] CENDRILLON for Furman University, DON GIOVANNI for Indianapolis Opera,[12] and I VESPRI SICILIANI for New Amsterdam Opera.[13]
(courtesy of Karen Almond)
In past seasons, he conducted WERTHER for Martha Cardona Opera at Merkin Hall and made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE. He has also conducted for American Opera Projects (Nora, in the Great Outdoors), Martha Cardona Opera (TOSCA, GIANNI SCHICCHI, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA), Sugar Land Opera (THE IMPRESARIO, THE STATION), New York Lyric Opera (CENDRILLON, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, PAGLIACCI, RIGOLETTO, HÄNSEL & GRETEL),[14] Opera in the Ozarks (DON GIOVANNI, L'ELISIR D'AMORE), and Halifax Summer Opera (GIULIO CESARE). For New Amsterdam Opera, he conducted the inaugural performances of the company with Beethoven's FIDELIO and Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL DESTINO.
Chambers has served as Cover and/or Assistant Conductor for over 40 different operas and has assisted conductors Emmanuel Villaume, Patrick Summers, Willie Anthony Waters, and Riccardo Frizza, among others.[15]
Past Positions & Work as Chorus Master[edit]
Mr. Chambers is a former Assistant Conductor of New York City Opera, The Dallas Opera, Seattle Opera, and Toledo Opera. He has served as faculty of the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Program, Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, CoOPERATIVE Program, Westchester Summer Vocal Institute, and the RESONANZ Festival and is the previous Artistic Director of The Living Opera, Principal Conductor and Casting Consultant for New York Lyric Opera, and Chorus Master of Shreveport Opera. He has also adjudicated orchestras for New York Sounds of Spring International Music Festival at Carnegie Hall and is a founding faculty member of the annual Dramatic Voice Symposium at Loyola University of New Orleans.
Mr. Chambers has served as Chorus Master for over 30 productions, including Opera New Jersey, Opera Saratoga, Moores Opera Center, Opera in the Ozarks, & Shreveport Opera.[16] Mr. Chambers has appeared with Crested Butte Music Festival (RIGOLETTO), Toledo Opera (CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, RIGOLETTO, FALSTAFF, ARIADNE AUF NAXOS), Opera Saratoga (Gala performance of TOSCA), Seattle Opera YAP (ARIADNE AUF NAXOS), Berkshire Opera Festival, Permian Basin Opera, and Connecticut Opera. Mr. Chambers was engaged as a Guest Coach for the Young Artist Program of Florida Grand Opera and joined the prestigious faculty of the CoOPERATIVE Program at Westminster Choir College and returned as a founding faculty member of the Loyola University Dramatic Voice Symposium.[17]
For American Lyric Theater, he conducted the workshop premiere of THE TURING PROJECT[18] and THE POE PROJECT,[19] the latter in conjunction with Opera America's New Works Forum. He has also served as Music Director & Pianist for premieres of new operas at Symphony Space in New York City as part of American Lyric Theater's ADAM AND EVE project. For American Opera Projects, he conducted NORA, IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS at Lincoln Center[20] and debuted with the PROTOTYPE Festival for Gregory Spears’ PAUL'S CASE.
As pianist, Mr. Chambers has appeared as concerto soloist with the Delaware Symphony, Clear Lake Symphony, and Naples Philharmonic, with conductors Erich Kunzel and Maurice Peress. A protégé of pianist Ivan Davis, he has been a featured guest artist at the Chopin Festival at the Catholic University in Peru, and the Chopin Foundation of Miami. He has appeared with soprano Kirsten Chambers in a series of joint solo piano and voice recitals at Lake George Opera, Toledo Museum of Art and Northwestern State University. Mr. Chambers has been official pianist for The Dallas Opera Competition, Opera Index, Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Competition, Amarillo Opera Gala, and the Fort Worth Opera McCammon Competition.
Personal Life[edit]
Chambers is married to noted American soprano Kirsten Chambers.[21] The couple resides in New York City.
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Amsterdam Opera appoints Keith Chambers as Artistic Director". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Keith Chambers conducts The Dallas Opera". The Dallas Opera. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Seattle Opera Blog". Seattle Opera Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kowal, Dick. "Asheville Lyric Opera's "Man of La Mancha"". www.bpr.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "People". Manhattan Opera Studio. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "2017-2018 Season of Delights | South Pacific". Indianapolis Opera. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "'La Boheme' takes center stage Saturday". shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Opera Musica - Keith Chambers". www.operamusica.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hinson, Mark. "It's deja vu all over again with 'La Boheme' at FSU". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Palm, Matthew J. "'Barber of Seville' a night of delightful, creative fun". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Schmidt, Lisa (2020-01-21). "WTAMU presents operatic performance of "Our Town"". KVII. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Bongiovanni, Domenica. "A womanizing scoundrel and a love potion are characters in Indianapolis Opera's new season". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "New Amsterdam Announces Cast for 'I Vespri Siciliani'". Opera Wire. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Past Competitions". www.newyorklyricopera.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Artist Feature - Keith Chambers". Haiti Children. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Manhattan Opera Studio - Our People". www.manhattanoperastudio.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2018 Dramatic Voice Symposium | Music and Media". cmm.loyno.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Complete Casting for InsightALT Festival, Opening May 28, Announced". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Caroline Worra, Camille Zamora Set For The Poe Project". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "American Opera Projects Presents MODEL LOVE 10/2". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "UT Welcomes Soprano, Kirsten Chambers March 29th - 30th". Toledo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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