Chorus Master
Hometown: Muscatine, IA
Seattle Opera Debut: The Elixir of Love (’22)
Previously at Seattle Opera: Tosca (’25); The Magic Flute (’25); Les Troyens in Concert (’25); Pagliacci (’24); The Barber of Seville (’24); La traviata (’23)
Michaella Calzaretta made her Seattle Opera debut in 2022 as the company’s new chorus master and head of music staff. Acclaimed for her high standards and superb preparation skills, Calzaretta oversees all musical activities at the company and prepares the chorus for main stage productions. In January 2024, the chorus embarked on their immensely successful first-ever tour to Mt. Vernon and Vashon Island. Recent praise includes “…continues to impress with her first-rate coaching of her singers” (Broadway World) and “The Seattle Opera Chorus…sang exuberantly and expertly” (The Seattle Times). Calzaretta is a doctoral candidate in choral conducting at Indiana University.
Last Updated: January 2025