

Richard Harrell is the Stage Director for I due Foscari . He has previously directed Carmen , La traviata and Tosca for the company. He currently serves as the Associate Director of the Orfeo Foundation, based in Amsterdam, which promotes the careers of young opera artists through career counseling, advanced training, and audition opportunities. He is also Director of Heroes’ Voices, a service organization that brings the healing power of music to veterans. Rick is also a professor of voice at the City College of San Francisco. Previously, he was the Director of the Juilliard Opera Center, the Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, Artistic Advisor and Head of Faculty for the Training Program of the New National Theatre in Tokyo, Artistic Consultant and Principal Stage Director for the Bangkok Opera, Director of the Opera Program for the San Francisco Conservatory and faculty for the Opera Studio of the Netherlands. He has been stage director for more than 60 productions for companies including the Bangkok Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, the Juilliard School, Opera Company of North Carolina, Opera Festival di Roma, Opera San Jose, Sacramento Opera, West Bay Opera, San Francisco Conservatory, the San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program. A frequent judge for vocal competitions, he annually adjudicates for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He has been a voice teacher, and guest Master Class instructor at universities and training programs including Yale, Indiana University, Polish National Opera Studio, Chautauqua Institution, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Opera Works, Loyola University, Mannes School of Music, and the University of Florida. Mr. Harrell performed as a soloist with such companies as the Washington Opera, Baltimore Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre Company, Opera Omaha, New Jersey Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Richmond Symphony and National Symphony. He recordings include the role of Bernardo on the album of West Side Story conducted by Leonard Bernstein.



