“Music director Mila Henry on the piano and her band...couldn’t have been bettered..."
BROADWAY WORLD
“…a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene.”
OPERA ITHACA
“Music director Mila Henry on the piano and her band...couldn’t have been bettered..."
BROADWAY WORLD
“…a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene.”
OPERA ITHACA
Music Director and Pianist Mila Henry maintains an active and versatile career leading works that defy genre, from rock musicals to folk operas to reimagined classics.
Spring 2025 Highlights
Music Director/Pianist for Sun Songs (madison, Cowell) at Judson Memorial Church; MD/Pianist for John Kelly's Weill Boy... at Joe's Pub; Conductor for Lucidity (Kaminsky, Cote) at Opera Ithaca; Répétiteur for Sensorium Ex (Prestini, Shaughnessy) with BMP, VIA, and Opera Omaha; Touring with The Opera Cowgirls to Chicago; MD/Pianist for Undone (Marlor, Tien) on AOP's C&V: Party of Five; Art songs (Moussa, Staniland) with Sarah Brailey on BASS's Lost/Found III concert.
Winter 2025 Highlights
Music Director/Pianist for the World Premiere of Eat the Document (Glover, Rourke) at HERE in PROTOTYPE; Pianist for counter codex's RITUAL: Schwarze Messe Kabarett at The Cell; Performing The Banned Book Tango (Rutter-Covatto, Sauter) with Sydney Anderson for SongSlam at National Sawdust.
Fall 2024 Highlights
Music Director/Pianist for AOP's C&V: "Six Scenes" workshop, and Lindsay Rider's YES, AND... at Merkin Hall (contracting a 9-piece all-women band!); Touring with The Opera Cowgirls to Amarillo; Conducting Pierrot with City Lyric Opera; Co-MD for She Breathes Fire (Busch) with the WHY Collective; MD/Pianist for Simone de Beauvoir at the Museum (Ferris) with Amanda+James; Coaching for BMP Next Gen; Kaatsbaan residency with performer John Kelly; Concertizing with Cutting Edge Concerts at Symphony Space and Up Until Now Collective at National Sawdust.
