“…a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene.”

OPERA ITHACA

“…a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene.”

OPERA ITHACA

Conductor, Pianist, and Music Director Mila Henry maintains an active and versatile career, leading works spanning rock musicals to folk operas to reimagined classics. Comfortable leading from both piano and podium, she prefers not to separate styles, but to blur boundaries.

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The Old Man and the Sea at ASU Gammage, post-premiere with composer Paola Prestini, soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, librettist Royce Vavrek, and soprano Yvette Keong
The Old Man and the Sea at ASU Gammage, post-premiere with composer Paola Prestini, soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, librettist Royce Vavrek, and soprano Yvette Keong

Fall 2023 Highlights

Serving as Music Director for The Hunt (Kate Soper) at Miller Theatre; Conducting The Old Man and the Sea (Paola Prestini, Royce Vavrek and Karmina Śilec; premiere) with BMP and VIA at ASU Gammage; Conducting Semmelweis (Ray Lustig and Matthew Doherty; concert presentation) with AOP; Traveling to Pensacola Opera with The Opera Cowgirls; Playing rehearsals for Adoration (Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek; premiere) and Angel Island (Huang Ruo; premiere) at PROTOTYPE; Coaching for Sensorium Ex (Paola Prestini, Brenda Shaugnessy; workshop) at The Kennedy Center.

The Merry Widow at CLOC, with Director Mark Pearson and Associate Conductor Andy Chen
The Merry Widow at CLOC, with Director Mark Pearson and Associate Conductor Andy Chen

Summer 2023 Highlights

Coaching for Sensorium Ex (Paola Prestini & Brenda Shaughnessy; workshop) with BMP/VIA; Performing with Sarah Nelson Craft and Laura Strickling at Brooklyn Art Song Society; Conducting The Merry Widow at College Light Opera Company (pictured); MDing The Hunt (Kate Soper; workshop) at Columbia University's Miller Theatre; Conducting The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway adaptation by Paola Prestini & Royce Vavrek, workshop) with BMP/VIA at ASU: Gammage.

The Opera Cowgirls at the OPERA America Conference, Pittsburgh / photo credit: OPERA America
The Opera Cowgirls at the OPERA America Conference, Pittsburgh / photo credit: OPERA America

Spring 2023 Highlights

Teaching Brahms and Mozart Requiem excerpts with Alec Duffy at The Mercury Store; Music Director/Pianist for Precipice (Susan Rogers, Rima Fand & Karen Fisher; concert premiere) with AOP at Hunter College; Playing for Opera on Tap's George Shirley Opera Access Fund announcement luncheon, with Mr. Shirley in attendance; Performing with The Opera Cowgirls at the OPERA America Conference in Pittsburgh (pictured).