about

Mila Henry is a music director and pianist who maintains an active and versatile career leading works that defy genre, from rock musicals to folk operas to reimagined classics. She has worked with Heather Christian, Bill T. Jones, George Lewis, Dave Malloy, Missy Mazzoli, Wayne Shorter, and esperanza spalding. Recent and upcoming projects include BLACK SWAN at American Repertory Theater (Associate Music Director and Keys/Conductor) and THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA at PROTOTYPE and LA Opera (Conductor, 2027).

Hailed “a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene” (Opera Ithaca), Mila frequently collaborates with Beth Morrison Projects and PROTOTYPE. Credits include MAGDALENE (Conductor), EAT THE DOCUMENT (Music Director/Piano), and THUMBPRINT (Piano) at HERE; PRECIPICE (Music Director/Piano) and p r i s m (Répétiteur) at La MaMa; and ANGEL’S BONE at 3LD (Répétiteur), among numerous others.

Other collaborations include THE HUNT at Miller Theatre (Music Director); THE COMET / POPPEA with AMOC* at Lincoln Center (Associate Music Director); WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED at Opera Philadelphia, The Apollo, and Dutch National Opera (Keys); LOOKING AT YOU with HERE, Opera on Tap, and Experiments in Opera (Piano); and IPHIGENIA at The Kennedy Center (Répétiteur). A sought-after pianist, she frequently appears with Brooklyn Art Song Society and Death of Classical, and has performed at venues ranging from The Stone to the Library of Congress.

Mila’s musical theater work includes THE WORLD IS ROUND with Ripe Time at BAM (Vocal Director); EARLY DECISION with Princeton University at McCarter Theatre (Music Director/Piano); and THE NIGHT FALLS with BalletCollective at PEAK Performances (Assistant Music Director). Workshops include THE LUNCHBOX with Berkeley Rep (Piano) and THESE GIRLS HAVE DEMONS at Pittsburgh CLO (Music Director/Piano); as well as collaborations with BerkleeNYC, Circle in the Square, Hi-ARTS, Manhattan Musical Theatre Lab, Mercury Store, NYU Tisch, Page 73, and The Theater Center. Cabaret performances have taken her to 54 Below, The Duplex, and Joe’s Pub, where she appeared with John Kelly for his show WEILL BOY / BRECHT GIRL / EISLER MANN.

Mila is an active Maestra member, acting as Co-Program Head for First Takes and previously participating in their Mentorship program. She has served on grant panels for New Music USA and OPERA America, and was one of four conductors selected for OPERA America's 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.

Mila holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (Master of Music, Collaborative Piano) and Elizabethtown College (Bachelor of Arts in Music, Piano). She is based in New York and plays accordion, melodica, ukulele, and an assortment of other tiny instruments with The Opera Cowgirls. milahenry.com