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'''Kostis Protopapas''' is the artistic director of the [[Tulsa Opera]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. He previously served as the company’s Associate Conductor and Chorusmaster. His conducting credits with the company include productions of ''[[Carmen]]'', ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]/[[I Pagliacci]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'', ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', and many others. Beginning with 2015-2016 season he will assume the position of Artistic Director of the [[Opera Santa Barbara]] while maintaining his post in Tulsa.<ref name="TW">{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/arts/arts-tulsa-opera-s-protopapas-to-also-lead-santa-barbara/article_c427634b-cf89-5416-a531-2add6bcad8c1.html|title=ARTS: Tulsa Opera's Protopapas to also lead Santa Barbara company|author=James D. Watts Jr.|work=[[Tulsa World]]|date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> |
'''Kostis Protopapas''' is the artistic director of the [[Tulsa Opera]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. He previously served as the company’s Associate Conductor and Chorusmaster. His conducting credits with the company include productions of ''[[Carmen]]'', ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]/[[I Pagliacci]]'', ''[[La traviata]]'', ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', and many others. Beginning with 2015-2016 season he will assume the position of Artistic Director of the [[Opera Santa Barbara]] while maintaining his post in Tulsa.<ref name="TW">{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/arts/arts-tulsa-opera-s-protopapas-to-also-lead-santa-barbara/article_c427634b-cf89-5416-a531-2add6bcad8c1.html|title=ARTS: Tulsa Opera's Protopapas to also lead Santa Barbara company|author=James D. Watts Jr.|work=[[Tulsa World]]|date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> |
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Protopapas has also been an Assistant Conductor for the [[Los Angeles Opera]] and has served as Assistant Conductor at the [[Lyric Opera of Chicago]] and [[Santa Fe Opera]].<ref name="TW"/> During the 2002 and 2003 seasons he was the Assistant Chorusmaster at Lyric Opera of Chicago, under Donald Palumbo. |
Protopapas has also been an Assistant Conductor for the [[Los Angeles Opera]] and has served as Assistant Conductor at the [[Lyric Opera of Chicago]] and [[Santa Fe Opera]].<ref name="TW"/> During the 2002 and 2003 seasons he was the Assistant Chorusmaster at Lyric Opera of Chicago, under Donald Palumbo.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/arts/arts-protopapas-to-lead-tulsa-opera-through/article_47b6ef3a-4ab8-5e34-a3ab-29184fe4af5d.html|title=ARTS: Protopapas to lead Tulsa Opera through 2017|author=James D. Watts Jr.|work=[[Tulsa World]]|date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Protopapas has served on the music staffs of [[Opera Memphis]] and [[Virginia Opera]]; he conducted at [[Opera in the Ozarks]] every summer from 2000 to 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Verismo-Opera-Theater-Artist-Training-Program-to-Offer-MasterClass-with-Kostis-Protopapas-20131107|title=Verismo Opera Theater Artist Training Program to Offer MasterClass with Kostis Protopapas|date=November 7, 2013|work=www.broadwayworld.com/}}</ref> and has conducted for Da Corneto Opera in Chicago and [[Union Avenue Opera]] in St. Louis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_83932bef-91ad-5f20-97bb-2eaf0d4f3ca5.html|title=Kostis Protopapas returns to Union Avenue|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> |
Protopapas has served on the music staffs of [[Opera Memphis]] and [[Virginia Opera]]; he conducted at [[Opera in the Ozarks]] every summer from 2000 to 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Verismo-Opera-Theater-Artist-Training-Program-to-Offer-MasterClass-with-Kostis-Protopapas-20131107|title=Verismo Opera Theater Artist Training Program to Offer MasterClass with Kostis Protopapas|date=November 7, 2013|work=www.broadwayworld.com/}}</ref> and has conducted for Da Corneto Opera in Chicago and [[Union Avenue Opera]] in St. Louis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_83932bef-91ad-5f20-97bb-2eaf0d4f3ca5.html|title=Kostis Protopapas returns to Union Avenue|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:41, 30 October 2015
Kostis Protopapas is the artistic director of the Tulsa Opera in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He previously served as the company’s Associate Conductor and Chorusmaster. His conducting credits with the company include productions of Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci, La traviata, The Barber of Seville, and many others. Beginning with 2015-2016 season he will assume the position of Artistic Director of the Opera Santa Barbara while maintaining his post in Tulsa.[1]
Protopapas has also been an Assistant Conductor for the Los Angeles Opera and has served as Assistant Conductor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Santa Fe Opera.[1] During the 2002 and 2003 seasons he was the Assistant Chorusmaster at Lyric Opera of Chicago, under Donald Palumbo.[2]
Protopapas has served on the music staffs of Opera Memphis and Virginia Opera; he conducted at Opera in the Ozarks every summer from 2000 to 2004[3] and has conducted for Da Corneto Opera in Chicago and Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis.[4]
Born in Athens, Greece, Protopapas studied Archaeology and History of Art at the University of Athens.[5] He came to the United States in 1993 on an Onassis Foundation scholarship to study piano at The Boston Conservatory and conducting at Boston University.[6] He is married to soprano and stage director Kathleen Dunn.
References
- ^ a b James D. Watts Jr. (July 27, 2015). "ARTS: Tulsa Opera's Protopapas to also lead Santa Barbara company". Tulsa World.
- ^ James D. Watts Jr. (May 7, 2014). "ARTS: Protopapas to lead Tulsa Opera through 2017". Tulsa World.
- ^ "Verismo Opera Theater Artist Training Program to Offer MasterClass with Kostis Protopapas". www.broadwayworld.com/. November 7, 2013.
- ^ "Kostis Protopapas returns to Union Avenue". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 25, 2010.
- ^ Charles Donelan (August 11, 2015). "Opera Santa Barbara Names New Director". Santa Barbara Independent.
- ^ "Kostis Protopapas – Artistic Director". tulsaopera.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.