Director of opera, theatre, and film.
Madeleine Snow is a director and creative collaborator who is passionate about reimagining ways for contemporary audiences to engage with classical music. She has enjoyed directing site-specific performances and collaborating with living composers, including Ricky Ian Gordon and Ben Moore, and she directed the world premiere of Joshua Hershfield’s critically acclaimed rock musical Rise. A 2024-25 Studio Artist in the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio, Madeleine has worked as a director with Central City Opera, PAC NYC, Palm Beach Opera, Boulder Opera, Loveland Opera Theatre, Eastman Opera Theatre, Rochester Philharmonic, Rochester Summer Opera, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Harvard College Opera.
2023 American Prize in Directing.
In December 2023, Madeleine won second place in the 2023 American Prize in Directing—The Charles Nelson Reilly Prize, for her innovative interpretation of Cavalli's La Calisto with Eastman Opera Theatre. Learn more about the award here.
The Magic Flute at Boulder Opera.
Madeleine was thrilled to stage direct Boulder Opera Company’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Dairy Arts Center in October 2023. Check out Madeleine’s interview about her interpretation of the opera and her approach to directing this production.
“The Magic Flute is a majestic, transcendental opera that intertwines myth and magic to affirm the ineffable powers of love and music.”