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 2024-26 Studio Artist in the Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio, Madeleine has recently worked on productions at PAC NYC, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Colorado, Central City Opera, Boulder Opera, Loveland Opera Theatre, Eastman Opera Theatre, Rochester Philharmonic, Rochester Summer Opera, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Harvard College Opera.
2025-2026 Season Highlights.
Zorro
Arizona Opera
Asst. Stage Director
September-October 2025
La traviata
Opera Colorado
Asst. Stage Director
November 2025
Madama Butterfly
Arizona Opera
Asst. Stage Director
January-February 2026
La Cenerentola
Arizona Opera
Stage Director
April 2026
2024-2025 Studio Artist at Arizona Opera.
Madeleine was thrilled to join the 2024-2025 Marion Roose Pullin Arizona Opera Studio, where she staged immersive, outdoor performances of Mozart’s The Secret Gardener (La finta giardiniera), directed and choreographed the Studio Cabaret, and assistant directed productions of La bohème and Aida.
Learn more about the Pullin Opera Studio here, and check out production photos at the links below.
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.”