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DEAN ANTHONY

UPCOMING & RECENT PRODUCTIONS

Mr. Anthony has quickly established himself as a dynamic stage director on the operatic scene with his energetic, gritty, and physical style of work. Following recent engagements with Opera Omaha and Annapolis OperaMr. Anthony’s 2023-2024 season sees a return to Knoxville Opera with Viardot's Cendrillon, and continues with collaborations with Opera Roanoke, Pensacola Opera, and Opera Tampa.

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DIRECTOR

JANIEC OPERA COMPANY

Director of Opera

KNOXVILLE OPERA 

Producing Director, 2022-present

The Producing Director leads and oversees all aspects of the company’s artistic and producing activities, including developing strategic planning and artistic decisions for the organization in collaboration with the General Director. This involves mainstage and secondary performances, as well as the development and the execution of designated new opera works. Mr. Anthony is a key participant in the hiring process, which includes the hiring of singers, conductors, stage directors, set, costume and make-up designers, all while providing stage direction that aligns with the company's mission.

In addition to his regular schedule of engagements on the regional opera scene, Mr. Anthony holds a permanent position as the Director of Opera for Brevard Music Center's Janiec Opera Company, and was appointed as the Producing Director for Knoxville Opera in 2022. 

SCHHEDULE

UPCOMING & RECENT PRODUCTIONS

Schedule

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Pensacola Opera

2025

W.A. Mozart

HMS PINAFORE

Knoxville Opera

2025

Pietro Mascagni

HMS PINAFORE

Knoxville Opera

2025

Gilbert & Sullivan

CENDRILLON

Knoxville Opera

May 2024

Pauline Viardot

DIE FLEDERMAUS

Pensacola Opera

March 2024

Johann Strauss II

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Opera Roanoke

March 2024

W.A. Mozart

LA BOHÈME

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2024

Puccini

FLIGHT

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2024

Jonathan Dove

THE THREEPENNY OPERA

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2024

Weill

INTO THE WOODS

Janiec Opera Company

July 2023

Stephen Sondheim

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

Janiec Opera Company

July 2023

Benjamin Britten

LA TRAVIATA

Janiec Opera Company

June 2023

Giuseppe Verdi

SWEENEY TODD

Opera Tampa

April 2023

Stephen Sondheim

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Opera Omaha

March/April 2023

W.A. Mozart

GLORY DENIED

Opera Roanoke

February 2023

Tom Cipullo

FALSTAFF

Knoxville Opera

October 2023

Giuseppe Verdi

GLORY DENIED

Annapolis Opera

2023

Tom Cipullo

THE MERRY WIDOW

Knoxville Opera

November 2022

Franz Lehár

GLORY DENIED

Knoxville Opera

September 2022

Tom Cipullo

CARMEN

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2022

Georges Bizet

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2022

Dale Wasserman

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Opera Delaware

May 2022

W.A. Mozart

GIANNI SCHICCI/ CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Opera Tampa

April 2022

Giacomo Puccini/Pietro Mascagni

INTO THE WOODS

Annapolis Opera

March 2022

Stephen Sondheim

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Opera on the James

November 2021

Gioachino Rossini

LA TRAVIATA

Opera Southwest

October 2021

Giuseppe Verdi

GIANNI SCHICCHI

Janiec Opera Company

Summer 2021

Giacomo Puccini

HMS PINAFORE

Pensacola Opera

March 2021

Gilbert & Sullivan

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

Opera Omaha

October 2020

W.A. Mozart

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Janiec Opera Company

July 2020

Mitch Leigh

CARMEN

Georges Bizet

Janiec Opera Company

June 2020

SPEED DATING TONIGHT!

Opera Delaware

April 2020

Michael Ching

TALES OF HOFFMAN

Opera Delaware

April 2020

Jacques Offenbach

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Opera on the James

March 2020

Gioachino Rossini

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Shreveport Opera

November 2019

Mitch Leigh

CARMEN

Georges Bizet

Opera Tampa

February 2020

DIE FLEDERMAUS

Johann Strauss II

Amarillo Opera

October 2019

GLORY DENIED

Tom Cipullo

Union Avenue Opera

August 2019

DIE FLEDERMAUS

Johann Strauss II

Janiec Opera Company

July 2019

SUSANNAH

Janiec Opera Company

June 2019

Carlisle Floyd

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Knoxville Opera

May 2019

Pietro Mascagni

PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS

Previous

MAN OF LA MANCHA

Amarillo Opera

THE STUDENT PRINCE

Winter Opera of St. Louis

SEMIRAMIDE

Opera Delaware

DEAD MAN WALKING

Pensacola Opera

AIDA

Pensacola Opera

FALSTAFF

Opera Delaware

LA TRAVIATA

Pensacola Opera

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Nashville Opera

CARMEN

Tulsa Opera

GLORY

DENIED

Fort Worth Opera Festival

I PAGLIACCI

Shreveport Opera

TOSCA

Florentine Opera Company

REPERTOIRE LIST

OPERA

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Aida

Albert Herring

Carmen

Cavalleria Rusticana

Cendrillon (Viardot)

Die Zauberflöte

Don Giovanni

Falstaff

Gianni Schicchi

Hansel and Gretel

I Pagliacci

Il barbiere di Siviglia

L'Elisir d'Amore

La Bohème

La tragédie de Carmen

La Traviata

Le nozze di Figaro

Les Contes d'Hoffman

Madama Butterfly

Manon Lescaut

Rigoletto

Semiramide

Suor Angelica

The Rake's Progress

The Turn of the Screw

Tosca

AMERICAN OPERA
*denotes world premiere

After Life/Josephine (Cipullo) 
Amahl and the Night Visitors 
Bernstein Mass 
Dead Man Walking 
Falling Angel (Searce) * 
Glory Denied (Cipullo) 
Mayo (Cipullo) * 
Sacco and Vanzetti (Coppola) 
Speed Dating Tonight! (Anthony/Ching) 
Street Scene 
Susannah 
The Ballad of Baby Doe 
The Face on the Barroom Floor 
The Medium
Trouble in Tahiti 

OPERETTA & MUSICAL THEATER

Candide 
Die Fledermaus 
HMS Pinafore 
Into the Woods 
Man of La Mancha 
Student Prince 
Sweeney Todd 
The Fantasticks 
The Merry Widow 
The Pirates of Penzance 
The Threepenny Opera 

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