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 Opera, Mr. 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.

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
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

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