Arizona Opera Cast Members & Creatives

With a diverse and adventurous repertoire of symphonic works and more than 60 operas, conductor TIMOTHY MYERS is proving himself as an intrepid young maestro with his finger on the pulse of today’s musical world.  His commanding performances of the core repertoire are enhanced by his passion for fusing genres and styles, and his personal warmth and approachability forge connections with audiences internationally.

Myers’ recent and upcoming engagements include the Atlanta, Portland, Toledo, Chautauqua and Tulsa symphony orchestras, the Malaysian Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and the Wolf Trap Festival.  A seasoned collaborator in developing new works Myers recently conduced the world premieres of Ricky Ian Gordon’s “A Coffin in Egypt” at Houston Grand Opera featuring Frederica von Stade, Crozier’s “With Blood, With Ink” at Fort Worth Opera, and John Supko’s “All Souls” at Washington D.C.’s National Gallery of Art.

As the Artistic Director and Music Director of North Carolina Opera, Myers is one of the youngest artistic leaders in American Opera.  Myers’ success on the podium has been has been proven by a precipitous rise in the performance standard. His artistic vision has broadened the company’s repertoire to include a wider variety ranging from Handel to Glass, as well as the creation of innovative and stimulating productions of the classic repertoire that have garnered national and international acclaim.

Other engagements have included the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, the North Carolina and Milwaukee symphony orchestras, the Wolf Trap and Central City festivals, and numerous other projects spanning four continents.  In 2009 Myers was appointed by his mentor Lorin Maazel as the first ever Associate Conductor of the Castleton Festival, where during his two-year tenure he was entrusted with multiple symphonic and opera performances.  In 2012 Myers completed a three-year term as Principal Guest Conductor of Opera Africa in Johannesburg, where over his tenure he conducted nearly 30 performances and assisted the company in artistic development.

Myers has been engaged for assistant/associate positions with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Opera, London BBC Symphony, and was also the principal guest conductor and artistic advisor of the Palm Beach Symphony.  For two seasons, Myers was the assistant conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra, conducting the orchestra at the Bard Music Festival and for special performances in New York City.  He has also conducted the Jerusalem Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, the opera companies of Palm Beach, Anchorage and Asheville, and Music Academy of the West.

Timothy holds a Masters in Music from Florida State University, a Bachelor in Philosophy from Southwestern College in Kansas, and has had the privilege of working with many renowned conductors including Lorin Maazel, James Conlon, Sir Neville Marriner, Andre Previn and Robert Spano.