My First Opera: Deborah Colker

Article Published: 17 Dec 2024

My First Opera: Deborah Colker

In addition to traveling the globe with her 30-member dance company, Brazilian choreographer Deborah Colker has developed works for the circus and the Olympic games alike. She directed her first opera, Ainadamar (Osvaldo Golijov, composer; David Henry Hwang, librettist) in 2022 at the Scottish Opera, and the production premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in October 2024.

This article was published in the Winter 2025 issue of Opera America Magazine.