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CoriNne Hayes
STAGE DIRECTOR
GORGEOUS.
PERFECTLY CAPTURED COMEDY.
"Annapolis Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro is a beautiful blend of music, singing, and physical comedy. Directed by Corinne Hayes, with choreography by Sarah Oppenheim, and conducted by Craig Kier, it brings Mozart’s classic opera buffa to gorgeous life... Corinne Hayes does a wonderful job as director. The singers navigate the stage and each other well, and perfectly capture the comedy both vocally and physically. It gives much to enjoy for opera aficionados and novices alike."
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | ANNAPOLIS OPERA
DC THEATER ARTS
at a glance.
Corinne Hayes is a stage director, dramaturg and educator, and has recently been named Head of Training Programs at Central City Opera. In the 25-26 season, Corinne will make directorial debuts with Washington National Opera (Revival Director, The Little Prince) and Opera Lafayette (repertoire TBA), while continuing her tenure as Director of Acting for the Maryland Opera Studio. This summer, she serves as Head of Training Programs at Central City Opera.
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The 24-25 season began with performances of Christian De Gré Cárdenas and Joseph Reese Anderson’s Orgullo at Joe’s Pub @ The Public in New York City; under Corinne’s leadership, the Maryland Opera Studio opened The Public’s Hispanic Heritage Month programming, marking the Maryland Opera Studio’s NYC debut. 24-25 continued with the premiere of Ashi Day’s new opera, The Fishwife, and a new production of Otto Nicolai’s Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, both with the Maryland Opera Studio.
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In the 23-24 season, Corinne led new productions of Die Zauberflöte (Annapolis Opera) and FIorencia en el Amazonas (Maryland Opera Studio). Highlights of the 22-23 season included a new production of Don Giovanni with the Maryland Opera Studio, a staged reading of a new work by composer Justine F. Chen and playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger (TWA, based on a 17th-century murder ballad), a new staging of Le nozze di Figaro for Annapolis Opera, and a return to Miami Music Festival for L'incoronazione di Poppea.
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In addition to her role at the university, Corinne serves as Artistic Advisor for DC-based opera theater company IN Series, where she works closely with Artistic Director Timothy Nelson; with IN Series, Corinne conceived and directed a virtual production of Melissa Dunphy’s The Gonzales Cantata, directed the world premiere of ZAVALA-ZAVALA, and has served as Creative Producer on Black Flute, BOHEME in the Heights, and OTHELLO/DESDEMONA. Corinne’s long association with Washington National Opera includes serving as Assistant Director to Francesca Zambello (Candide, The Little Prince, et al.) and E. Loren Meeker (Don Giovanni).
SMART & HUMOROUS.
"Stage director Corinne Hayes kept things moving smartly, with plenty of humorous touches. She found ways to differentiate between her characters and make them more believable, and used scenic designer Scott Loebl’s attractive unit set well."
COSI FAN TUTTE | WINTER OPERA ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
