Peter Kazaras

Peter Kazaras is an American stage director, artistic director and opera singer (tenor) from New York City.

Career Kazaras holds an undergraduate degree in government. Before his career in opera, he worked in a law firm. He served as Artistic Director for the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program from 2006 to 2013.

He is Professor of Music and Director of Opera at University of California, Los Angeles.

Education Riverdale Country School, Bronx, New York, 1969 New York University School of Law, 1977

Opera

Operas staged OperaPlaceCendrillonJuilliard SchoolAn American DreamSeattle OperaLa bohèmeLos Angeles OperaThe Thieving MagpieGlimmerglass FestivalLe nozze di FigaroWashington National OperaDer Ring des PolykratesDallas OperaThe Turn of the ScrewSeattle OperaMansfield ParkOpera UCLAThe Ghosts of VersaillesChautauqua Opera

Operatic roles Loge, Der Ring des Nibelungen Marilyn Horne Song Competition

Filmography The Ghosts of Versailles (Brian Large, 1992)