TIMOTHY NELSON | DIRECTOR DESIGNER CONDUCTOR
EDUCATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | PEABODY CONSERVATORY; BM – COMPOSITION; CONDUCTING
INDIANA UNIVERSITY; GRADUATE STUDIES – HARPSICHORD PERFORMANCE; OPERA STAGE DIRECTION
GOUCHER COLLEGE; MAA - MASTERS OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION
AWARDS
OPERA EUROPA DIRECTING PRIZE – AWARDEE
GOUDE MEEUW – 2012 - 1st PRIZE "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG"
EXPERIENCE
IN SERIES - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - 2018-PRESENT
ROTTERDAM OPERADAGEN – NIEUWE STEMMEN – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (2013-2018)
VENICE OPERA PROJECT – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (2013-2018)
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; HEAD OF MUSIC (2011-2013)
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA, LUCCA – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (2011-)
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA ACADEMY – GUEST FACULTY (2012-2015)
CANADIAN OPERATIC ARTS ACADEMY – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (2009-2019)
AMERICAN OPERA THEATER - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (2002-2012)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PROGRAM DIRECTOR - OPERA WORKSHOP (2007-2009)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - RESIDENT GUEST DIRECTOR (2006-2010)
WOLF TRAP OPERA COMPANY - DIRECTING FELLOW (2003)
DIRECTOR | DESIGNER
2024
LAS MISTICAS DE MEXICO
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
THE RETURN OF ULYSSES
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(CREATOR | DIRECTOR)
LIEDERKREIS OP. 39
STAUNTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
STAUNTON, VA
(DIRECTOR)
COSI FAN TUTTE
MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO
COLLEGE PARK, MD
(DIRECTOR)
RIGOLETTO
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
2023
THE ORDERING OF MOSES
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
FALSTAFF
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
LONDON, ON
(DIRECTOR)
I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING AND THEN I SAW THE SKY
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
ORLANDO
STAUNTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
STAUNTON, VA
(DIRECTOR)
ALCESTE
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(CREATOR | DIRECTOR)
THE PROMISED END
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(CREATOR)
2022
COSI FAN TUTTE
SAN DIEGO OPERA
SAN DIEGO, CA
(DIRECTOR)
OTHELLO
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
DESDEMONA
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
BRAHMS REQUIEM
THE THIRTEEN
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
THE NIGHTSONG OF ORPHEUS
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
REQUIEM
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
2021
ST JOHN PASSION
THE THIRTEEN
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
DIGITAL CONTENT:
CHRONICAL OF A LIFE AND LOVE
SONGCYCLE FILM
(DIRECTOR)
PIECES OF A LAST ACT
SONGCYCLE FILM
(DIRECTOR)
BOHEME IN THE HEIGHTS
ANIMATED OPERA
(DIRECTOR)
2020
WOMAN COMPOSERS FESTIVAL
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(PRODUCER)
LE CABARET DE CARMEN
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
DIGITAL CONTENT:
A FAIRY QUEEN
PODCAST OPERA
(DIRECTOR)
L'ORPHEE
OPERA FILM
(DIRECTOR)
KING HARALD'S SAGA
OPERA SHORT FILM
(DIRECTOR)
2019
THE TALE OF SERSE
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(WRITER | DIRECTOR)
THEODORA
STAUNTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
STAUNTON, VA
(DIRECTOR)
BUTTERFLY
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(CREATOR | DIRECTOR)
L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
2018
THE PROMISED END
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(CREATOR)
DIDO & AENEAS
PEABODY CONSERVATORY
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR | DESIGNER)
FIGARO IN FOUR QUARTETS
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
(WRITER | DIRECTOR)
2017
JEPHTHA
IFORD ARTS FESTIVAL
BATH, UK
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
ACIS AND GALATEA
SIMPSON COLLEGE
INDIANOLA, IA
(DIRECTOR)
2016
ORPHEE ET EURYDICE
GRAND RAPIDS OPERA
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
FAIRY QUEEN
IFORD ARTS FESTIVAL
BATH, UK
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA CALISTO
ENGLISH TOURING OPERA
LONGON, UK
(DIRECTOR)
SERSE
BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE
CLEVELAND, OH
(DIRECTOR)
L'ORFEO
ROTTERDAM OPERA
ROTTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2015
IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA
ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC | BARBICAN
LONDON, UK
(DIRECTOR)
LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES
G. BIZET
NATIONALE REISOPERA
DUTCH NATIONAL TOUR
(DIRECTOR)
BALLO IN MASCHERA
G. VERDI
IFORD ARTS FESTIVAL
UK
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
C. MONTEVERDI
OPERADAGEN
ROTTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2014
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
C. MONTEVERDI
ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC | BARBICAN
LONDON, UK
(DIRECTOR)
LOVE SONGS
C. VIVIER
OPERADAGEN
ROTTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
BUTTERFLY
G. PUCCINI (NELSON)
GRACTENFESTIVAL
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
GLI AMORE D'APOLLO E DI DAFNE
F. CAVALLI
VENICE OPERA PROJECT
VENICE, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2013
THE CONSUL
GC MENOTTI
WESTERN UNIVERSITY
LONDON, ON
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
W.A. MOZART
CENTRE FOR OPREA STUDIES IN ITALY
SULMONA, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
ALCINA
GF HANDEL
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
LUCCA, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA BOHEME
G. PUCCINI
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
LUCCA, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2012
Il RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA
C. MONTEVERDI
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA CALISTO
F. CAVALLI
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
B. BRITTIN
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA ACADMEY
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
O. KNUSSEN
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA ACADEMY
NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TOUR
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES
M. RAVEL
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA ACADEMY
NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TOUR
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
S. SONDHEIM
KOTÉ KOOK
BRUGES, BE
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
W.A. MOZART
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
MILAN, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
W.A. MOZART
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
MILAN, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA NOZZE DI FIGARO
W.A. MOZART
NATIONALE REISOPERA
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
C. DEBUSSY
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
GIULIO CESARE
G.F. HANDEL
PEABODY CONSERVATORY
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA DESCENT D'ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2011
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
C. DEBUSSY (NELSON)
OPERA AAN ZEE
NOORDWIJK, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DIDO+AENEAS
H. PURCELL
OPERADAGEN
ROTTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
AURELIANO IN PALMIRA
G. ROSSINI
FESTIVAL VALLE DELL'ITRIA
MARTINA FRANCA, IT
(DIRECTOR)
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES
F. POULENC
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
MILAN, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DON GIOVANNI
W.A. MOZART
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
LUCCA, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
RIDERS TO THE SEA
R. VAUGHN WILLIAMS
GRACHTENFESTIVAL
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
RIGOLETTO
G. VERDI
ENTE CONCERTI
IGLESIAS, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA VOIX HUMAINE
F. POULENC
RESIDENTIE ORKEST
THE HAGUE, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
GONZALES CANTATA|DIDO AND AENEAS
DUNPHY|PURCELL
PEABODY CONSERVATORY
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DON GIOVANNI
W.A. MOZART
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMASTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LA BOHEME
G. PUCCINI
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2010
LA BOHEME
G. PUCCINI
OPERA YORK
TORONTO, ON
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
THE LIGHTHOUSE
P.M. DAVIES
NATIONALE REISOPERA
AMSTERDAM, NL
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DIDO AND AENEAS
H. PURCELL
VILLA DE CHIESA CLASSICA 2010
IGLESIAS, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
GIULIO CESARE
G.F. HANDEL
OPERA LONDON
LONDON, ON
(DIRECTOR)
JEPHTHA
G. HANDEL
HANDEL CHOIR OF BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
THE HUNGER ARTIST|GONZALES CANTATA
J. MEYERS|M. DUNPHY
BARD COLLEGE
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2009
HYDROGEN JUKEBOX
P. GLASS
AMERICAN OPERA THEATER
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR)
A PILGRIME'S SOLACE
J. DOWLAND
BALTIMORE ARTSCAPE
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
HARAWI
O. MESSIAEN
LONDON CONCERT SERIES
LONDON, UK
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LE CABARET DE CARMEN
G. BIZET (NELSON)
ENTE CONCERTI
SARDINIA, IT
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
APPARITION+VISITATION
G. CRUMB/F. COUPERIN
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN
(STAGE DIRECTOR)
SONGSPIEL
K. WEILL
AMERICAN OPERA THEATER
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DIDO AND AENEAS
H. PURCELL
VIRGINIA TECH - LYRIC THEATER
BLACKSBURG, VA
(DIRECTOR)
2008
LE CABARET DE CARMEN
G. BIZET (NELSON)
BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DAVID ET JONATHAS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
BROOKLYN ACADMEY OF MUSIC
NEW YORK, NY
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2007
MESSIAH
G. HANDEL
AMERICAN OPERA THEATER
WASHINGTON, DC
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES
MARC ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
OBERLIN COLLEGE
OBERLIN, OH
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
ACIS AND GALATEA
G.F. HANDEL
BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT
NATIONAL TOUR
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
FLEURY
ANON. 12TH CENTURY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
BLOOMINGTON, IN
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)200
LA DIDONE
F. CAVALLI
WASHINGTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
WASHINTON, DC
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
IL RE PASTORE
W.A. MOZART
BLOOMINGTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
BLOOMINGTON, IN
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2005
DAVID ET JONATHAS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
IGNOTI DEI OPERA
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2004
LA CALISTO
F. CAVALLI
IGNOTI DEI OPERA
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
DIDO AND AENEAS
H. PURCELL
IGNOTI DEI OPERA
BALTIMORE, MD
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
CONDUCTOR | MUSIC DIRECTOR
2024
THE RETURN OF ULYSSES
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2023
ALCESTE
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
THE ORDERING OF MUSIC
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2022
THE NIGHTSONG OF ORPHEUS
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2021
A FAIRY QUEEN
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2020
A FAIRY QUEEN
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2019
SERSE
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2018
LA NOZZE DI FIGARO
IN SERIES
WASHINGTON, DC
2016
LA CALISTO
ENGLISH TOURING OPERA
LONDON, UK
ORPHEE ET EURYDICE
GRAND RAPIDS OPERA
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
L'ORFEO
ROTTERDAM OPERA
ROTTERDAM, NL
MONTEVERDI VESPERS
ROTTERDAM OPERA
ROTTERDAM, NL
SERSE
BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE
CLEVELAND, OH
2015
LA CALISTO
CENTRE FOR OPERA STUDIES IN ITALY
SULMONA, IT
POPPEA REMIX
OPERADAGEN
ROTTERDAM, NL
2014
LOVE SONGS
C. VIVIER
OPERADAGEN
ROTTERDAM, NL
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
C. MONTEVERDI
CENTRE FOR OPERA STUDIES IN ITALY
SULMONA, IT
GLI AMORE D'APOLLO E DI DAFNE
F. CAVALLI
VENICE OPERA PROJECT
VENICE, IT
2013
ALCINA
GF HANDEL
ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DELL'OPERA
LUCCA, IT
SONGS OF THE FISHERMAN
T. NELSON
GRACHTENFESTIVAL
AMSTERDAM, NL
2012
LA CALISTO
F. CAVALLI
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM, NL
SONGS OF THE FISHERMAN
T. NELSON
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE, NC
LA DESCENT D'ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
OPERA STUDIO NEDERLAND
AMSTERDAM, NL
2011
RIDERS TO THE SEA
R. VAUGHN WILLIAMS
GRACHTENFESTIVAL
AMSTERDAM, NL
2010
DIDO AND AENEAS
H. PURCELL
VILLA DE CHIESA CLASSICA 2010
IGLESIAS, IT
DIDO AND AENEAS
H. PURCELL
VIRGINIA TECH - LYRIC THEATER
BLACKSBURG, VA
2008
DAVID ET JONATHAS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
BROOKLYN ACADMEY OF MUSIC
NEW YORK, NY
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
2007
MESSIAH
G. HANDEL
AMERICAN OPERA THEATER
WASHINGTON, DC
LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES
MARC ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
OBERLIN COLLEGE
OBERLIN, OH
(DIRECTOR|DESIGNER)
ACIS AND GALATEA
G.F. HANDEL
BALTIMORE THEATRE PROJECT
NATIONAL TOUR
LA DIDONE
F. CAVALLI
WASHINGTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
WASHINTON, DC
2005
DAVID ET JONATHAS
M.A. CHARPENTIER
IGNOTI DEI OPERA
BALTIMORE, MD