Keith Chambers, the company’s artistic director, led the orchestra…the brasses came in ominously, the saxophone was startling, the oriental harmonies set the scene, we got our money’s worth. As with his work on La Favorita and Forza del Destino, Chambers made the case for grand opera as great theater. (Hérodiade with New Amsterdam Opera, 2019)
- John Yohalem, Parterre Box
About
Keith Chambers has conducted over 170 performances of nearly 60 different operas for companies including The Dallas Opera, Indianapolis Opera, New Amsterdam Opera, Amarillo Opera, Shreveport Opera, Florida State University, among others. He is the Founder & Artistic Director of New Amsterdam Opera and Music Director of the Moores Opera Center at the University of Houston.
Photo Credit: Karen Almond
Video
Donizetti, La Favorita Overture
Hérodiade, Act III Finale
Upcoming
Conductor
May 20, 2023
New Amsterdam Opera
LUCREZIA BORGIA
New York, NY
July 15 & 16, 2023
New York, NY
Manhattan Opera Studio
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Conductor
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3