Draft:Jennifer Williams (stage director)

Jennifer Williams
Born (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 40)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Opera director
  • Author
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Artist Diploma)
Cornell University (PhD)

Jennifer Williams (born May 7, 1984) is an American opera director and author. She made her European directing debut at the Nederlandse Reisopera with Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice in 2024.[1][2] Williams is the author of the book, Archaeology of the Political Unconscious: Theater and Opera in East Berlin, 1967-1977, published by Routledge in the Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series.[3] For her work in devised opera, she received a Discovery Grant for Women Composers from Opera America in 2023[4] and was a 2024 New Music USA Creator Fund awardee.[5] A Fulbright Scholar to Germany,[6][7] Williams holds a PhD in Performing and Media Arts from Cornell University, an Artist Diploma in Opera Directing from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and an AB with honors from The University of Chicago.[8]

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  1. ^ Toet, Martin. "Reisopera's Orphée: Intens tot de Grenz." Opera Magazine-NL (in Dutch). April 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Hamans, Camiel. "Bij de Reisopera benadrukt Kristina Bitenc Eurydice’s verlies en rouw." Brabant Cultureel (in Dutch). May 5, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Archaeology of the Political Unconscious: Theater and Opera in East Berlin, 1967-1977." Routledge. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "OPERA America Awards $100,000 in Discovery Grants to Eight Women Composers." Opera America. April 10, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "New Music USA Announces 2024 Creator Fund Awardees." New Music USA. June 12, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Reilly, M.B. "UC Fulbright Winners Earn Prestigious Professional Opportunities in Europe." University of Cincinnati: UC News. August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Dabbas, Noor. "Fulbrighters in the Operatic Arts Reimagine the Genre for Modern Times." Fulbright Association. February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Featured Author: Jennifer Williams." Routledge. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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