Elkhanah Pulitzer is an American stage director and librettist who primarily works in opera. She was an assistant director at San Francisco Opera from 2008 to 2013 and was the artistic curator for SF Opera Lab.[1] Since 2010, Pulitzer has worked extensively with West Edge Opera, an experimental opera company in the East Bay. She also serves as board vice president for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.[2]
Elkhanah Pulitzer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
Works
edit| Production | Year | Company / Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilisa and the Saga of Baba Yaga | 2000 | Sneaky Pete Ensemble | |
| Venus and Adonis | 2001 | Canadian Opera Company | |
| The Cherry Orchard | 2003 | Columbia University | |
| Untitled, A Play About Mark Rothko | 2004 | Schapiro Theater, New York | |
| Dream of the Pacific | 2004 | Opera Theatre of St. Louis | Pulitzer also wrote the libretto[3] |
| Life Is a Dream | 2005 | Riverside Theater, Columbia University | |
| Colorado[4] | 2006 | Impact Theatre | |
| Judas Maccabaeus | 2008 | Los Angeles Opera | |
| The Tender Land | 2010 | West Edge Opera | |
| Mahagonny Songspiel | 2012 | West Edge Opera | |
| The Flying Dutchman | 2013 | San Francisco Opera | |
| Lucia di Lammermoor[5] | 2014 | Los Angeles Opera | |
| Hydrogen Jukebox[6] | 2014 | West Edge Opera | |
| Lulu[7] | 2015 | West Edge Opera | |
| Powder Her Face[8] | 2016 | West Edge Opera | |
| Chamberworks | 2016 | SF Opera Lab | |
| Nixon in China[9] | 2017 | Los Angeles Philharmonic | |
| The Gospel According to the Other Mary | 2017 | San Francisco Symphony | |
| Quartett[10] | 2018 | West Edge Opera | |
| Mass | 2018 | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall | Also performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival[11] |
| Prisoner of the State | 2019 | New York Philharmonic | Premiere of David Lang opera based on Fidelio by Beethoven[12] |
| The Threepenny Opera[13] | 2019 | West Edge Opera | |
| Dido and Aeneas[14] | 2021 | Opera San Jose |
Personal life
editPulitzer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] She now lives in El Cerrito, California.[14] She is the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Pulitzer.[15]
References
edit- ^ "SF Opera Aims to Attract New Audiences with Multiplex Feel". KQED. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ a b "SFOpera - Director Puts Her Stamp on New SF Opera Lab". sfopera.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Page, Tim (2006-08-07). "In 'Dream of the Pacific,' a Trip for The Whole Family". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Hurwitt, Lisa Drostova, Sam (18 October 2006). "Beyond the Fourth Wall". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Pasles, Chris (17 March 2014). "Review: L.A. Opera's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' sweeps away resistance - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "Music review: 'Hydrogen Jukebox' pairs Glass, Ginsberg". SFGate. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "West Edge's Edgy Lulu Entertains and Challenges". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "OPERA NEWS - Powder Her Face". www.operanews.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (5 March 2017). "L.A. Phil delivers a dazzling reimagining of 'Nixon in China' - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "West Edge Opera's 'Quartett' puts a pitiless bravura spin on 'Dangerous Liaisons'". SFChronicle.com. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "Bernstein's 'MASS' Receives a Galvanizing Performance at Mostly MozartZEALnyc". www.zealnyc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "What to See in New York City This Spring". The New York Times. 2019-02-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "West Edge on the Move Again: New Venue, New Operas". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ a b Munson, Jim (November 5, 2021). "BWW Interview: Elkhanah Pulitzer of DIDO AND AENEAS at Opera San José Sees Opportunities for Renewal and Rejuvenation in the Pain of Tragedy". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Post-Dispatch, Michael D. Sorkin St. Louis. "'Jay' Pulitzer, former heir to newspaper empire, dies at 65". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
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