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Allen Perriello

Head of Music
Director
Current Position
Des Moines Metro Opera
Director of Artistic Administration
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Cincinnati Song Initiative
Pianist, 2020
Arizona Opera
Head of Music; Director, Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio, 2012-2017

Biography

(He/Him) Allen Perriello is a highly regarded pianist, vocal coach, administrator, and educator. He is currently the Head of Music at Minnesota Opera and Director of the Young Artists Program at The Glimmerglass Festival.
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Experience

Des Moines Metro Opera

2022 - Present
Indianola, IA

Director of Artistic Administration

2022 - Present

The Glimmerglass Festival

2017 - 2022
Cooperstown, NY

Director, Young Artists Program

2017 - 2022
Oversees the recruitment and hiring of Young Artists. Serves as the director of musical and dramatic studies for each festival season.

Minnesota Opera

2017 - 2022
Minneapolis, MN

Head of Music

2017 - 2022
Oversees the musical preparation of all mainstage productions and execution of all musical activities, and the Resident Artist Program.

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Allen Perriello

Allen Perriello is a highly regarded pianist, vocal coach, administrator, and educator. In 2022, Allen became the Director of Artistic Administration at @Des Moines Metro Opera, having previously worked on the company's music staff from 2011 to 2016. In the 2022-23 season, Allen looks forward to recitals with Rhoslyn Jones (@Cincinnati Song Initiative), Joélle Harvey and John Moore (Philadelphia Chamber Music Society), and Daveda Karanas (Texas State University). From 2017 to 2022, Allen was the Head of Music at @Minnesota Opera, overseeing the musical preparation of productions, execution of musical activities, and the Resident Artist Program. Simultaneously, Allen was the Director of the Young Artists Program at @The Glimmerglass Festival, overseeing the auditioning, hiring, casting, and mentoring of young artists each season. Previously, Allen was the Head of Music and Director of the Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio at @Arizona Opera for five seasons. A graduate of the @Merola Opera Program and Adler Fellowship at @San Francisco Opera, Allen has been a member of the music staff at @Pittsburgh Opera, @Seattle Opera, and @Boston Lyric Opera. Allen has appeared in recital with a wide variety of singers including Joélle Harvey, Daveda Karanas, Daniela Mack, Efraín Solís, David Portillo, Alek Shrader, Heidi Stober, and Laura Strickling, for organizations including Carnegie Hall as part of the Great Singers: Evenings of Song series, Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Song Initiative, Tucson Desert Song Festival, and San Francisco Opera's Schwabacher Debut Recital series. In the 2021-22 season, Allen served as a guest coach at Carnegie Mellon University, Michigan State University, and William Jewell College. He has led workshops and performance classes at Arizona State University, Baylor University, Lee University, New England Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Temple University, The University of Arizona, The University of Texas at Austin, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He regularly serves as a judge for The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. The Gibsonia, PA native holds a master’s degree in collaborative piano from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a bachelor’s degree in piano performance and music education from Ithaca College.