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Andrew Nienaber
(He/Him) Andrew Nienaber is a stage director and the Artistic Director of Permian Basin Opera,. His productions of The Barber of Seville have been called "a rousing success" and “legitimately hilarious”, and his Elixir of Love, awarded the American Prize for "Best Opera Performance of the Year", was hailed as "utterly, fabulously engaging," and "...one of the most charming entertainment experiences you can have this season..."
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Opera Orlando
Stage Director, 2020-2022
Opera Idaho
Stage Director, 2017-2022
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L'elisir d'amore
Stage Director
Permian Basin Opera
2020
2020
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Event Information
L'elisir d'amore
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Maria Sensi Sellner

Maria Sensi Sellner

Conductor

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Laurel McIntyre

Laurel McIntyre

Production Stage Manager

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
La Fille du Régiment
Stage Director
Opera Orlando
2020
2020
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La Fille du Régiment
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Jenni Bank

Jenni Bank

Marquise de Berkenfeld

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Joshua Horsch

Joshua Horsch

Conductor

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
La bohème
Conductor
Opera Idaho
2020
2020
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La bohème
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Conductor

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Max Zander

Max Zander

Parpignol

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Cara Gabrielson

Cara Gabrielson

Mimì

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Ashley Armstrong

Ashley Armstrong

Musetta

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Peter Scott Drackley

Peter Scott Drackley

Rodolfo

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Glory Denied
Director
Penn Square Music Festival
2019
2019
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Glory Denied
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Director

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Rebecca Achtenberg

Rebecca Achtenberg

Older Alyce

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Die Zauberflöte
Director
Salt Marsh Opera
2019
2019
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Event Information
Die Zauberflöte
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Director

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Tosca
Stage Director
Opera Birmingham
2019
2019
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Tosca
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Rusalka
Stage Director
Resonance Works
2018
2018
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Rusalka
January 01, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2018
Dates
1
Jan, 18
Maria Sensi Sellner

Maria Sensi Sellner

Conductor

May 11, 2018
Dates
11
May, 18
13
May, 18
Don Giovanni
Stage Direcctor
Opera Idaho
2018
2018
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Don Giovanni
January 01, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Direcctor

Jan 01, 2018
Dates
1
Jan, 18
Tosca
Stage Director
Permian Basin Opera
2018
2018
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Tosca
January 01, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2018
Dates
1
Jan, 18
Tosca
Stage Director
L'Opera de Montreal
2017
2017
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Event Information
Tosca
January 01, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2017
Dates
1
Jan, 17
L'elisir d'amore
Stage Director
Hubbard Hall Opera
2017
2017
Info
Event Information
L'elisir d'amore
January 01, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2017
Dates
1
Jan, 17
Tosca
Stage Director
Opera Idaho
2017
2017
Info
Event Information
Tosca
January 01, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2017
Dates
1
Jan, 17
L'elisir d'amore
Stage Director
Opera Idaho
2017
2017
Info
Event Information
L'elisir d'amore
January 01, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2017
Dates
1
Jan, 17
Die Zauberflöte
Director
Piedmont Opera
2015
2015
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Event Information
Die Zauberflöte
January 01, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Director

Jan 01, 2015
Dates
1
Jan, 15
L'elisir d'amore
Stage Director
Resonance Works
2014
2014
Info
Event Information
L'elisir d'amore
January 01, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Director

Jan 01, 2014
Dates
1
Jan, 14
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Ambrogio
Piedmont Opera
2013
2013
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
January 01, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Ambrogio

Jan 01, 2013
Dates
1
Jan, 13
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Stage Direcctor
Hubbard Hall Opera
2013
2013
Info
Event Information
Il barbiere di Siviglia
January 01, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber

Stage Direcctor

Jan 01, 2013
Dates
1
Jan, 13

Biography

Andrew Nienaber

Andrew Nienaber is the Artistic Director of Permian Basin Opera, helping to guide the company’s artistic vision as they venture into the business of producing opera. His productions of The Barber of Seville for Piedmont Opera and Hubbard Hall Opera have been called "a rousing success" by the Winston-Salem Journal, and “legitimately hilarious” by Berkshire Fine Arts, and his Elixir of Love for Resonance Works Pittsburgh, awarded the American Prize for "Best Opera Performance of the Year", was hailed as "utterly, fabulously engaging," and "...one of the most charming entertainment experiences you can have this season..." His other directing credits include Tosca for l'Opera de Montreal, Opera Idaho, Opera Birmingham and Permian Basin Opera; Rusalka for Resonance Works Pittsburgh; The Elixir of Love for Opera Idaho, Permian Basin Opera and Hubbard Hall Opera; Glory Denied for Penn Square Music Festival; and Don Giovanni for Opera Idaho. As an Assistant Director he has been on the directing staff of several major opera companies around the nation, including Dallas Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Ft. Worth Opera and Central City Opera. He was the stage director for Opera Pacific’s acclaimed Opera Camp program, including the world premiere of Das Püppet, a pastiche of Wagner and Beethoven with a story written by children, and the United States premiere of The Star Child, for which he wrote the English libretto.

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