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MY LATEST SHOW



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A new production of

The Marriage of Figaro



Opera San Jose


February 6 - 21, 2010

http://www.operasj.org/season0809annouc.html









SHORT BIOGRAPHY






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PETER KOZMA is currently the Director of the Opera Program at The Ohio State University in Columbus. He began his musical studies at the age of six, and has since studied flute, baroque recorder, voice, conducting and directing.

Mr. Kozma's directorial credits include the American premier of Handel's Faramondo, L'elisir d'amore, La Calisto, The Magic Flute and Le nozze di Figaro for the OSU Opera Theater, as well as Le nozze di Figaro and Eugene Onegin for Opera San Jose. He also directed Rossini's Il Signor Bruschino and the American premier of Mercadante's Orazi e Curiazi for Minnesota Opera and L'Orfeo for Budapest Chamber Opera.

As Resident Stage Director at Minnesota Opera, he assisted in productions including Tosca, Don Giovanni and Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man. Mr. Kozma also worked with Wolf Trap Opera and Chicago Opera Theater as assistant director, and served as a staff member at Des Moines Metro Opera as assistant director and stage director for the James Collier Apprentice Artist Program. While completing his degree in vocal performance at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, he founded the Ars Classica Chamber Opera, where he produced and directed numerous productions as well as several outreach performances. Mr. Kozma also worked at the Hungarian State Opera as resident director, assisting in productions including La Cenerentola, Bank ban, Das Rheingold, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, La traviata and Tosca.

Mr. Kozma received his Master of Music degree in opera stage directing from the University of Texas at Austin, as a recipient of the Butler Fellowship and the Hungarian State Eotvos Fellowship. While at UT, he directed The Telephone, L'incoronazione di Poppea and La tragedie de Carmen for the Butler Opera Center.



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RESUME



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EXPERIENCE



Director of Opera and Musical Theater The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2006 - present
Stage Director Opera San Jose, CA, 2008 & 2010
Assistant Director Chicago Opera Theater, 2008
Staff Stage Director, Assistant Director Des Moines Metro Opera, IA, 2006-2008
Resident Stage Director Minnesota Opera, Resident Artist Program, 2005-2006
Apprentice Stage DirectorWolf Trap Opera, Vienna, VA, 2005
Assistant Stage Director Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 2001-2002
Stage Director & Artistic Director Ars Classica Chamber Opera, Hungary, 1996-2002
Assistant Stage Director & Stage ManagerMiskolc Summer Festival, Hungary, 2000
Stage ManagerF. Liszt Academy of Music Opera Productions, 1996-1999
Conductor & Music DirectorArs Classica Chamber Orchestra, Hungary, 1994-1998
Assistant Executive ProducerHungarian State Television, Budapest, 1991-1994


OPERAS DIRECTED



Faramondo (Handel) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2010
Le nozze di Figaro Opera San Jose, CA, 2010
Le nozze di Figaro The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2009
Eugene Onegin Opera San Jose, CA, 2008
Hansel und Gretel Bel Canto Summer Opera, San Jose, CA 2008
The Magic Flute The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2008
La Calisto The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007
L'elisir d'amore The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007
Orazi e Curiazi Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis,MN, 2006
Il Signor Bruschino Minnesota Opera, Opera Center, Minneapolis, 2006
La tragedie de Carmen University of Texas, Butler Opera Center, Austin, TX, 2005
L'incoronazione di PoppeaUniversity of Texas, UT Opera Theater, Austin, TX, 2004
The TelephoneUniversity of Texas, UT Opera Theater, Austin, TX, 2003
L'OrfeoBudapest Chamber Opera, Castle Theater, 2002
Don GiovanniArs Classica Chamber Opera, Godollo, 2002
Le nozze di FigaroArs Classica Chamber Opera, Godollo, 2001
L'elisir d'amoreArs Ars Classica Chamber Opera, Godollo 2000
The Magic FluteArs Classica Chamber Opera, Godollo, 1998


ASSISTANT DIRECTION (Selected)



A Flowering Tree (J. Adams) Chicago Opera Theater, IL, 2008
Carmen Des Moines Metro Opera, IA, 2007
The Magic Flute Des Moines Metro Opera, IA, 2006
Joseph Merrick, The Elephant ManMinnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN, 2006
Don Giovanni Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN, 2006
ToscaMinnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN, 2005
La CenerentolaWolf Trap Opera, Vienna, VA, 2005
Le nozze di FigaroHungarian State Opera, Budapest, 2002
Bank banHungarian State Opera, Budapest, 2002
CarmenHungarian State Opera, Budapest, 2001
La TraviataHungarian State Opera, Budapest, 2001
Don GiovanniMiskolc Summer Festival, Hungary, 2000


EDUCATION



M.M. in Opera Stage Directing University of Texas at Austin, May, 2004
M.M. in Voice Performance and Teaching F. Liszt Academy of Music State University, Budapest, 2001
Opera Program Mayer-Lismann Opera Centre, London, 1999 & 2000


LANGUAGES



Hungarian (native), Russian (fluent), English (fluent), Italian (intermediate), German (basic)


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PRODUCTION PHOTOS


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Mozart: The Magic Flute
OSU Opera, 2008
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Cavalli: La Calisto
OSU Opera, 2007
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Donizetti:L'elisir d'amore
OSU Opera, 2007
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Mercadante: Orazi e Curiazi
The Minnesota Opera,
(Production
by Eric Simonson),
Minneapolis, 2006
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Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino
The Minnesota Opera,
Resident Artist Production,
Minneapolis, 2006
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Bizet: La tragedie de Carmen
UT Opera Theater,
Austin, TX, 2004

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Monteverdi:L'incoronazione
di Poppea
UT Opera Theater,
Austin, TX, 2004
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Menotti:The Telephone
UT Opera Theater,
Austin, TX, 2003
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Monteverdi:L'Orfeo
Budapest Chamber Opera,
Castle Theater, 2002








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La Calisto / Finale

OSU Opera 2007







Elixir of Love / Act 1 Scene 1

OSU Opera 2007







Elixir of Love / Gossip Chorus

OSU Opera 2007







Elixir of Love / Adina-Dulcamara Duet

OSU Opera 2007







Elixir of Love / Dulcamara-Nemorino

OSU Opera 2007








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