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Explore the roster at UIA Talent Agency - Creatives. CREATIVES Search by category More DARWIN AQUINO Conductor ANDREW BISANTZ Conductor DONALD LEE III Conductor TIMOTHY LONG Conductor MALCOLM J. MERRIWEATHER Conductor MICHELLE ROFRANO Conductor ADAM TURNER Conductor JOSHUA BORTHS Director JEFFREY BUCHMAN Director MALENA DAYEN Director STEPHANIE HAVEY Director KIMILLE HOWARD Director KARL MICHAEL IGLESIAS Director FENLON LAMB Director JAMIBETH MARGOLIS Director/Casting Director DAN WALLACE MILLER Director ROBERT NEU Director CHUK OBASI Director CURT OLDS Director BRIAN STAUFENBIEL Director MO ZHOU Director HÉCTOR ARMIENTA Composer JASMINE BARNES Composer BRITTNEY B.E. BOYKIN Composer CHRISTIAN DE GRÉ CÁRDENAS Composer DAN GIBSON Composer RICKY IAN GORDON Composer CONOR HANNEY Composer JAKE LANDAU Composer JOHANNY NAVARRO Composer KAMALA SANKARAM Composer ALEX HIGGIN-HOUSER Librettist MICHAEL KELLY Librettist JARROD LEE Librettist DEBORAH D.E.E.P. MOUTON Librettist JOSEPH REESE ANDERSON Librettist CORI ELLISON Dramaturg WARREN JONES Master Teacher KATHLEEN KELLY Master Teacher AUDREY BABCOCK Producer CONOR HANNEY Writer

View artists profile - DIRECTOR ARTIST WEBSITE DAN WALLACE MILLER DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Hailed as a “visionary director” by The Stranger , Dan Wallace Miller’s stage direction is “riveting… well executed, and relevant.” ( CityArts ) As Founder and Artistic Director of Vespertine Opera Theater, Mr. Miller dedicates his career to presenting operas in unique spaces that are dramatically engaging and cleverly innovative. His unique concepts and perceptive direction have proven that he is a force to be reckoned with. In 2022, Miller became the Artistic Director for Inland Northwest Opera, having previously directed a filmed version of a new production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice which was met with rave reviews, and was currently available to stream. Last season, he created a new production of Susannah for the University of Oklahoma, returned to Central City Opera to direct Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette , served as assistant director for San Francisco Opera’s La Traviata , as well as directed the same opera for Inland Northwest Opera, and headed the direction for Seattle Opera’s 2023 gala. This season, he returns to San Francisco Opera as the assistant director for Lohengrin , joins Opera San Jose to direct Rigoletto , and directs The Merry Widow for Portland State University. READ MORE Recent projects include Tosca for Opera Naples, Two Remain for Central City Opera, and a new production of Susannah with Wolf Trap Opera. Miller began 2021 by directing a filmed version of Tosca as well as an abridged live version of Die Walküre for Seattle Opera, returned to Central City Opera for Dido and Aeneas, and returned to Kentucky Opera for Carmen. He made his mainstage début with Seattle Opera directing their productions of Il Trovatore and Three Singing Sisters, having previously joined them for Turn of the Screw, The (r)evolution of Steve Jobs, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Così fan tutte, Béatrice et Bénédict, Aïda, and Porgy and Bess. He made his Washington National Opera début for Kevin Puts’ Silent Night and Central City Opera for their production of Billy Budd. Additional engagements have included work with Atlanta Opera for Silent Night, Pacific MusicWorks for Die Zauberflöte and Semele, Opera Colorado for Rigoletto, and staged excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen for the Miami Music Festival Wagner Institute. Mr. Miller’s Vespertine Opera Theater “…is making opera unfamiliar again in all the best ways…” (The Stranger). His recent productions with the company include the U.S. Prèmiere of Benjamin Britten’s adaptation of Francis Poulenc’s Les mamelles de Tirésias at Seattle’s oldest Vaudeville theater, Columbia City Theater; The Rape of Lucretia in Seattle’s biggest landmark cathedral, St. Mark’s Cathedral; and Heart Mountain, Vespertine Opera Theater’s first commissioned work named after the detention camp Heart Mountain, composed by Sarah Mattox, and based on the real-life journal of Kara Kondo, an internee at the detention camp. This production was performed at the Inscape Arts Building where local JapaneseAmerican community leaders were imprisoned after the attack at Pearl Harbor. In addition to his work with Vespertine Opera Theater, Mr. Miller currently serves as Resident Assistant Director at Seattle Opera. During his tenure with the prestigious company since 2010, Miller has collaborated on productions of Nabucco, Le nozze di Figaro, Maria Stuarda, Der fliegende Holländer, Hänsel und Gretel, Die Zauberflöte, La Traviata, and Kátya Kabanová. Current as of August 28, 2023 FULL PRESS KIT LATEST NEWS REPRESENTATIVES Elliot Brown Agent | Classical & Artist Promotion Vanessa Uzan Founder & President CRITICAL ACCLAIM “...Words fall short to praise this representation..." – El Nuevo Herald Die Walküre – “Words fall short to praise this representation which did not need a scenographic framework to achieve the full force of these scenes…. Drama and music certainly came together as the public applauded the staging of Dan Wallace Miller. …Unforgettable.” __________ “...Dan Wallace Miller’s direction is apparent in every scene..." – The Sunbreak – “Dan Wallace Miller’s direction is apparent in every scene. He does a great job of emphasizing the farce without going over the top, allowing the music and the libretto their fullest expression.” __________ "...offered a fresh perspective..." – Musical America The Magic Flute – “PMWs latest project… offered a fresh perspective on The Magic Flute by combining period instruments with a provocatively anti-traditional staging. Dan Wallace Miller was the director, using a new translation and adaptation.” __________ "...visionary director..." – The Stranger The Combat – “With this remarkable production of The Combat, visionary director Dan Wallace Miller and his cast transformed not only the Seattle Opera rehearsal building, but also my heart. This is a profound experience of theater.” __________ "...astute direction..." – The Stranger The Rape of Lucretia – “Under the astute direction of Dan Wallace Miller, José Rubio both vocally and physically portrays the horrible fracture of self that turns Tarquinius into a man who’ll rape…”

Music by: Damien Geter Libretto by: Jarrod Lee Duration: 45 mins - 60 mins Commissioned by: IN Series Premiere: November 2025 Robert Johnson, the future Delta King of Blues, runs with embarrassment after a failed attempt to impress Willie, Son and Virginia with his playing of a steel stringed guitar named Stella. Robert seeks God’s help but with no response to his desperate plea for revenge, the Devil suddenly appears and offers Robert guitar lessons. Robert is at a crossroad and is offered a choice to leave the Devil and be a mediocre guitarist or accept the offer for the cost of his soul. With a desire to be seen and remembered, Robert accepts the Devil’s guitar lessons and returns as the best player of the steel stringed guitar. FORCES Characters are intended to be Black. Devil may be of any race. Singers: Willie - Baritone Son - Tenor Robert Johnson - Tenor The Devi l - Bass Virginia - Soprano Orchestra: Chamber orchestra: String quartet, saxophone, bass, drums, piano, and guitar. Project Statement: The Delta King’s Blues plays on the traditional conflicts found in works like Faust, Little Mermaid, etc…  What would you give to have something you desire?  Would you make a deal with the Devil in order to experience that desire?  Robert Johnson, the Delta King of Blues, supposedly made a deal with the Devil.  His soul was given in exchange for the ability to play the guitar.  This is often referenced in different forms of media around the subject “crossroads.” My goal is to lean into the myth while showing something we all want… a better life. Reviews: " Who knew that a Faustian story would work so well in an American setting? All I can say after seeing this version by Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee is: Eat your heart out, Gounod." --Opera Today "...an exquisite jewel.... If Geter’s music is a luscious stew in which unfamiliar and sharp ingredients occasionally surface, then Librettist Jarrod Lee ’s words are mounds of cornbread that allow us to soak up this meal without missing a drop." --DC Theater Arts

Aria Nouveau transports audiences on a journey through crossover hits, Broadway blockbusters, mainstream opera favorites and popular music in an elegant and artful evening perfect for music lovers of all ages. Featuring the world-class talents of soprano Laura Auer and tenor John Riesen . Artists like Sarah Brightman, Josh Groban, and Andrea Bocelli pioneered the “classical crossover” genre, where elements of pop and opera seamlessly blend into a lush landscape of soaring vocals, rich orchestrations, and unbridled emotion. John and Laura bring the form to new heights with their classical training, sensitive musicality, and undeniable chemistry. Check out the sizzle reel: Forces Available in full orchestra line-up and reduced economy line-up. Run Time - Flexible Available in a Holiday Version! Catch Aria Nouveau on Tour! Aria Nouveau will be touring PAC spaces throughout the US (with piano) from October-March 2026. Recent Dates Oct 20     Williston Concert Association -  Williston, ND Oct 21   Heart of America Concert Series -  Rugby, ND Oct 23   Crookston Civic Music League - Crookston, MN Oct 24   Heartland Concert Association -  Park Rapids, MN Oct 25   Arrowhead Concert Association -  Virginia, MN Oct 28   Watertown Concert Series -  Watertown, WI Oct 29   Maple Lead Community Concert Series -  Monmouth, IL Oct 30   Ottawa Concert Association -  Ottawa, IL Nov 2   Mitchell Area Performing Arts Center -  Mitchell, SD Nov 4   Broadway Theatre -  Rock Springs, WY Nov 6   Burkley Fine Arts Center -  Fairbury, NE Nov 8   Windom Concert Association - Windom, MN Nov 9   Twin Town Artist Series -  Wahpeton, ND And More to Come! Dec 31   Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc -  Jupiter, FL Jan 2 Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc -  Jupiter, FL Jan 2   Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc -  Jupiter, FL Jan 3   Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc -  Jupiter, FL Jan 3   Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc - Jupiter, FL Jan 4 Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc -  Jupiter, FL Jan 27 ARIA NOUVEAU at John W Engeman Theater - Northport, NY Feb 19   Warroad RiverPlace -  Warroad, MN Feb 20   Central Lakes Concert Association -  Alexandria, MN Feb 21   Chautauqua Community Concert Association - Milbank, SD Feb 23   Beier Auditorium -  Dillon, MT Feb 25   Delta County Center for the Arts -  Delta, CO Feb 27   Community Concerts of Liberal -  Liberal, KS Mar 1   Yankton Community Concerts -  Yankton, SD Mar 2   Life Church Fergus Falls - Fergus Falls, MN Mar 3   Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts CenterCedar - Fergus Falls, IA Mar 5   Concerts in the Park - Menominee, MI Mar 6 Lakeland Performing Arts Association -  Minocqua, WI Mar 8   W.D. Packard Music Hall - Warren, OH Jun 6 Taylor Theater at the Kenan Center - South Lockport, NY Jun 15   ARIA NOUVEAU at THE FORUM at Lees-McRae College SUMMER SERIES - Banner Elk, NC Jun 15   ARIA NOUVEAU at THE FORUM at Lees-McRae College SUMMER SERIES - Banner Elk, NC Acclaim/Audience Testimonials : “Yesterday was pure magic as we celebrated the stunning debut of ARIA NOUVEAU! Laura Auer and John Riesen captivated us all with their breathtaking performances, blending world-class vocals with unforgettable emotion. The energy in the room was electric, and this debut was nothing short of spectacular. Here’s to the beginning of something truly extraordinary!” - Spokesperson for Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center “The word ENCHANTED does not aptly describe my experience, for I was also mesmerized, captivated, and enthralled as I watched Laura Auer and John Riesen perform some of the most beautiful songs I ever heard!” - Lyceum Music Hall, Burlington NJ "Everyone seemed to really enjoy the concert and we're in awe of the performance." - Mitchell Area Performing Arts Center, Mitchell SD "Very impressed with the high level of talent and skill in vocal performance and also accompaniment. Powerful voices and a great show!" - Heart of America Concert Series, Rugby ND Coming Soon... The official Aria Nouveau Album! Listen to exclusive unreleased tracks!

Brittany Renee as Bess, Metropolitan Opera | Photo: Richard Termine/Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera's production of Porgy and Bess opened Friday, December 2 to rave reviews, with critics especially noting the "superb" and "supremely versatile" cast, which includes tenor Errin Duane Brooks as Mingo, tenor Chauncey Packer as Robbins and Crabman, tenor Norman Shankle as Peter, soprano Adrienne Danrich as Lily, and soprano Brittany Renee in the title role of Bess. ( Porgy and Bess is also assistant directed by Kimille Howard .) " As Bess, soprano Brittany Renee navigated her role with heartbreaking finesse. The role calls for great emotional and musical complexity as Bess grapples with her relations to Crown, Porgy, Sportin’ Life, and ultimately herself. The wanton personality she entered with for the opening scene soon gave way to more affectionate and reflective tones as she tried to build a new life with Porgy and clear her image in the community. Her duet “Porgy, I is your Woman,” featured plush and rounded high notes from Renee as she swore her love. Her interactions with Crown and later Sportin’ Life displayed tremendous inner conflict and stunning musicality. Bess’ confrontation with the former on Kittiwah featured poignant hues from Renee as she painted the image of Porgy sadly waiting for her return and translated wonderfully into the ensuing, self-deprecating number “What You Want Wid Bess?” where her anguished high notes mixed with the lurching brass and snares to create a hypnotic sense of trying to fight the inevitable. While Bess’ arc is, in the end, a tragic one, Renee’s interpretation convincingly and captivatingly embodied the woman and the sense of frail humanity that makes her downfall come from a place almost anyone could understand and even relate to." Bess is a complicated role – a generous, beautiful woman whose addiction to drugs and the low-life are her ruination. We sympathize with her even as we watch her self-destruct. Brittany Renee used her handsome, lyrical voice and presence and held back nothing. Robinson seems to play up Bess’s flaws – she barely refuses both the “happy dust” and Crown’s advances; we root for her, but she’s an infuriating victim of her own weaknesses. "But the biggest promotion in this cast went to soprano Brittany Renee , elevated from the peripheral role of Annie to a worthy star turn as the protagonist Bess...Gershwin’s original Bess, Ann Brown, was a young Juilliard student with exceptional powers of empathy and imagination. If Brittany Renee has a tad more performing experience than Brown did, her casting as Bess seemed to be in a similar spirit. Although she had soprano power to spare, as when she led the chorus in the spiritual “O, de Train Is at de Station,” it had to be muted in her ambivalent responses to Crown and Porgy, so that “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” became more of a circling dance with her crippled lover than an ecstatic love duet. One imagines Gershwin would have approved of the contrast between Bess’s smoky reprise of “Summertime” after the fatal storm and the clarity of Clara’s original." "Alfred Walker and Brittany Renee topped a superb cast in this revival...Brittany Renee is a fascinating Bess, torn between animal lust and the lure of drugs versus her yearning for a decent life with Porgy. She glowed physically and vocally when joining Walker in ‘Bess, You Is my Woman Now’, but aged before one’s eyes as she attempted to fend off Crown in ‘What You Want wid Bess?’ However, ‘happy dust’ won in the end as she headed to New York with Frederick Ballentine’s honey-voiced and loose-limbed Sportin’ Life." "Her man was the hapless Robbins, portrayed by Chauncey Packer , who did double duty as the lively Crabman hawking his catch later in the opera." "Review: PORGY AND BESS Raises the Roof at the Metropolitan It was put across, sometimes sensationally, by a supremely versatile cast... Brittany Renee (a cocaine-besotted, weak-willed Bess)" Photo: Richard Termine/Met Opera PORGY AND BESS runs through January 24 at the The Metropolitan Opera - purchase tickets below!