Heartbeat Opera

Heartbeat Opera was founded in 2014 by Ethan Heard and Louisa Proske to create incisive adaptations and revelatory arrangements of classics, reimagining them for the here and now. Since then Heartbeat Opera “has already contributed more to opera’s vitality than most major American companies” (The New York Times), and has established itself as a highly-respected, innovative force in the opera world. Currently led by Artistic Director Jacob Ashworth and Executive Director Christian De Gré Cárdenas, with Music Director Daniel Schlosberg, Heartbeat Opera's legacy of radical adaptations of classic opera continues. In its first 12 seasons, Heartbeat Opera has presented eighteen fully-realized productions. Heartbeat Opera has shared its work at the Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Broad Stage, The Mondavi Center, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, and Chamber Music North West. The New Yorker calls Heartbeat Opera “A categorically imaginative company." Heartbeat Opera has been hailed across the national and international press: “Bracing—icy vodka shots of opera instead of ladles of cream sauce” (The New York Times), “elegant and boisterous” (The New Yorker), “fascinating and gorgeous” (Observer), “ingenious” (The Wall Street Journal), “gripping and entertaining” (Opernwelt), “a flatout triumph” (Opera with Opera News).