Where profound dramatic insight and transcendent musicality take flight

Opera in Volo is a production-based opera company for advanced singers ready to work at a professional level. We bring exceptional artists together with a professional orchestra, experienced international directors, and rigorous Stanislavski-based dramatic training to mount fully staged productions under real-world company conditions.

Next Performance:

Iolanta
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Piotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky

Saturday, January 16th at 7:30pm,
Sunday, January 17th at 5pm

The Center at West Park
263 West 86th Street - New York, NY

ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP

Elizaveta Korneeva

Elizaveta Korneeva is an award-winning stage director whose work spans opera and music theater across Russia, Europe, and the United States. Since 2024, she has served as a stage director at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and is the chief stage director of the international Muffled Voices Festival. She is the founder of Montecchi vs Opera, an independent theater company dedicated to innovative interpretations of rarely performed and contemporary works. Her directing credits include the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres, Opernhaus Hannover, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and leading opera houses throughout Russia. Combining classical stagecraft with avant-garde approaches, Korneeva is recognized for her psychologically nuanced storytelling, bold visual concepts, and exploration of complex human experiences. Since 2023, she has collaborated with the U.S.-based nonprofit Lyrica Classic Entertainment on international cultural projects supported by the U.S. Department of State, including productions highlighting women composers and contemporary American opera. Her work has earned the Onegin National Opera Prize, multiple nominations for the Golden Mask and Onegin awards, and recognition in national and international directing competitions.

Mickey Hansen

Ms. Hansen is an accomplished conductor, oboist, and arranger with an international career spanning the North American, Europe, and Asia. She most recently served as Assistant Conductor of the Vratsa Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria (2023–2026) and as Assistant Conductor at Chicago Summer Opera (2026). In recent years, she has conducted the National Teleradio Orchestra of Moldova, Solti Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Sinfonio, Belgrade Chamber Orchestra, and Vratsa Symphony Orchestra. Honors include First Prize with Outstanding Laureate distinction at World’s Best Musicians competition in Warsaw, Poland (2024), First Place in Conducting at the New York Classical Music Competition (2025), and Third Place in Conducting at the Vienna Classical Competition (2026). Previous positions include as choral director for Chor auf dem Asterstein in Germany and as Music Director at Bethel Presbyterian in Seattle, and Burks UMC in Hixson, TN. As an oboist, Ms. Hansen has acted as principal oboe of the Sofia Philharmonic for its international tours in China and the USA and has been a member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera, Alamo City Opera, and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. She is a founding member of the Collegedale Baroque Ensemble and sings in Choral Arts of Chattanooga.