Eric Einhorn
Stage Director
Stage director Eric Einhorn (he/him) is thrilled to be returning to Pacific Symphony! Previous productions include Tosca, Turandot, Carmina Burana, and Madama Butterfly.
From 2012-2023, Eric was the co-founding General & Artistic Director of On Site Opera, the country’s only opera company dedicated to site-specific productions. His immersive, site-specific productions performed to sold-out houses and critical acclaim in venues and institutions throughout New York City and beyond that range from community gardens, historic homes, restaurants, the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. He also forged partnerships with social service and educational organizations to further involve the community in the creation and impact of On Site’s productions. Eric has become an industry-recognized leader in site-specific opera, often speaking at conferences and teaching masterclasses.
Eric has also directed productions at many of the country’s leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Florentine Opera, Austin Opera, Utah Opera, and Michigan Opera Theater. He served on the staging staff of the Metropolitan Opera from 2005-2020. While on the staff, he collaborated on over forty productions ranging from standard repertoire to world premieres.
He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Opera Directing & Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
www.ericeinhorn.net
From 2012-2023, Eric was the co-founding General & Artistic Director of On Site Opera, the country’s only opera company dedicated to site-specific productions. His immersive, site-specific productions performed to sold-out houses and critical acclaim in venues and institutions throughout New York City and beyond that range from community gardens, historic homes, restaurants, the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. He also forged partnerships with social service and educational organizations to further involve the community in the creation and impact of On Site’s productions. Eric has become an industry-recognized leader in site-specific opera, often speaking at conferences and teaching masterclasses.
Eric has also directed productions at many of the country’s leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Florentine Opera, Austin Opera, Utah Opera, and Michigan Opera Theater. He served on the staging staff of the Metropolitan Opera from 2005-2020. While on the staff, he collaborated on over forty productions ranging from standard repertoire to world premieres.
He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Opera Directing & Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
www.ericeinhorn.net
Concerts Featuring This Artist
Puccini's Turandot
- April 16 - April 21, 2026 | 8:00 PM