Official Biography
American stage director Alison Moritz has quickly gained a reputation for her innovative interpretations of the classic repertoire and her equally incisive takes on contemporary music theatre.
With fifteen years of experience in opera, classical music, and theatre, Alison Moritz is a highly sought after arts leader and stage director. Most recently, Alison produced the 2024 and 2025 festivals at Central City Opera, a Colorado cultural institution with an annual operating budget of $6.5 million. During her tenure at CCO, Alison strengthened the company’s artistic profile and union collaborations while also cultivating audience growth and commercial success. The 2025 Festival she programmed and produced was the company’s highest grossing season in ten years, particularly notable for its uptick in subscription revenue at the 550-seat venue.
In her career as a stage director, Alison is well-regarded for her innovative interpretations of the classics and her incisive takes on contemporary music theatre. Her most recent engagements include new productions at Opera Philadelphia, Opera Omaha, Austin Opera, the Glimmerglass Festival, and Cincinnati Opera. Career highlights include directing original productions at the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Opera, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Bard Music Festival, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. A frequent collaborator in new work development, Alison has directed workshops, world premieres, and American premieres at Washington National Opera, Glimmerglass, Experiments in Opera (NYC), Opera Philadelphia, Portland Opera, and Tulsa Opera. Her interdisciplinary projects include a feature length opera on film, live performances in Virtual Reality, and ten episodes of television produced for ALL ARTS.
Alison previously served as the Interim Managing Artistic Director at Peabody Conservatory, and she has guest directed and taught acting at many esteemed graduate programs of voice and opera, including Juilliard, Bard Conservatory, and Rice University. Alison received her education at Washington University in St Louis (B.A. in Music History and Art History) and Eastman School of Music (M.M. in Stage Direction), and was a Resident Young Artist at Minnesota Opera.