Micah Gleason Selected for 2023–24 Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase

The Dallas Opera recently announced that Micah Gleason, the Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow at Curtis and mentee of conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera, has been selected for the 2023–24 Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase. Ms. Gleason, Maria Benyumova (Germany), Shira Samuels-Shragg (U.S.), and Jingqi Zhu (China) were chosen from an applicant pool of more than 75 conductors hailing from 27 countries on five continents.

This prestigious program, designed to meet the needs of women opera conductors, provides conducting opportunities with the Dallas Opera Orchestra and masterclasses with the internationally acclaimed music director of the Dallas Opera, Emmanuel Villaume, and TDO’s Principal Guest Conductor, Nicole Paiement (the music director of San Francisco’s award-winning Opera Parallèle). The Hart Institute presents seminars and one-on-ones with prominent classical music and opera leaders. Topics include selecting the right artist manager, opera management and fundraising, best practices in working with executive recruiters, personal branding, media management, and more.