About Mark
American conductor Mark Shapiro is an acclaimed conductor of orchestras, opera, and choruses, with an extraordinarily broad and diverse repertoire. He has built a reputation for exactness in musicianship, fluent and engaging rehearsals, and emotionally and spiritually powerful performances, and he is unique among North American conductors for having won six ASCAP Awards leading three different ensembles.
... an insightful conductor who draws subtle and dynamic playing from his musicians.
EVENTS
Marshall Opera Adolphus Hailstork Tribute Concert
Merkin Hall
Works by Adolphus Hailstork for voices and instruments with sopranos Nicoletta Berry and Maria Brea, tenor Joshua Blue, baritone Jorell Williams.
Cantori New York in music by Christopher Hatzis and others
Church of St. Francis Xavier, 46 W. 16th St.
Music for chorus with horns, harp, and percussion
Handel's Judas Maccabeus with The Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra of New York
Carnegie Hall
The Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra of New York, with soprano Brooke Jones, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, tenor Matthew Swensen, and bass Alan Williams.
ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS
Le vin herbé - FRANK MARTIN
Mark Shapiro, Conductor Laura Danehower Whyte Steven Tharp Cantori New York
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Selections from Chéri
Michael Dellaira, composer Erik Lautier, Maggi-Meg Reed, Elena Shaddow, Marni Nixon, Lorinda Lisitza, Peter Clark, Charlotte Cohn, Actors Studio Workshop Mark Shapiro, conductor
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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
OPERA NEWS
Captivating...Conductor Mark Shapiro led with crisp elegance. [Juilliard Opera The Rake's Progress] Image:©2022 Richard Termine
Captivating...Conductor Mark Shapiro led with crisp elegance. [Juilliard Opera The Rake's Progress] Image:©2022 Richard Termine
The New York Times
The insightful conductor Mark Shapiro draws subtle and dynamic playing from the excellent orchestra. 'Juilliard Opera: Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia.'
The insightful conductor Mark Shapiro draws subtle and dynamic playing from the excellent orchestra. 'Juilliard Opera: Benjamin Britten The Rape of Lucretia.'