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Aleksandrova Elena

Private Studio
Educator
Seattle

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Lena Aleksandrova is an opera director with two decades of professional experience at world-renowned opera houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Her practical, hands-on background as a stage director is supplemented with extensive theoretical training. She is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and has earned a doctorate from the University of Theater Arts-GITIS in Moscow, where she also taught.

1:00pm

New Works Forum Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJecca Barry • Douglas Clayton • Anthony Davis • David Devan • Zizi Mueller • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

2:00pm

New Works Forum Breakout Session - Repertoire Development for Teen Singers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJamie Andrews • Rachel J. Peters • Christopher Powell • Richard Russell • Chaz'men Williams-Ali • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

4:30pm

Women’s Opera Network: Taking Control of Our Narrative Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Jane Pigott • Ana De Archuleta • Cheryl Hickman • Gayle P.W. Jackson • Laura Kaminsky • Liz Kellogg • Esther Nelson • Karen Quisenberry • Jeri Sedlar • Karen Slack • Dona D. Vaughn • Caleres • Fisher Dachs Associates

5:45pm

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:30pm

Women’s Opera Network Reception Regency Ballroom E/F, 2nd FloorCaleres

8:00pm

Regina Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

11:00pm

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

9:15am

Keynote: A Conversation with John Adams Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJohn Adams • Peggy Kriha Dye • Laura Kaminsky • Mark Edward Kent • Anh Le • Susan Malott • Timothy O'Leary • Ruth Orth • Karen Quisenberry • Marc A. Scorca • Roger Weitz • ADA Artist Management

11:00am

Equity Begins with Access to Training Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGill Sotu • Anthony Davis • Julia Gallagher • Tracy L. Wilson • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates Reinventing the Event Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDan Cooperman

2:00pm

Career Transition for Artists Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAna De Archuleta • Anne-Carolyn Bird • Nathan DePoint • Robert McNichols, Jr., DMA • Patricia Racette • Jeri Sedlar • Threshold Acoustics

3:30pm

Four Essential Balances Regency Ballroom B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook Opera on Broadway Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKim Kowalke • John Mauceri • Patricia Racette • Tazewell Thompson

5:45pm

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:30pm

Network Dinners Loretto-Hilton CenterLiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

9:30pm

Pub(lishers) Trivia Gateway Terrace, 18th FloorMusic Publishers Association

6:00am

Running Club Lobby, Hyatt RegencyPatricia Kiernan Johnson • Dan Cooperman

9:00am

Innovation: Human-Centered Design Thinking Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencySarah Lutman • Jamie Andrews • David Devan • Joseph Specter • Sean Waugh • Threshold Acoustics • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • Schuler Shook

10:30am

Meeting Audience Expectations Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Annie Burridge • David Devan • Sunil Iyengar • Marc A. Scorca • Christine Yoon • Threshold Acoustics • The Wallace Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

3:30pm

Community Engagement: Defining Success Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMitra Sadeghpour • Stacy Brightman • Maria Bradford, CFRE, MA, MBA • Lauren Medici • Brandon Neal

5:15pm

Shuttle to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 4th Street Lobby EntranceAct 1 Tours

6:00pm

Host Company Welcome Reception Sally S. Levy Opera CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:00pm

An American Soldier Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

10:45pm

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency at the Arch South Turnaround on Garden AvenueAct 1 Tours

9:15am

Recognizing and Undoing Racism Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRoberto Bedoya • Mark Edward Kent • Timothy O'Leary • Melanie Powell-Robinson • Marc A. Scorca • Felicia Shaw • Fisher Dachs Associates

11:00am

Don't Start, Stop! Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices Training Teaching Artists Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMargie J. Reese • Linden Christ • Ruth Nott • Ashley Renée Watkins • Threshold Acoustics

1:15pm

Leading Community Conversations Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJason Hardy • Rebecca Hass • Cecilia Nadal • Christina Rios • Jerome Shannon

2:45pm

Recruiting, Training and Retaining Development Officers Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDan Cooperman • Andrew Morgan • Gregory Robertson • Linda Schulte