Cori Ellison, a leading creative figure in the opera world, has served as staff Dramaturg at Santa Fe Opera, the Glyndebourne Festival and New York City Opera. She is a member of the Vocal Arts Faculty at The Juilliard School and Ravinia Steans Music Institute and has taught and lectured for schools, performance organizations, and media outlets worldwide. Active in developing contemporary opera, she teaches dramaturgy for American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program, leads The Juilliard School’s Opera Lab, and has worked as dramaturg with numerous composers, librettists, and commissioners including Canadian Opera, Icelandic Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and Chicago Opera Theater.

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