Stage Director Peter Kazaras currently serves as Director of Opera UCLA.  Previously, he was the Artistic Director of the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program. Earlier in his career, he received worldwide acclaim as an operatic tenor, performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro all Scala, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, and Houston Grand Opera among many others.

Mr. Kazaras has directed over twenty productions for Seattle Opera’s main stage and Young Artist Program, as well as for Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, The Dallas Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Eos Orchestra, Red: {an Orchestra}, The Julliard School, Merola at San Francisco Opera Center, Wolf Trap, and the Cabrillo and Caramoor Festivals.

In high demand as a judge for international competitions, Mr. Kazaras has participated in two outings of Seattle Opera’s International Wagner Competition, the Elardo International Competition in New York, Marilyn Horne’s competition at Music Academy of the West, Les Azuriales Festival, and for District and Regional Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council. He is a member of the Glimmerglass Festival Artistic Advisory Board as well as the New York Festival of Song Advisory Board