Elkhanah Pulitzer is an American stage director and librettist who primarily works in opera. She was an assistant director at San Francisco Opera from 2008 to 2013 and was the artistic curator for SF Opera Lab.[1] Since 2010, Pulitzer has worked extensively with West Edge Opera, an experimental opera company in the East Bay. She also serves as board vice president for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.[2]

Elkhanah Pulitzer
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTheatre director

Works

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Productions directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer
Production Year Company / Theatre Notes
Vasilisa and the Saga of Baba Yaga 2000 Sneaky Pete Ensemble
Venus and Adonis 2001 Canadian Opera Company
The Cherry Orchard 2003 Columbia University
Untitled, A Play About Mark Rothko 2004 Schapiro Theater, New York
Dream of the Pacific 2004 Opera Theatre of St. Louis Pulitzer also wrote the libretto[3]
Life Is a Dream 2005 Riverside Theater, Columbia University
Colorado[4] 2006 Impact Theatre
Judas Maccabaeus 2008 Los Angeles Opera
The Tender Land 2010 West Edge Opera
Mahagonny Songspiel 2012 West Edge Opera
The Flying Dutchman 2013 San Francisco Opera
Lucia di Lammermoor[5] 2014 Los Angeles Opera
Hydrogen Jukebox[6] 2014 West Edge Opera
Lulu[7] 2015 West Edge Opera
Powder Her Face[8] 2016 West Edge Opera
Chamberworks 2016 SF Opera Lab
Nixon in China[9] 2017 Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Gospel According to the Other Mary 2017 San Francisco Symphony
Quartett[10] 2018 West Edge Opera
Mass 2018 Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall Also performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival[11]
Prisoner of the State 2019 New York Philharmonic Premiere of David Lang opera based on Fidelio by Beethoven[12]
The Threepenny Opera[13] 2019 West Edge Opera
Dido and Aeneas[14] 2021 Opera San Jose

Personal life

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Pulitzer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] She now lives in El Cerrito, California.[14] She is the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Pulitzer.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "SF Opera Aims to Attract New Audiences with Multiplex Feel". KQED. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  2. ^ a b "SFOpera - Director Puts Her Stamp on New SF Opera Lab". sfopera.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ Page, Tim (2006-08-07). "In 'Dream of the Pacific,' a Trip for The Whole Family". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. ^ Hurwitt, Lisa Drostova, Sam (18 October 2006). "Beyond the Fourth Wall". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2018-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Pasles, Chris (17 March 2014). "Review: L.A. Opera's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' sweeps away resistance - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. ^ "Music review: 'Hydrogen Jukebox' pairs Glass, Ginsberg". SFGate. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  7. ^ "West Edge's Edgy Lulu Entertains and Challenges". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  8. ^ "OPERA NEWS - Powder Her Face". www.operanews.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  9. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (5 March 2017). "L.A. Phil delivers a dazzling reimagining of 'Nixon in China' - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  10. ^ "West Edge Opera's 'Quartett' puts a pitiless bravura spin on 'Dangerous Liaisons'". SFChronicle.com. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  11. ^ "Bernstein's 'MASS' Receives a Galvanizing Performance at Mostly MozartZEALnyc". www.zealnyc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  12. ^ "What to See in New York City This Spring". The New York Times. 2019-02-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  13. ^ "West Edge on the Move Again: New Venue, New Operas". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  14. ^ a b Munson, Jim (November 5, 2021). "BWW Interview: Elkhanah Pulitzer of DIDO AND AENEAS at Opera San José Sees Opportunities for Renewal and Rejuvenation in the Pain of Tragedy". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  15. ^ Post-Dispatch, Michael D. Sorkin St. Louis. "'Jay' Pulitzer, former heir to newspaper empire, dies at 65". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.