Antony Walker

Artistic Director & Conductor

Maestro Walker is Artistic Director and Conductor of Washington Concert Opera, Music Director of Pittsburgh Opera, and Conductor Emeritus of Pinchgut Opera in his native Sydney, Australia.

He made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 2011 with Orfeo ed Euridice and since then has conducted The Barber of Seville, Les pêcheurs de perles, a Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals concert, and most recently The Magic Flute, all at Lincoln Center.

Other recent conducting appearances include Opera di Firenze (Semiramide), West Australian Opera (Le nozze di Figaro), North Carolina Opera (Norma), Opera Australia (Carmen, Falstaff) Washington National Opera (Dialogues of the Carmelites), English National Opera (The Tales of Hoffmann), Pittsburgh Opera (Semele, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Florencia en el Amazonas, Alcina, Hansel and Gretel, Madama Butterfly, Moby-Dick, the World Premiere of Daniel Sonnenberg’s The Summer King, Tosca, The Marriage of Figaro, Turandot, Salome, The Rake’s Progress, Nabucco, La fille du régiment, Otello, La bohème, Philip Glass’ Orphée, Aida), Washington Concert Opera (I Puritani: Recorded in Concert, Hamlet, Sapho, Le Vin Herbé, Zelmira, Maria di Rohan, La Straniera, Leonore, Hérodiade, 30th Anniversary Celebration of Bel Canto, La Favorite, Semiramide, Guntram, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Santa Fe Opera (Madama Butterfly), Canadian Opera Company (Maria Stuarda), Wolf Trap Opera (The Touchstone by Rossini, Giulio Cesare), as well as the Australian premiere of Haydn’s Armida with Pinchgut Opera.

Performances in the 2021-2022 season include The Magic Flute, the World Premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s In A Grove, and Carmen for Pittsburgh Opera; as well as Maometto II, Gluck/Berlioz’s Orpheé, and Lakmé for Washington Concert Opera.

Additional Artistic Staff/Consultants

David Hanlon Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master

Patrick O’Donnell Rehearsal Pianist

Meg Sippey

Executive Director

Meg Sippey has over 20 years of experience in the artistic administration world including planning seasons, tours, and multi-faceted community collaborations with major orchestras and opera houses. In addition, she has extensive fundraising and marketing experience, having served in several senior level positions. Her love of working with artists stems even further back from her previous career as a professional flutist and true lover of music. Meg holds degrees from Michigan State University and the Eastman School of Music.

Additional Administration/Consultants

Director of Operations Melissa Snavely

Development Coordinator Natalie Conte

Social Media Manager Tori Gomez

Accountant Jim Wallace

Public Relations Kendra Rubinfeld (KRPR)

Graphic Design HAEG Design & Joe Mach

Orchestra Contractor Magaly Seay

Chorus Contractor Douglas S. Dykstra

Video & Audio Recording John Bogley and Caitlin Oldham

Head Volunteer Sheridan Harvey

Board of Directors

*denotes ex-officio