Arizona Opera Cast Members & Creatives

Gregg Kallor is a composer and pianist whose music fuses the classical and jazz traditions he loves into a new, deeply personal language. The New York Times writes: "At home in both jazz and classical forms, [Kallor] writes music of unaffected emotional directness. Leavened with flashes of oddball humor, Kallor's works succeed in drawing in the listener - not as consumer or worshipful celebrant, but in a spirit of easygoing camaraderie." Kallor’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, commissioned by Arizona Opera, will receive its world premiere in October 2023 with performances in Phoenix and Tucson. Opera News calls Kallor "a rising star in the music world" with "a singular compositional voice."