Opera Lafayette Appoints Lisa Mion as Interim Managing Director
Previously serving as Opera Lafayette Production Manager, Mion will take on the new role effective immediately
Opera Lafayette is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Mion as its Interim Managing Director. Mion has served as Opera Lafayette’s Production manager for the last seven years.
During Mion's tenure with Opera Lafayette, she has overseen productions ranging from chamber works to fully-staged operas in an equally diverse assortment of venues, including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, the Opera Royal at the Palace of Versailles, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, among others. Mion began the management leg of her career more than a dozen years ago at the Helen Hayes Award-winning Rep Stage. Since that time, she has mounted over 50 productions, including five international and six regional tours in genres encompassing theatre, dance, and opera. She is delighted to have made Opera Lafayette her home.
"I am privileged to have been part of the Opera Lafayette team for the last seven years and am eager to move forward in this new role supporting Artistic Director and Founder Ryan Brown’s unique vision of rediscovering baroque masterpieces,” says Mion. “Thanks to our strong, dynamic staff and supportive board, to whom I am most grateful, I come to this endeavor knowing that Opera Lafayette is in an excellent position to continue its work of giving historic gems both new life and new relevance."
"We are delighted that Lisa Mion has agreed to take on the increased responsibilities of Interim Managing Director,” state Dorsey Dunn and Nizam Kettaneh, Board Co-Chairs. “Through her position as Production Manager for many years, she has earned the respect of everyone on the Board and on the Staff for the excellence of her work and for her commitment and dedication to Opera Lafayette. We are very confident that she will excel in this new role.”
Mion will lead Opera Lafayette back to live programming at the earliest possible time. Meanwhile, Opera Lafayette will continue hosting virtual and streaming programming until it is safe to perform again with live audiences. The critically-acclaimed children’s programming, Opera Starts with Oh! started a new season on April 7th and the popular Salon Series will restart on May 6th.