Emily Senturia

Emily Senturia

Drawing from her diverse experience as a violinist, conductor, and coach, San Francisco Bay Area native Emily Senturia approaches repertoire with a sympathetic affinity for both singers and instrumentalists.

In 2021, Ms. Senturia conducts La clemenza di Tito with Opera Steamboat, assists Eun Sun Kim in the opening night gala for San Francisco Opera, conducts Dvořák’s 8th symphony with the Diablo Symphony, and continues coaching students at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2022, she will conduct Semele at Opera Santa Barbara, The Tragedy of Carmen with Hawaii Opera Theatre, and Sky on Swings at Opera Saratoga.

Ms. Senturia made mainstage conducting debuts with Houston Grand Opera and Washington National Opera in 2018, both with Il barbiere di Siviglia. Recently she has conducted La traviata with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Ariadne auf Naxos with Wolf Trap Opera, and Fellow Travelers with Boston Lyric Opera. She music directed the world premiere of Denis & Katya at Opera Philadelphia’s O19 Festival, and has been on the music staff at Houston Grand Opera (Nixon in China, Tosca, Faust, Aida), the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Le nozze di Figaro), The Atlanta Opera (Sweeney Todd, Carmen), Wolf Trap Opera (The Ghosts of Versailles, Giulio Cesare, La bohème), and Opera Philadelphia (Sky on Swings, Elizabeth Cree, War Stories).

Ms. Senturia studied opera at the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Wolf Trap, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Royal Academy of Music. She studied orchestral conducting at Boston University and violin at Rice University.

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