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Ellen Denham

Ellen Denham

Giving voice to the imagination

Ellen Denham is an accomplished performer, educator, director, and writer.  She currently directs the opera workshop and teaches voice at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.

Dr. Denham is passionate about cross-disciplinary collaboration, exploring the borders of artistic genres, and using art to bring awareness to issues of social and environmental justice.  Her practice as a pedagogue and director involves improvisation, a student-centered approach to learning, and drawing upon her extensive knowledge and training in multiple musical genres.  She believes in giving voice to the imagination of her collaborators and her students to be a part of creating new opera for the 21st century.

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Recent News

October 2022

Ellen Denham directs production of Alcina's Magic Island for TAMU-CC Opera. Livestream recording available here.

July 2022

Ellen Denham directs production of Handel's Rinaldo for Red River Lyric Opera in Wichita, Falls, TX. Video recording available here.

July 2022

Ellen Denham selected as the inaugural recipient of the artist-activist grant from the Coastal Alliance to Protect Our Environment (CAPE) to create an environmentally-themed children's opera adapted from Handel's Alcina.

June 2022

Ellen Denham recognized as a finalist for the American Prize in Directing - Collegiate Opera Division for Olivia's Ocean, an opera film directed by and with a libretto by Ellen Denham, and an original score by Ross C. Bernhardt. Video here: Olivia's Ocean: A World Premiere Children's Opera.

December 2021

Ellen Denham directs production of Amahl and the Night Visitors for Music On Site, Inc. in Wichita, KS. Livestream recording available here.

Contact

Dr. Denham is available for workshops, masterclasses, lectures, consultations, stage directing, and libretto commissions.

Contact ellen@ellendenham.com.

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