Visiting Professor of Vocal Studies, The Yehudi Menuhin School Qingdao

American Opera Conductor, Pianist and Vocal Coach

Music Director, Vero Beach Opera, Varna International and Muzika! The Grand Strand Music Festival

Gregory Buchalter is an American opera conductor, pianist and vocal coach. He serves as Music Director of Vero Beach Opera, Varna International and the Muzika! Grand Strand Music Festival.

He has enjoyed a longstanding association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, serving as a cover conductor and Maestro di Banda and contributing to the musical preparation of its chorus. His work has included productions associated with the Metropolitan Opera premieres of John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, Philip Glass’s The Voyage and John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby.

His conducting engagements and collaborations have included Florida Grand Opera, Opera Orlando, Santa Fe Opera, the Bregenz Festival and the Savonlinna Opera Festival. His repertoire spans major operas by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. Alongside his conducting career, he has extensive experience in collaborative piano, operatic coaching and the preparation of emerging singers.