Peter Russell

Artistic Director, Vocal Arts DC

Peter Russell assumed the artistic and administrative leadership of Vocal Arts DC in Washington, DC in March 2012. He previously served in executive roles as General Director of Opera Colorado in Denver, as Director of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, and as General Director of Wolf Trap Opera Company in Virginia. A co-founder of Washington Concert Opera, he is also a frequent guest lecturer on opera, including for the Smithsonian Institution’s Resident Associates Program and for Georgetown University’s Continuing Education Series, and has frequently adjudicated vocal competitions, including for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, The Richard Tucker Music Foundation, Partners in the Arts and the Washington International Competition. He graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in music history from Yale University.