KYLE NAIG
CONDUCTOR | PIANIST | COACH | ARRANGER
"Music Director/Conductor Kyle Naig [does] marvelous work of bringing the gift of Vivaldi's music to life. Truly impressive."
- StageRaw Review: Ercole su'l Termodotnte, US premiere
Kyle Naig is a conductor, pianist, and coach from Des Moines, Iowa. His engagements for the 2026/27 season include debuts with Seattle Opera as cover conductor for Salome and Madison Opera as conductor of Postcard from Morocco. In the 2025/26 season, Kyle joined Houston Grand Opera as cover conductor for Il barbiere di Siviglia and Messiah. He returned to the podium with Pacific Opera Project and Opera Montana and debuted with companies including El Paso Opera and Central City Opera. He spent the summer with West Edge Opera, serving as cover conductor for American Apollo, Rinaldo, and Turn of the Screw. In the previous season, he appeared as guest music staff at LA Opera (Madama Butterfly) and Houston Grand Opera (Breaking the Waves), while maintaining an active conducting schedule at several companies including Pacific Opera Project, Opera Orlando, Opera Laguna, and Pocket Opera. Since 2022, Kyle has held a faculty music staff position at San Francisco Conservatory. Kyle is a 2020 graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, where he worked on productions of Aïda, Saul, Don Giovanni, Florencia en el Amazonas, and La bohème, as well as the premiere workshop of El Milagro del Recuerdo in Mexico City. He also enjoys work as a recitalist and arranger.
In the 2025/26 season, Kyle joins Houston Grand Opera as cover conductor for Il barbiere di Siviglia and Messiah. He returns to the podium with Pacific Opera Project and Opera Montana and debuts with companies including El Paso Opera and Central City Opera.
Last season, Kyle appeared as guest music staff at LA Opera and Houston Grand Opera, while maintaining an active conducting schedule at several companies including Pacific Opera Project, Opera Orlando, Opera Laguna, and Pocket Opera.
“he... evoked silken tones and
eloquent eighteenth century style”
“Conductor Kyle Naig arranged the Mozart score for soloists and a group of chamber players, eliminating the chorus altogether and cutting the performance time down to a mere two hours with no intermission. He drove the POP ensemble at a brisk pace with vigorous motions that evoked silken tones and eloquent eighteenth century style from the players.”
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- BWW Review: COVID FAN TUTTE
"Conductor Kyle Naig leads an orchestra that sounds beautiful on both scores..."
BroadwayWorld Reviews | Four Lost Santas & Amahl and the Night Visitors
"Kyle Naig gets great sound from his musicians, who provide the needed color to accompany the singing."
Orlando Sentinel | Four Lost Santas & Amahl and the Night Visitors
