KYLE NAIG
CONDUCTOR | PIANIST | COACH | ARRANGER
20
23
Before his conducting debuts with Opera Orlando and Intermountain Opera Bozeman, Kyle "conducts with flair from the harpsichord" (LA Times) with Pacific Opera Project in the US Premiere of Ercole su'l Termodonte. He conducts Il barbiere di Siviglia with two different companies and leads Into the Woods at Simpson College.
2023 Season
Ercole su'l Termodonte (Vivaldi)
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT | JAN. 2023
Conductor, Music Director, Continuo, & Arranger
Into the Woods
INTERMOUNTAIN OPERA BOZEMAN | FEB. 2023
Conductor & Music Director
La cambiale di matrimonio &
Gianni Schicchi
OPERA ORLANDO | MAR. 2023
Conductor, Music Director, & Pianist
Il barbiere di Siviglia
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT | AUG. 2023
Conductor & Music Director
Il barbiere di Siviglia
PENN SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL | OCT. 2023
Conductor & Music Director
Into the Woods
SIMPSON PRODUCTIONS | NOV. 2023
Conductor & Music Director
"The chorus members contributed a similarly riotous energy... And the orchestra, led by conductor Kyle Naig, [produced] a warmly supportive and nimble sound."
- San Francisco Classical Voice | Il barbiere di Siviglia 2023
PAST
SEASONS
Kyle has worked as a conductor, pianist, coach, and arranger throughout the United States, at companies including Houston Grand Opera, The Dallas Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and The Glimmerglass Festival.
In Recital with Duke Kim
Florentine Opera
Recitalist
September 2022
L'elisir d'amore
Pacific Opera Project
Music Director/Conductor
August-September 2022
Carmen
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Principal Coach/Backstage Conductor
May-June 2022
In Recital with Jonathan Walker-VanKuren
Lebanon Valley College
Recitalist
April 2022
In Recital with Duke Kim, Tenor
Brown Bradley Promenade Concert Series (First Presbyterian Myrtle Beach)
Recitalist
April 2022
The Magic Flute
North Carolina Opera
Principal Coach
April 2022
Flight
The Dallas Opera
Guest Music Staff & Pit Keyboard
February-March 2022
La bohème
North Carolina Opera
Principal Coach
January 2022
La bohème
Virginia Opera
Principal Coach
November 2021
The Maid of Orleans
Opera Company of Middlebury
Rehearsal Pianist & Backstage Organ
October 2021
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Principal Coach & Continuo
September 2021
Sweeney Todd
Des Moines Metro Opera
Assistant Conductor & Principal Coach
June-July 2021
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Des Moines Metro Opera
Rehearsal Pianist, Pit Keyboard
December 2013 | cond. David Neely
The Rape of Lucretia
University of Kansas Opera
Rehearsal Pianist, Pit Keyboard
January 2014 | cond. David Neely
The Boys From Syracuse
Kansas Repertory Theatre
Music Director/Conductor/Pianist
June/July 2014
Three Decembers
Des Moines Metro Opera
Rehearsal Pianist, Pit Keyboard
Decemer 2014 | cond. David Neely
Le nozze di Figaro
University of Kansas Opera
Rehearsal Pianist
April/May 2015 | cond. David Neely
La hija de Rappaccini
Des Moines Metro Opera
Pianist/Coach, Pit Keyboard
June/July 2015 | cond. Dean Williamson
La fanciulla del West
Des Moines Metro Opera
Chorus Pianist
June/July 2015 | cond. David Neely
Don Pasquale
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Rehearsal Pianist
October 2015 | cond. Dean Williamson
L'elisir d'amore
Opera Santa Barbara
Assistant Pianist/Coach
February/March 2016 | cond. Leonardo Vordoni
Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi
Opera Santa Barbara
Assistant Pianist/Coach
April 2016 | cond. Aaron Breid
Galileo Galilei
Des Moines Metro Opera
Pianist/Coach, Pit Keyboard
June/July 2016 | cond. Michael Sakir
Manon
Des Moines Metro Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Chorus Pianist
June/July 2016 | cond. David Neely
Hänsel und Gretel
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Assistant Pianist/Coach
September 2016 | cond. John Keenan
Le nozze di Figaro
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Assistant Pianist/Coach
October/November 2016 | cond. Ryan McAdams
The Juliet Letters with the Fry Street Quartet
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Music Director/Coach
January 2017
Dead Man Walking
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Pianist/Coach, Pit Keyboard
February/March 2017 | cond. Steven Osgood
Tosca
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Pianist/Coach, Pre-show Lecturer
May 2017 | cond. Dean Williamson
Scalia/Ginsburg
The Glimmerglass Festival
Rehearsal/Performance Pianist
June-August 2017 | cond. Jesse Leong
Oklahoma!
The Glimmerglass Festival
Assistant Pianist/Coach
June-August 2017 | cond. James Lowe
Porgy and Bess
The Glimmerglass Festival
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Chorus Pianist, Pre-show Lecturer
June-August 2017 | cond. John DeMain
The Tender Land
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Pianist/Coach
October 2017 | cond. Steven Byess
Manon
Opera Santa Barbara
Pianist/Coach
October/November 2017 | cond. Kostis Protopapas
As One
Des Moines Metro Opera
Rehearsal Pianist
November 2017 | cond. Michael Sakir
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Opera Santa Barbara
Pianist/Coach, Continuo
February/March 2018 | cond. Kostis Protopapas
901 Showcase
Opera Memphis
Formidable (Sankaram) and Pretty Little Room (Patterson) Rehearsal Pianist; Moving Up in the World (Redler) Rehearsal Pianist/Pit Keyboard
March/April 2018 | cond. Michael Sakir
Il trionfo d'onore
Opera Memphis
Pianist/Coach
March/April 2018 | cond. Michael Sakir
Gallantry/Trouble in Tahiti
Opera Santa Barbara
Music Director/Painist
April 2018
Falstaff
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Pianist/Coach, Pre-show Lecturer
April/May 2018 | cond. David Neely
Trouble in Tahiti
The Glimmerglass Festival
Performance Pianist
June-August 2018 | cond. Michelle Rofrano
Il barbiere di Siviglia
The Glimmerglass Festival
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Pre-show Lecturer
June-August 2018 | cond. Joseph Colaneri
The Cunning Little Vixen
The Glimmerglass Festival
Assistant Pianist/Coach
June-August 2018 | cond. Joseph Colaneri
La bohème
Houston Grand Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Chorus Pianist
October/November 2018 | cond. James Lowe
Florencia en el Amazonas
Houston Grand Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Pit Keyboard, Dance Rehearsal Pianist
January/February 2019 | cond. Patrick Summers
El milagro del recuerdo Workshop
Houston Grand Opera
Rehearsal and Performance Pianist
February 2019 | cond. David Hanlon
Don Giovanni
Houston Grand Opera
Rehearsal Pianist, Assistant Pianist/Coach, Chorus Pianist
April/May 2019 | cond. Cristian Măcelaru
HGO Studio Recital
Rienzi Museum of Fine Arts
Recitalist
May 2019
Wozzeck
Des Moines Metro Opera
Principal Pianist/Coach, Pit Keyboards, Pianist/Coach for Apprentice Scenes
June/July 2019 | cond. David Neely
Recital with Thomas Glass and Gabrielle Skinner
Nantucket Musical Arts Society
Recitalist
August 2019
Saul
Houston Grand Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Organ Continuo, Dance Rehearsal Pianist
October/November 2019 | cond. Patrick Summers
HGO Emerging Artist Recital
Opera America
Recitalist
November 2019
Aïda
Houston Grand Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach, Dance Rehearsal Pianist
January/February 2020 | cond. Patrick Summers
Recital with Jonathan Walker Van Kuren
Fort Worth Opera
Recitalist
February 2020
The Magic Flute cond. Jane Glover (cancelled)
Houston Grand Opera
Assistant Pianist/Coach
April/May 2020
Recital with Gillian Riesen and John Riesen
Intermountain Opera Bozeman
Recitalist
November 2020
COVID fan tutte
Pacific Opera Project
Music Director/Conductor/Continuo, Arranger
November 2020
La corona/Il Parnaso Confuso (Gluck)
Pacific Opera Project
Music Director/Conductor/Continuo, Arranger
November 2020
The Littlest Mermaid (Dvořák arr. Borths)
Opera Iowa
Music Director/Pianist
February 2021
Trouble in Tahiti
Pacific Opera Project
Music Director/Pianist
April 2021
Joyce DiDonato Gala
The Dallas Opera
Rehearsal Pianist
May 2021 | cond. Emmanuel Villaume