KYLE NAIG
CONDUCTOR | PIANIST | COACH | ARRANGER
25
26
Kyle "conducts with flair from the harpsichord" (LA Times) with companies including Opera Montana (Cendrillon), Pocket Opera (Tartuffe), Central City Opera (in concert), Pacific Opera Project (Fra Diavolo), and El Paso Opera (La bohème). He is cover conductor with Houston Grand Opera twice this season, first for Messiah (cond. Patrick Summers) and then for Il barbiere di Siviglia (cond. Gemma New). The 2026/27 season includes debuts with Seattle Opera, West Edge Opera, and Madison Opera.
2025/26 Season
Cinderella (Viardot, orch. Hanlon)
OPERA MONTANA | SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2025
Conductor
Fra Diavolo (Auber)
PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT | NOVEMBER 2025
Conductor
La bohème
EL PASO OPERA | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026
Conductor
Messiah
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA | APRIL-MAY 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Patrick Summers
Il barbiere di Siviglia
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA | APRIL-MAY 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Gemma New
Turn of the Screw
WEST EDGE OPERA | JULY-AUGUST 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Jonathan Khuner
Rinaldo
WEST EDGE OPERA | JULY-AUGUST 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Emily Senturia
American Apollo
WEST EDGE OPERA | JULY-AUGUST 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Kedrick Armstrong
Salome
SEATTLE OPERA | OCTOBER 17-31, 2026
Cover Conductor
cond. Benjamin Manis
Postcard from Morocco
MADISON OPERA | FEBRUARY 5 & 7, 2027
Conductor
"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, Los Angeles 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.
