Rebecca Herman, Artistic Producer of Local Opera Local Artists (LOLA) in Austin, TX and opera stage director, is a storyteller who thrives on surprising, exciting, and moving audiences large and small. She is the Associate Director for Tomer Zvulun’s production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, next scheduled for Washington National Opera in Spring of 2025. In 2024, Rebecca returned to Austin Opera to direct Carmen, made her Madison Opera debut directing The Barber of Seville, and workshopped two new works, Un Cuento de Luces y Sombras and The Wildman at the Palace with LOLA. In the summer of 2023, Rebecca made her debut at The Glimmerglass Festival as the Associate Director for E. Loren Meeker’s production of La Bohème. In the 2025 – 2026 Season she will be making debuts at Florentine Opera (Don Giovanni) and Pensacola Opera (La Traviata) as well as returning to Austin Opera to direct their opening Season Gala Concert.
Rebecca loves to collaborate with living composers and librettists. In the last several years, she has been able to facilitate the development of many new works including: Lardo Weeping (Stopschinski, Galloway); Good Country (Allegretti, Raker); Undine Speaks (Allegretti, A. Herman) Un Cuento de Luces y Sombras (Cordero, Barboza) and The Wildman in the Palace (Stopschinski, Rude Mechs).