Stage director Michael Shell is known for his “visionary” and “masterful storytelling” (Opera News), with over 20 years of experience as a director and educator at opera companies across the country, and internationally. 

After a “brilliantly directed” (HEC Media) run of La bohème with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis this past summer, Mr. Shell begins his 2024/2025 season with a double bill of Suor Angelica and Trouble in Tahiti with IU Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater. He will then direct an abridged concert version of Die Fledermaus as well as a production of The Turn of the Screw, both also with IU Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater. During the summer, he will join The Taos Opera Institute as a guest faculty member.