Nathan Troup

Answers alone are not enough. Meaningful artistry arrives when we illuminate the questions determined by our investment in the process, commitment to one another, and dedication to defining and redefining our “why.”

Pennsylvania native Nathan Troup is a distinguished opera creator and collaborator, recognized for his innovative contributions to the arts. He joined the Conservatory in 2011 and is a professor of opera. Troup stage directs for opera theater and instructs seminars in performance and audition techniques. His work has garnered Best of Boston accolades in 2009 and 2014, a New England Independent Reviews Award nomination, an Emmy award, and multiple awards from the National Opera Association. Troup holds production credits with Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Ireland’s Wexford Festival, Eugene Opera, Opera Montana, Glimmerglass, Wolf Trap Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Arizona Opera, and Opera Omaha. Hometown credits and collaborations include Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood, Emmanuel Music, Guerilla Opera, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Public Library, Museum of Fine Arts, and TEDxNewEngland. 

He has been guest faculty at the New England Conservatory, Longy School of Music, UMass Amherst and is currently lecturer in opera at the Boston University Opera Institute, and guest faculty stage director at the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory. He holds degrees from Susquehanna University and Boston University. Previous directing credits at the Boston Conservatory include L'enfant et les Sortilèges, L’heure espagnole, Transformations, The Rape of Lucretia, La voix humaine, Flower and Hawk, The Rake’s Progress, La traviata, Le nozze di Figaro, Alcina, Dark Sisters, Eugene Onegin, Hydrogen Jukebox, The Turn of the Screw, Albert Herring, Susannah, L’étoile, Riders to the Sea, Whaling Women, and Impressions de Pelléas.

Professional Awards and Recognitions

• Winner, Upper Midwest Emmy for "Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Bon Appétit!" by Iowa PBS (2020)

Notable Recent Engagements

• "Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Bon Appétit!" (Iowa PBS, 2020)—Stage Director
• Opera Off Stage, Episode 29: Preparing an Audition Package with Nathan Troup (2020)—Featured Contributor