Opera Director John Hoomes — JerseyArts.com Feature Stories

Jul 13

Jul 13 Opera Director John Hoomes

John Hoomes travels throughout the world directing opera. He has staged more than 75 productions. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with the veteran director in Princeton after the dress rehearsal of his Opera New Jersey 2009 summer production of "Lucia di Lammermoor." Hoomes worked with an incredible young cast, including Metropolitan Opera star Lisette Oropesa.

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Eric Schultz

Eric Schultz is an award-winning producer and director of arts, cultural and environmental programming. He is a founding member of PCK Media, LLC and has worked at several PBS affiliated stations. Eric has produced a variety of programming for PBS, APT, NJTV, and WHYY, and is a regular contributor to State of the Arts, the award-wining weekly arts program. In the fall of 2006, PBS distributed his documentary, Peanuts Gallery, the recipient of the 2006 NETA Award for Best Performance Program, and in 2009, American Public Television (APT) distributed his documentary Bonaparte’s Retreat, which tells the story of the American exile of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s older brother.