Drawing from her diverse experience as a violinist, conductor, and coach, EMILY SENTURIA approaches operatic repertoire with a sympathetic affinity for both singers and instrumentalists. In 2023, Senturia made debuts at The Glimmerglass Festival with Rinaldo and The Atlanta Opera with L’amant anonyme, and led Lucretia at Temple University; recently, she has conducted at Minnesota Opera (Rinaldo), Florida Grand Opera (Fellow Travelers), and New Orleans Opera (Il barbiere di Siviglia). She music directed the world premiere of Denis & Katya at Opera Philadelphia's O19 Festival, and has been on the music staff at Houston Grand Opera (Nixon in China, Tosca, Faust, Aida), the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Le nozze di Figaro), Wolf Trap Opera (The Ghosts of Versailles, Giulio Cesare, La bohème), and Opera Philadelphia (Sky on Swings, Elizabeth Cree, War Stories). Senturia is an alum of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, Wolf Trap, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Royal Academy of Music. She studied orchestral conducting at Boston University and violin at Rice University.