About
Elliot Menard is an opera-maker, performer-composer, and producer. Working at the nexus of opera-theater, new music, and experimental performance, she is dedicated to exploring opera’s many forms—seeking wonder, discovery, and new perspectives.
Elliot’s compositions pursue how text allows music to emerge and the expressive range of the voice. A recent composer-in-residence at Millay Arts, her music has been programmed at Highways Performance Space, the N.E.O. Voice Festival, Open Gate Theatre, CalArts, and more.
As a mezzo-soprano, she brings her sincere and sensitive artistry to repertoire spanning from pre-baroque to contemporary classical, Jewish cantorial, jazz, improvisation, and extended techniques. Recent highlights include CalArts’ production of HERE BE SIRENS (Kate Soper) as Polyxo and New Opera Days Ostrava’s premiere of Partial Memories (Judith Berkson).
Through her producorial and administrative work, she supports emerging artists, living composers, and underrepresented voices. She is Overtone Industries’ Director of Operations, the Resonance Collective’s Touring and Grants Manager, co-founder of Renegade Opera, and an alum of Beth Morrison Project’s Producer Academy.
She holds an M.F.A. in Voice Arts from CalArts and a B.A. in Classics from Reed College.