Christopher Murrah

Christopher is a director of theatre and opera as well as multidisciplinary works. In 2016 joined the faculty of Yale University School of Music's Opera department where he directs and teaches acting and movement. He is also on adjunct faculty at New York University. In 2014 he was the recipient of the honored Princess Grace Theater Award Honorarium and was previously honored by the Shubert Foundation through Columbia University. His work in theatre and opera has been seen around the world, including the 2015 production of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Mariinsky Opera House in St. Petersburg. Yale Opera credits as movement and fight director include Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Don Quichote by Massenet. Other works include Man of La Mancha (Wasserman/Darion/Leigh), The Crucible (Mi