Joelle Lachance, Stage Director

Upcoming Engagements

Cendrillon (Viardot)/Notes on Viardot (Ching)

Director

Buffalo Opera Unlimited

September 2026

https://www.buffalooperaunlimited.org/

Glory Denied

Assistant Director

Finger Lakes Opera

Summer 2026

https://www.fingerlakesopera.org/

Le nozze di Figaro

Assistant Director

Finger Lakes Opera

Summer 2026

https://www.fingerlakesopera.org/

Past Engagements

Aida

Director

Opera Southwest

February/March 2026

www.operasouthwest.org

Images from Opera Southwest with permission by Lance W. Ozier
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Images from Opera Southwest with permission by Lance W. Ozier
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In a Grove

Director

Eastman School of Music

October/November 2025

Photo: Nick Samper

Interview: https://youtu.be/L4tjAL3JnXk?si=8xFXSb9yB2np9z6E

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Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Bartók

Director, Designer

Gowanda Opera House

June 2025

Joshua’s Boots, Hailstork

Director

Buffalo Opera Unlimited

May 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/H-jPbS5CVps

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Trial by Jury, Gilbert and Sullivan

Director

Eastman School of Music

April 2025

Link: https://youtu.be/rWLHoFpG7L8?si=gYxFb_Jn1SvluEG2

Production Stills: cred. Guhong Wu

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Evidence of Things Not Seen, Rorem

Director

Eastman School of Music

January 2025

Production Stills: cred. Nic Minetor

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The Telephone, Menotti

Director, Designer

Eastman School of Music

April 2024