Elizabeth Hastings has conducted for opera companies around the country, including Sarasota Opera, Toledo Opera, New Rochelle Opera, Opera Northeast, Whitewater Opera and Washington National Opera.  

 

Favorite conducting experiences include Hansel and Gretel for Opera Theatre of Montclair (NJ) and La Cenerentola and La Bohème for the innovative Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis (MO).  

 

She served as both conductor and stage director for Queens College Opera’s productions of Die Fledermaus, Le nozze di Figaro, and The Magic Flute and most recently for Regina Opera’s La Bohème.  

 

In addition to opera, she has conducted over 60 productions of musical theatre and operetta in 29 seasons at the College Light Opera Company on Cape Cod.

 

She has performed many times at Carnegie Hall as a continuo player, appearing with MidAmerica Productions as well as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.  

 

As an accompanist, she has appeared with soloists and choral groups in Europe and the United States.  

 

She is on the faculty of NYU Steinhardt where she is conducting Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica in the spring of 2024.  She last appeared with Harrisburg Opera Association as conductor of Madame Butterfly.