Kelvin Chan
With his core commitment to the cultivation of human connection, stage director Kelvin Chan creates work that is focused on the question of who we are as people. From a joyous musico-culinary celebration of the life and work of Julia Child (An Edible and Musical Birthday Celebration for Julia Child, Vital Opera and Sur la Table, NYC, 2012), to intensive artist workshops on the development of creativity and ensemble (Vital Opera Artist Development Workshop, NYC, 2013), to an exploration of the troubling issues of terrorism and retribution (Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, CCM, Cincinnati, OH, 2010—National Opera Association Award), Mr. Chan seeks to produce operatic events that delve into and celebrate our commonalities as human beings. He is the Founding General Director of Vital Opera. vitalopera.org