liora maurer

Director of Opera Studies

Liora Maurer joined the Metropolitan Opera as an Assistant Conductor during the 2008-2009 season. She has prepared a wide variety of repertoire at the Met, from the new productions of Fedora and Rigoletto to productions such as The Dialogues of the Carmelites and the American premiere of Nico Muhly’s Two Boys. Liora can be seen playing the rehearsals filmed for the feature on Maestro Nézet-Séguin shown worldwide during the 2018 HD telecast of La Traviata, as well as in a documentary shown on PBS titled "Yannick – An Artist’s Journey". She appeared in concert with tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak in a benefit for the Conservatorio de Musica de San Juan in Puerto Rico.

In 2015, Liora Maurer co-founded Canto Vocal Programs with Lucy Arner (conductor/vocal coach) and Sharon Mohar (stage director/interpretation coach). Ms. Maurer currently serves as Director of Opera Studies. Since its founding, Canto has worked with hundreds of singers all over the world, providing professional training programs in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Zagreb, Bucharest, Louisville (KY), New York and northern Virginia. Canto alumni can be seen and heard on opera stages in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Prior to joining the Met, Ms. Maurer was an Assistant Conductor at New York City Opera, beginning with the 1997-98 season. She was the recitative accompanist for several productions, including Don Giovanni, L’Elisir d’amore, Le Nozze di Figaro and Il Viaggio a Reims. Ms. Maurer has also worked with Seattle Opera, Wolf Trap Opera Company, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Opera Omaha, the New Israeli Opera, and Spoleto Festival USA. She was the official pianist for the 2014 George London Foundation Competition. Ms. Maurer has been on the faculty of the International Vocal Arts Institute, and has performed all over the world, including Israel, Germany, Spain, Romania, Japan, Italy, Perú, and Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv and received a Master of Music degree in Accompanying from the Manhattan School of Music.  She has won numerous awards, including a merit scholarship from the America - Israel Cultural Foundation.