Leading the March performances of Un Ballo in Maschera will be the award-winning conductor, William Boggs. Praised by critics as ‘daring’, ‘enlightened’ and ‘superbly musical’, Boggs is the former General Director of both Opera Columbus and Columbus Light Opera, with whom he has been involved in over 200 performances.

He has been involved in several major recording projects, having conducted the double-Grammy Award-winning recording of Robert Aldridge’s Elmer Gantry and most recently conducting Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players for Naxos, which received 2 Grammy Award nominations including Best Opera Production. He has worked with companies including Opera Carolina, Mississippi Opera, Nashville Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas, Cincinnati Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, and Florentine Opera, and with the Symphony Orchestras of Columbus, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, Newark, Granville, Dayton, Honolulu, and Charlotte, as well as the Macau Festival Orchestra and Hong Zhou Symphony in China.

OPC Executive Director, Greg Eldridge, says of Boggs, “It's a huge thrill for OPC to invite Maestro Boggs to the podium for Un Ballo in Maschera. A true veteran of this challenging repertoire, we're all very much looking forward to seeing William share his considerable experience with our orchestra, chorus, and principals. With towering choruses and hugely dramatic music composed by one of the true geniuses of the artform, this promises to be a concert not to be missed!"

Un Ballo in Maschera will be Maestro Bogg’s debut with Opera Project Columbus.