Meet Opera Memphis’ new music director
In 2026, Donald Lee III was named Opera Memphis music director. (Courtesy Todd Rosenberg)
Donald Lee III comes to Opera Memphis as its new music director, after having spent his summer working with the Cincinnati Opera.
“At my core, I’m just a Virginia man that is intensely, intensely in love with music at a high level,” Lee said. “... If I’m working on music, I can get all cerebral and hoity-toity and all of that. And after that, I really just want a beer and a nice hot plate of food. That is who I am.”
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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