Jeanine Tesori
b. 1961
- One of the first women to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera for Grounded, based on George Brant’s eponymous stage play
- Winner of the Music Critics Association of North America Award for Best New Opera in 2020 for her opera Blue
- Two-time Tony Award winner of Best Original Score for Fun Home and Kimberly Akimbo
- Recipient of various honors including two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, six-time GRAMMY Award nominee, 2025 Medal of Distinction from Barnard College, the Olivier, Drama Desk, and Obie awards
- Operas staged by the Metropolitan Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dutch National Opera, English National Opera, and more.
- Served as Supervising Vocal Producer on Steven Spielberg’s 2021 West Side Story
Works by Jeanine Tesori include:
Grounded (2023) opera in two acts
Blue (2016) opera in two acts
The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me (2012) opera in two acts
A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck (2010) opera in one act
Looking Ahead: Lincoln Center 2025-26 Visionary Artist; staged concert performance of Blue (Nov 15, New York City premiere), co-presented by the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Lincoln Center Theater at the Wu Tsai Theater
“Tesori clearly knows how to write for the voice … with exquisite, multilayered harmonies.” —Chicago Sun-Times