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Mo Zhou

Stage Director

Mo Zhou is a Chinese expatriate stage director whose boundary-pushing work has made her a distinctive voice in opera and theater. Her productions have appeared at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Elbphilharmonie, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China.

In the 2025–26 season, she returns to Houston Grand Opera to direct the Butler Studio Showcase and revive her acclaimed children’s opera The Big Swim. She leads a new co-production of Madama Butterfly with Calgary Opera, Arizona Opera, and Opera Grand Rapids, where she also directs Byron Au Yong’s Stuck Elevator and serves as Guest Artistic Director. Additionally, she makes her debut with Opera Colorado directing Madama Butterfly.

In 2024–25, Ms. Zhou directed the Butler Studio Showcase at Houston Grand Opera, revived her acclaimed Madama Butterfly with Florentine Opera and Kentucky Opera, staged Così fan tutte at The Juilliard School, La bohème at Arizona Opera, and returned to Virginia Opera for a new production of Così fan tutte. She also made her Canadian directing debut with Madama Butterfly at Vancouver Opera.

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