Rakefet Hak

Maestra Rakefet Hak is an internationally sought-after conductor, coach, and music director whose work spans leading opera houses, festivals, and training programs, with repertoire that includes both traditional and contemporary works. She has been engaged by institutions including the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, LA Opera, Merola Opera Program, Spoleto Festival, Semperoper Dresden, and Ruhrtriennale. She joined the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and the Metropolitan Opera music staff in 1997 as one of its youngest members.

 

During her tenure at the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Hak worked as assistant conductor and coach with conductors such as James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Kent Nagano, Carlo Rizzi, Patrick Summers, and Edo de Waart, collaborating with many of today’s leading singers, including Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, and Joyce DiDonato. Invited by Plácido Domingo to join LA Opera’s music staff, Ms. Hak later became Music Director of Opera UCLA, where she has led acclaimed productions and premieres. She continues to build an active international career as a conductor while guiding emerging singers through teaching, coaching, and mentorship.