Caleb is a conductor, coach, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles.
“Caleb Yanez Glickman directed the orchestra with a precision and cleanliness that made Mozart’s music sound as fresh as the day it premiered.”
Caleb (he/him) was recently appointed Associate Music Director of Opera Modesto, where he works as an integral part of the music staff bringing opera to California’s Central Valley. His recent conducting of their Le Nozze di Figaro was acclaimed by North Bay Stage and Screen as sounding “as fresh as the day it premiered.” He was also the music director of the Hollywood Youth Orchestra from 2022-24, an El-Sistema inspired program where he led programming dedicated to cultivating community interest in classical music.
Since 2023, he has conducted several productions with Pacific Opera Project, including the award winning production of The Pirates of Penzance, quickly becoming one of their mainstay conductors. In addition to POP and Opera Modesto, Caleb has also recently worked with Opera Southwest, Lyric Opera of Orange County, Opera in the Ozarks, Opera Saratoga, and Savannah Opera.
Caleb received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Vocal Performance. In addition to being an accomplished opera singer and pianist, Caleb is a violinist and flutist – giving him a deeper understanding of the orchestra.
Caleb is a zealous advocate of bringing classical music to new audiences. His recent conception of a gender-bent production of The Mighty Casey, William Schuman’s baseball opera, was hailed as “nothing short of brilliant.” He was the music director for Opera Modesto’s world premiere production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant, an American Lyric Theater Co-commission. He also collaborated in the creation and performance of Enchanted Melodies: An Interactive Fairytale Opera which has seen multiple productions since its premiere in June. In February, he conducted for Opera Southwest’s world premiere production of Llantos 1492: A Flamenco Opera, and he is spearheading a project entitled Transport: of a first of its kind double bill of Jake Heggie’s Another Sunrise and Handel’s Judas Maccabeus with The Why Collective in New York.
Caleb received his Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2021, and was a member of the Opera Coaching Artist Diploma program until 2022.
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