Meet Our Team
Scott Skiba
Executive Artistic Director
Award-winning Stage Director Scott Skiba has led more than 70 new productions, earning recognition for his imaginative stage direction and dynamic physical approach to storytelling that is “masterful…ingenious…first-rate...vivid and emotionally charged."
Cliff Wilson
Artistic Administrator
Cliff Wilson is the Artistic Administrator for the company and works closely with the General Director and Artistic Director.
Domenico Boyagian
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Maestro Domenico Boyagian, Music Director of Cleveland Opera Theater and Suburban Symphony Orchestra, has been praised as a “born conductor” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and has dedicated himself to symphonic music and opera. Producing performances of compelling artistry and beauty, Boyagian “appears to be a conductor for whom the music is the sole point of standing before musicians.” (The Plain Dealer)
Dean Buck
Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master
Dean Buck is a Cleveland-based conductor, now serving his fourth season as Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master with Cleveland Opera Theater. His conducting has been described as "fearless and firm," (Cleveland Classical,) and "maintaining a constant, flexible rapport with singers." (New York Observer.)
Stephanie Ruozzo
Education and Outreach Associate
Having presented her research locally and globally, Stephanie Ruozzo recently earned her PhD in Historical Musicology from Case Western Reserve University. Her studies at CWRU provided the privilege of instructing students of all levels of musical experience, from freshman non-music majors to conservatory graduate students.
