Helen makes her Virginia Opera debut as Assistant Director for Siegfried and The Barber of Seville. An active stage director and intimacy choreographer in the Maryland/DC area, she takes pride in building community through live performance. Helen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Her humble beginnings in opera included acting and dancing as a supernumerary, and playing oboe in the pit. Post-graduation and well into a career in arts administration, she became a stage director (specializing in operetta, specifically the works of Gilbert & Sullivan), and more recently an intimacy professional for live theatre. Select directing credits include H.M.S. Pinafore (Victorian Lyric Opera Company), Proving Up (Maryland Opera Studio/University of Maryland) La Bohème (Fairfax Symphony), and Die Zauberflöte (Bel Cantanti Opera). Select intimacy choreographer credits include Radio Golf and The Tempest (Round House Theatre), Rocky Horror Show (Iron Crow Theatre), Circle Mirror Transformation (Silver Spring Stage), and Bright Star (Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre). See her complete work at HelenAbergerDirector.com.
