As both General Director and Artistic Director of Teatro Grattacielo, Stefanos Koroneos brings a deep passion for multidisciplinary arts and creative vision to all his endeavors. Under his leadership, Teatro Grattacielo has expanded to a year-long programming in New York City, robust educational and community programming, and co-productions in several locations in Europe.
Recent successes include the critically acclaimed curation and direction of Mozart’s Idomeneo, Don Giovanni , and Le nozze di Figaro in the United States, Greece, and Italy, as well as his award-winning visual treatment of Zandonai’s Giulietta e Romeo in Battery Park City, NY. He directed Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, and La Vestale for Light Opera of New Jersey, La Tech in Monterrey, Mexico, the Cultural Center of Crete, the Megaron Thessaloniki, and Teatro Grattacielo.
In 2025, he produced and directed Le nozze di Figaro, L’amico Fritz, Rossini Perduto, critically reviewed the world premiere of Daniel Asia’s Tin Angel for Teatro Grattacielo at La Mama, and joined the directing staff of the Metropolitan Opera for their revivals of Barber of Seville and Carmen.
Previous engagements include I Am A Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams for Tri-Cities and Syracuse Operas, Carmen for Boheme Opera, Domme + Giovanni for White Snake Projects L’Elisir d’Amore, and The Magic Flute for Tri-Cities Opera and the Luma Festival.
Stefanos Koroneos has collaborated with opera's most revered directors and conductors, including Franco Zeffirelli, Fabrizio Melano, Moisés Kaufman, and Richard Bonynge. These esteemed partnerships not only honed his craft but also profoundly influenced his directorial approach, imbuing it with the expertise and artistic vision of these masters.
His international career as a baritone featured appearances with Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Regio di Torino, Bolshoi Theater, New York City Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Tampa, Gotham Chamber Opera, Greek National Opera, Den Nye Opera Netherlands, Staatstheater Freiburg and Theater Osnabrück.
Stefanos is fluent in Italian, German, English, Spanish and Greek.
stefanoskoroneos@grattacielo.org
