Mila Henry is a music director and pianist who maintains an active and versatile career leading works that defy genre, from rock musicals to folk operas to reimagined classics. She has worked with Lileana Blain-Cruz, Heather Christian, Bill T. Jones, George Lewis, Missy Mazzoli, Wayne Shorter, and esperanza spalding.
Hailed “a stalwart contributor to the contemporary opera scene” (Opera Ithaca), Mila frequently collaborates with Beth Morrison Projects and PROTOTYPE. She was Conductor for Magdalene; Music Director/Pianist for Eat the Document; Pianist for Thumbprint; and Répétiteur for Pulitzer Prize-winners Angel’s Bone and p r i s m. With BMP and VisionIntoArt, she was Conductor for The Old Man and the Sea and Répétiteur for Sensorium Ex. Other collaborations include Conductor for Letters That You Will Not Get (American Opera Projects); Music Director for The Hunt (Miller Theatre); Pianist for We Shall Not Be Moved (Opera Philadelphia, The Apollo, Dutch National Opera); and Répétiteur for Iphigenia (Octopus Theatricals).
Mila’s musical theater work includes Vocal Director for The World is Round (Ripe Time, Obie-winner); Music Director for Early Decision (McCarter Theatre); and Assistant Music Director for The Night Falls (BalletCollective). She has led workshops with Circle in the Square, Pittsburgh CLO, HERE, and Page 73; performed at Joe’s Pub and 54 Below; and supported thesis projects at BerkleeNYC, Columbia University, and NYU Tisch.
Mila is an active Maestra member, serving as Co-Program Head for First Takes, and participating in their mentorship program. She has participated on grant panels for New Music USA and OPERA America, and is a member of Brooklyn Art Song Society’s New Music Advisory Board.
Mila is based in New York and plays multiple tiny instruments with the alt-country band The Opera Cowgirls. Manhattan School of Music (M.M.); Elizabethtown College (B.A). milahenry.com