Thor Steingraber

Who is Thor Steingraber?

Thor Steingraber Thor Steingraber is an American opera and theater director, and arts leader/manager.

Steingraber has held two leadership positions at American performing arts centers: Kimmel Center in Philadelphia where he was Senior Vice President, and The Music Center in Los Angeles where he was Vice President of Programming. While in Philadelphia, Kimmel Center and The Philadelphia Orchestra underwent a period of protracted negotiations during the Orchestra’s bankruptcy proceedings. Steingraber was instrumental in leading the Kimmel Center’s response during this transitional period. In Los Angeles, Steingraber oversaw the opening of Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, an extension of the public/private partnership between The Music Center and Los Angeles County.

He will hold a third position, as Executive Director of the Valley Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of California State University, Northridge, beginning March 1, 2014.

Steingraber has been directing operas for fifteen years, and his work has been seen in cities across America, from New York's Lincoln Center to the San Francisco Opera.