Indigenous Artist

Danielle Jagelski is a conductor, composer, and creative producer. She is the Artistic Director and Co-founder of Renegade Opera, Producer for First Nations Performing Arts, and faculty at Manhattan School of Music-Precollege Division.

“Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century.” - I Care If You Listen (2023)

Her work has been performed at distinguished music spaces including Performance Space New York, Roulette Intermedium, Green Room 42, and The National Gallery of Art. Recent commissions and collaborations have been with Boston Opera Collaborative, Voices of Ascension|Voices of the New, New Native Theatre, Timothy Long and the North American Indigenous Songbook, Colleen Bernstein- Percussionist, MUSE Cincinnati Women's Choir, Hear Us Hear Them, and the Sister Singers Network.

As a conductor, Danielle is sought out for her execution of contemporary works. Recent conducting engagements include NextGen3 with Beth Morrison Projects, Missing by Brian Current at Anchorage Opera, Scalia/Ginsberg at Opera Ithaca, Never to Return by Karen Sunabacka, Dark Sisters by Nico Muhly at Temple University, the world premiere of Adam’s Run by Ruby Fulton at Renegade Opera, and guest conductor for the Manhattan School of Music Symphony, and National Music Global Culture Society at Lincoln Center.

An enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, Danielle often collaborates and performs with other Indigenous and Native American artists. As producer for First Nations Performing Arts, she is passionate about building kinship through interdisciplinary projects.

She is currently an Opera America IDEA grant recipient with librettist/playwright Rhiana Yazzie, for their new opera “Little Ones.” She has received grants from The Plimpton Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, and Opera America, among others, she was a resident artist at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre- Groundfloor Residency, and has earned awards for her work in contemporary opera from the National Opera Association.

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INDIGENOUS ANCESTRY

First Nations

SELF-IDENTIFICATION

Citizen of Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe