SearchThe Ukrainian-born chorus master has been with The Dallas Opera for nearly 30 years, since his debut preparing the company’s chorus for Prince Igor in 1990. Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a master’s degree in choral conducting. After immigrating to the United States, Rom worked as a performer, conductor, educator, voice teacher, opera coach, and composer, and has been a coach at numerous companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Cincinnati, Ravinia, and Savonlinna festivals. An Honorary Visiting Professor at Finland’s Sibelius Academy and the Helsinki Conservatory of Music, Rom was a Visiting Professor at the Savonlinna Opera Festival Music Institute for ten years; he also staged and musically prepared Eugene Onegin while in Finland. Rom was a founder of the Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn, New York, of which he was Music Director for 19 years. His music and arrangements for voice, chorus, piano, and other instruments have been performed in many prestigious venues.
