Tess Naval
Stage Manager | Assistant Stage Manager
Current and Upcoming
Now On Stage:
Time To Act
Stage Manager
(World Premiere)
Upcoming:
Falstaff
Pittsburgh Opera
Assistant Stage Manager
Photo by Willow James
Recent
Tess is a proud alumna of Lyric Opera of Chicago's
2022-2024 Ryan Opera Center Ensemble.
2025-2026 Season
Pittsburgh Opera
Time to Act
Stage Manager
(World Premiere)
Curlew River
Stage Manager
Fellow Travelers
Assistant Stage Manager
La bohème
Assistant Stage Manager
Summer 2025
The Glimmerglass Festival
The Rake's Progress
Assistant Stage Manager
Tosca
Assistant Stage Manager
2024-2025 Season
Pittsburgh Opera
Woman With Eyes Closed
Stage Manager
(World Premiere)
Madama Butterfly
Assistant Stage Manager
Armida
Stage Manager
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Assistant Stage Manager
Tosca
Assistant Stage Manager
Summer 2024
The Glimmerglass Festival
Elizabeth Cree
Assistant Stage Manager
The Pirates of Penzance
Assistant Stage Manager
2023-2024 Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Rising Stars in Concert
Assistant Stage Manager
Aida
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Champion
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Jenůfa
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
The Flying Dutchman
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Summer 2023
The Glimmerglass Festival
The Rip Van Winkles
Stage Manager
(World Premiere Youth Opera)
Romeo and Juliet
Assistant Stage Manager
La bohème
Assistant Stage Manager
2022-2023 Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Rising Stars in Concert
Stage Left Assistant Stage Manager
Carmen
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
The Factotum
Assistant Stage Manager
(World Premiere)
Don Carlos
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Fiddler on the Roof
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Sunday in the Park with Lyric
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble Stage Manager
Ryan Opera Center Scenes Workshop
Assistant Stage Manager
May 2022
Yale Opera (Yale School of Music)
L'elisir d'amore
Production Stage Manager
February-March 2022
Filament Theatre
Gather
Assistant Stage Manager
(World Premiere)
November 2021
Yale Opera (Yale School of Music)
Fall Opera Scenes
Production Stage Manager
March 2021-March 2022
Albany Park Theater Project
Yours Truly
An Immersive Theater Experience in an Envelope
Fulfillment Manager
Photo by Brent DeLanoy, The Glimmerglass Festival
Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Photo by Matthew Fried
