Winner of the American Prize for Directing, Linda Lister has directed award-winning productions and scenes for UNLV Opera Theater. As a stage director and choreographer, she was excelled at light opera productions including Orpheus in the Underworld, Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, The Gondoliers, and Trial by Jury. Recently, her focus has been on more intimate contemporary works. She directed the west coast premiere of the noir murder mystery A Capacity for Evil and the workshop premiere of the LGBTQ love story Letters to Lily, both for Opera Las Vegas.