Meet Mary
40+
Operas played in the
United States
7
Countries where Mary has
conducted orchestras
1
Non-profit created, celebrating
women composers
Mary Box is a conductor and pianist with extensive experience coaching many of the world's leading opera singers.
Mary played over 40 operas at Dallas Opera, Minnesota Opera, and Austin Opera, among others.
Shifting to the podium, since 2021, Mary has conducted orchestras and operas in seven countries: the United States, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Austria, Finland, Mexico, and Egypt.
Mary Box is a conductor, pianist, and arts leader based in Houston Texas. After playing over forty operas at the Dallas Opera and Minnesota Opera among others, Mary studied conducting in workshops in seven countries, including the Ukraine, Czech Republic, Austria, Finland, Mexico, and Egypt.
An advocate for underrepresented works, Mary received a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance to conduct an orchestral concert of arias by African-American composers in 2025. Mary is also the founder and executive director of the Montrose Project, an organization which celebrates works by women composers with recordings and performances in Houston. Mary is currently pursuing a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies to aid in the Montrose Project’s future.
Since 2022, Mary has served as the Assistant Conductor for the University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center, leading rehearsals and providing diction coaching in eight productions. Mary recently lead a performance of Suor Angelica at UH.
An avid recitalist, Mary performed a recital in November of 2024 with Houston Grand Opera and Washington National Opera star, Reginald Smith, Jr. at The Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
"I think music in itself is healing.
It's an explosive expression of humanity."
-Billy Joel
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