Patrick Dupre Quigley

Guest Conductor

March 6
2026

Boston Baroque debut

Patrick Dupré Quigley is the Artistic Director of Opera Lafayette (DC/NYC), the country’s oldest period-instrument opera company. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire (Miami), and in June 2026 will transition to the role of Artistic Director Laureate in recognition of 24 years at the helm of the ensemble.

Quigley is widely recognized for his inquisitive and historically grounded approach to 17th- and 18th-century repertoire, shaped by close collaboration with both modern and period-instrument orchestras. Selected orchestral engagements include Bach with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Mozart with the Phoenix Symphony; Ligeti and Monteverdi with the San Francisco Symphony; Purcell and Rameau with Chicago’s Music of the Baroque; Bach’s Orchestral Suites and Violin Concerti with Gil Shaham and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Mozart with Ronald Brautigam and the Utah Symphony Orchestra; the Mozart Requiem with The Cleveland Orchestra; Dido and Aeneas at the Spoleto Festival; Handel with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Mozart and Haydn with Boston Baroque; and Bach and Vivaldi with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

Quigley’s work reflects a sustained engagement with overlooked repertories and musical traditions. In collaboration with Givonna Joseph and OperaCréole, he edited, premiered, and recorded the World Premiere of Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane (1887), a French grand opera by an American free composer of color in European exile and the first known complete, extant opera by a Black American. His work with scholar Honey Meconi resulted in the first complete performance and recording of Hildegard of Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum, restoring the full dramatic scope of the work.

Quigley has also developed projects reflecting a deep respect for musical traditions outside the Western European canon, including the Baroque music of North and South America, the music of the Babylonian Jews, New Orleans’s Black Gospel tradition, and contemporary Latin popular music.  

A committed advocate for contemporary American music, he has commissioned works by numerous composers including Alvaro Bermudez, Shawn Crouch, Sydney Guillaume, Tawnie Olson, Ileana Perez-Velazquez, Greg Spears, Christopher Theofanidis. He has given modern, regional, national, international, and recording premieres of works by Hildegard of Bingen, Edmond Dédé, Susan LaBarr, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Ingram Marshall, Nico Muhly, Esteban Salas y Castro, among others. His discography includes 17 titles spanning a wide range of musical voices.  Two of those recordings received Grammy nominations. He has recorded with the international pop star Shakira. He has also maintained a long-standing commitment to music education and mentorship, contributing to training from elementary instruction through post-graduate study.

Quigley holds an undergraduate degree in Music Theory and History from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. He assisted Michael Tilson Thomas in rehearsals, performances, and recordings at the San Francisco Symphony. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he currently resides in Washington, D.C.

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