Thomas Cunningham is artistic director of Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Cunningham made his New York City debut conducting Tchaikovsky's final opera, Iolanta for Opera Slavica. He is conductor of the Ripieno Ensemble in Bucks County, PA, and works regularly with The Princeton Festival, Opera Slavica, and The CoOPERAtive program. Previously, he has worked on productions ranging from Jenůfa and Eugene Onegin, to Alcina, Così fan tutte and La fille du régiment. Also in demand as a chorus master, Mr. Cunningham regularly prepares choruses in Romantic, Germanic and Slavic languages. For more information, visitwww.ThomasCunningham.us