Gary Halvorson

Biography

Gary Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film.

Career Overview

Gary Halvorson has 146 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Signature works include The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The King and I, Massenet: Cendrillon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

146

Known For

• 

  The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
• 

  The King and I
• 

  Massenet: Cendrillon
• 

  The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin
• 

  Verdi: Otello
• 

  The Metropolitan Opera: Werther

Frequent Collaborators

• MET Orchestra (2 collaborations)
• Eric Owens (2 collaborations)
• Kevin Clash (1 collaborations)
• Mandy Patinkin (1 collaborations)
• Vanessa Williams (1 collaborations)
• Sonia Manzano (1 collaborations)
• Roscoe Orman (1 collaborations)
• Stephanie D'Abruzzo (1 collaborations)
• Dave Goelz (1 collaborations)
• Carmen Osbahr (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (144 credits)

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier

    director

    directing
    2025
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella

    director

    directing
    2025
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Grounded

    director

    directing
    2024
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    director

    directing
    2023
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    2023
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Champion

    director

    directing
    2023
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier

    director

    directing
    2023
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora

    director

    directing
    2023
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Medea

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Intimate Apparel

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Bryn Terfel and Friends

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Met Stars: Joyce DiDonato

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Metropolitan Opera At Home Gala

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Met Stars: Jonas Kaufmann

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Manon

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Die Walküre - Metropolitan Opera

    director

    directing
    2019
  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

    director

    directing
    2019
  • La Traviata

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The King and I

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Massenet: Cendrillon

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Così fan tutte

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Norma

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Der Rosenkavalier

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Roméo et Juliette

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Strauss: Elektra

    director

    directing
    2016
  • The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Verdi: Otello

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera

    director

    directing
    2015
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Rossini: La Donna del Lago

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Michael Buble's Christmas in New York

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte

    director

    directing
    2014
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Werther

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Prince Igor

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Verdi: Falstaff

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare

    director

    directing
    2013
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Mom

    - A Small Nervous Meltdown and a Misplaced Fork (2013) ... director directing

    - A Pee Stick and an Asian Raccoon (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Aida

    director

    directing
    2012
  • The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Massenet: Manon

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Götterdämmerung

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Siegfried

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Le comte Ory

    director

    directing
    2011
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo

    director

    directing
    2010
  • The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Das Rheingold

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Rossini: Armida

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Bizet: Carmen

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Les Contes d'Hoffmann

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Verdi: Aida

    director

    directing
    2009
  • The Met — Tosca

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Rossini: La Cenerentola

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Lucia di Lammermoor

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Opening Night Gala Starring Renée Fleming

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Adams: Doctor Atomic

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Puccini: La Bohème

    director

    directing
    2008
  • La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera

    director

    directing
    2008
  • The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Britten: Peter Grimes

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Elmo's Christmas Countdown

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Puccini's Il trittico

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Rules of Engagement

    - Fix-up & Downs (2007) ... director directing

    - Old School Jeff (2007) ... director directing

    - Mr. Fix It (2007) ... director directing

    - Flirting With Disaster (2007) ... director directing
    2007
  • The Magic Flute

    director

    directing
    2006
  • 'Til Death

    - No More Mr. Vice Guy (2007) ... director directing
    2006
  • The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Joey

    - Joey and the Big Move (2006) ... director directing

    - Joey and the Snowball Fight (2006) ... director directing

    - Joey and the Christmas Party (2005) ... director directing

    - Joey and the Tijuana Trip (2005) ... director directing

    - Joey and the Musical (2005) ... director directing
    2004
  • Two and a Half Men

    - Smooth as a Ken Doll (2007) ... director directing

    - It Never Rains in Hooterville (2007) ... director directing

    - I Merely Slept with a Commie (2007) ... director directing

    - That's Summer Sausage, Not Salami (2007) ... director directing

    - Don't Worry, Speed Racer (2007) ... director directing
    2003
  • True West

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Merry Widow

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Grounded for Life

    - Lily B. Goode (2001) ... director directing
    2001
  • Don Giovanni

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Paul Simon: You're The One

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Peter Pan

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

    director

    directing
    1999
  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Le Nozze di Figaro

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Bouncers

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Carmen

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    - Finale (2005) ... director directing

    - Pat's Secret (2005) ... director directing

    - Sister-In-Law (2005) ... director directing

    - The Faux Pas (2005) ... director directing

    - Debra's Parents (2004) ... director directing
    1996
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    - Sabrina the Sandman (1999) ... director directing

    - The Long and Winding Short Cut (1999) ... director directing

    - Sabrina's Real World (1999) ... director directing

    - Sabrina's Pen Pal (1999) ... director directing

    - Sabrina, the Teenage Writer (1999) ... director directing
    1996
  • Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Mickey's Fun Songs

    director

    directing
    1995
  • The Wayans Bros.

    - Going to the Net (1996) ... director directing

    - The Return of the Temptones (1996) ... director directing
    1995
  • The Drew Carey Show

    - Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar (1997) ... director directing

    - Hello/Goodbye (1997) ... director directing

    - Drew Gets Motivated (1996) ... director directing

    - Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics (1995) ... director directing
    1995
  • The Dangerous Liaisons - San Francisco Opera

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Sing-Along Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus!

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to the Circus!

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Friends

    - The One with Rachel's Going Away Party (2004) ... director directing

    - The One Where Estelle Dies (2004) ... director directing

    - The One with Princess Consuela (2004) ... director directing

    - The One Where Joey Speaks French (2004) ... director directing

    - The One Where Chandler Gets Caught (2004) ... director directing
    1994
  • Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Our First Video

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Andrew Dice Clay: For Ladies Only

    director

    directing
    1992
  • The Disneyland Story

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Free to Be... a Family

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Roseanne

    - Into That Good Night (1) (1997) ... director directing

    - The Miracle (1997) ... director directing

    - Some Enchanted Merger (2) (1997) ... director directing

    - Home is Where the Afghan Is (1996) ... director directing

    - Roseambo (1996) ... director directing
    1988
  • Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Piaf

    director

    directing
    1984
  • The Regard of Flight

    director

    directing
    1983
  • The Country Girl

    director

    directing
    1982
  • Vanities

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Little Johnny Jones

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Great Performances

    - Great Performances at the Met: Grounded (2025) ... director directing

    - From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1997 (1997) ... director directing
    1971

• actors (1 credits)

  • Live at the Met: From Stage to Screen

    actor

    actors
    2015

• production (1 credits)

  • Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues

    producer

    production
    1987