Assistant Professor, Karen K. Bishop Director of Opera
College of Letters & Science l Mead Witter School of Music
Hometown: Syosset, NY
David Ronis is the Karen K. Bishop Director of Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since coming to UW-Madison in 2014, seven of his productions have garnered national attention, winning awards from The American Prize and the National Opera Association. Before devoting himself full-time to teaching, for many years he was a performer, singing and acting in opera, concerts, musical theater, and television commercials.