Mitisek is a sort of genius actually – in this case (1) designing a set which is here and there made up of little more than bunk beds, assorted props, paper scrolls, ink markers and silhouette projections; (2) stage directing the actors all over every conceivable available space; (3) adapting the orchestration and other elements of the works themselves to fit his needs; and (4) conducting the orchestra and singers. He could probably take the Queen Mary out to sea if he wanted to. He’s also charming.
Repertoire
| TITLE | COMPOSER | COMPANY | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nixon in China | John Adams | ||
| Wiener Operntheater | 1997 | ||
| Arena di Verona | 2008 | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2010 | ||
| The Death of Klinghoffer | John Adams | Long Beach Opera | 2014 |
| I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky | John Adams | Long Beach Opera | 2014 |
| Bluebeard's Castle | Béla Bartók | Long Beach Opera | 1999 |
| Jane Eyre | Michael Berkeley | Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | 2006 |
| The Second Mrs. Kong | Harrison Birtwistle | Wiener Operntheater | 1996 |
| Der Reigen | Philippe Boesmans | Wiener Operntheater | 1997 |
| Death in Venice | Benjamin Britten | Wiener Operntheater | 1994 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Benjamin Britten | Wiener Volksoper | 1998, 1999 |
| The Imaginary Invalid | Marc Antoine Charpentier | Long Beach Opera | 1999 |
| The Invention of Morel | Stewart Copeland | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2017 | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2018 | ||
| Volo Di Notte | Luigi Dallapiccola | Long Beach Opera | 2000 |
| Oedipe | George Enescu | Wiener Operntheater | 1993 |
| The Diary Of Anne Frank | Grigori Frid | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2007, 2009 | ||
| Austin Chamber Music Festival | 2007 | ||
| Irvine Barclay Theater in Irvine | 2010 | ||
| The Fall Of The House Of Usher | Philip Glass | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2013 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2013 | ||
| Akhnaten | Philip Glass | Long Beach Opera | 2011 |
| The Perfect American | Philip Glass | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2017 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2017 | ||
| Hotel Of Dreams / The Sound Of A Voice | Philip Glass | Long Beach Opera | 2006 |
| Orfeo ed Euridice | Willibald Gluck | Komische Oper Berlin | 2000 |
| Faust | Charles Gounod | Austin Opera | 2001 |
| Frankenstein!! | Heinz K. Gruber | Long Beach Opera | 2008 |
| Semele | George Frederic Handel | Long Beach Opera | 2004 |
| Giulio Cesare | George Frederic Handel | Wiener Musikverein | |
| The News | JacobTV | Long Beach Opera | 2016 |
| The Cunning little Vixen | Leoš Janáček | Long Beach Opera | 2009 |
| Jenufa | Leoš Janáček | Long Beach Opera | 2002 |
| As One | Kaminsky/Campbell/Reed | Anchorage Opera | 2018 |
| As One | Laura Kaminsky/Mark Campbell/Kimberly Reed | Long Beach Opera | 2017 |
| The Good Soldier Schweik | Robert Kurka | Long Beach Opera | 2010 |
| Giuditta | Franz Lehar | Wiener Volksoper | 1998 |
| Countess Maritza | Franz Lehar | German Tour | |
| Pagliacci | Ruggero Leoncavallo | Hawaii Opera Theater | 2001 |
| Le Grand Macabre | György Ligeti | Wiener Operntheater | 1994 |
| Tears of a Knife | Bohuslav Martinu | Long Beach Opera | 2012 |
| La Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni | Hawaii Opera Theater | 2001 |
| Malakut | Nader Mashayeki | Wien Modern | 1997 |
| Joruri | Minoru Miki | Tokyo Opera | 2006 |
| Der Bettelstudent | Carl Millöcker | German Tour | |
| Così fan tutte | Wolfgang A. Mozart | Seattle Opera | 2005 |
| Le nozze di Figaro | Wolfgang A. Mozart | ||
| Hawaii Opera Theater | 2001 | ||
| Yale Opera | |||
| Don Giovanni | Wolfgang A. Mozart | ||
| Seattle Opera | 2007 | ||
| Orlando Opera | |||
| The Abduction From the Seraglio | Wolfgang A. Mozart | Wiener Operntheater | 1999 |
| La Clemenza di Tito | Wolfgang A. Mozart | Wiener Konzerthaus | 1989 |
| No Mozart | Michael Nyman, Louis Andriessen, Arvo Pärt | Long Beach Opera | 2006 |
| La Périchole | Jacques Offenbach | Long Beach Opera | 2003 |
| The Clever One | Carl Orff | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2009 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2014 | ||
| Camelia La Tejana: Only The Truth | Gabriela Ortiz | Long Beach Opera | 2013 |
| The Devils of Loudon | Kristof Penderecki | Wiener Operntheater | 1995 |
| Maria de Buenos Aires | Astor Piazzolla / Horacio Ferrer | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2012 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2013 | ||
| Thérèse Raquin | Tobias Picker | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2015 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2015 | ||
| Les mamelles de Tirésias | Francis Poulenc | Long Beach Opera | 2010 |
| Tosca | Giacomo Puccini | Orlando Opera | |
| Il Tabarro | Giacomo Puccini | Long Beach Opera | 2000 |
| Madama Butterfly | Giacomo Puccini | Orlando Opera | |
| The Indian Queen | Henry Purcell | Long Beach Opera | 1998 |
| Das Schloss | Aribert Reimann | Wiener Operntheater | 1996 |
| Moscow, Cherry Town | Dimitri Shostakovich | Long Beach Opera | 2011 |
| Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss | ||
| San Sebastian Festival, Spain | 1999 | ||
| Komische Oper Berlin | 1999, 2000 | ||
| La Orquesta Sinfónica de Valencia | 2004 | ||
| Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi | 2009 | ||
| Elektra | Richard Strauss | Long Beach Opera | 2001 |
| Die Schweigsame Frau (Silent Woman) | Richard Strauss | Long Beach Opera | 2004 |
| Salome | Richard Strauss | ||
| Austin Opera | 1999 | ||
| Opera Philadelphia | 2000 | ||
| The Rake's Progress | Igor Stravinsky | Vancouver Opera | 2001 |
| Eugene Onegin | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Seattle Opera | 2002 | ||
| Teatro Municipal de Santiago | 2006 | ||
| The Emperor Of Atlantis | Viktor Ullmann | ||
| Long Beach Opera | 2009 | ||
| Chicago Opera Theater | 2014 | ||
| Rigoletto | Giuseppe Verdi | Austin Opera | 2003 |
| Nabucco | Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| La forza del destino | Giuseppe Verdi | Theater Würzburg | |
| Montezuma | Antonio Vivaldi | Long Beach Opera | 2009 |
| The Ring of the Nibelung | Richard Wagner | Long Beach Opera | 2006 |
| Der Freischütz | Carl Maria von Weber | Seattle Opera | 1999 |
| The Threepenny Opera | Kurt Weill | Long Beach Opera | 2005 |