Conductor Jerome Shannon served as the Mobile Opera’s General Director and Principal Conductor for over 10 years, and currently is the Music Director and Conductor of Pensacola Opera.

Recent engagements include his Mobile Opera’s Gala Celebration with Denyce Graves, Marta Domingo production of Tales of Hoffman and Andrea Chenier (covering Maestro Placido Domingo) with the Washington National Opera.

Jerry Shannon was the Associate Artistic Director and Associate Conductor for Virginia Opera from 1992-1996.

He is an OnSite Evaluator for the National Endowment of the Arts and a Government Affairs Representative for OPERA America. 

Maestro Shannon is a frequent judge on panels for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, national opera competitions, and is an adjunct faculty member of the University of South Alabama.