Portrait of Gary Halvorson

Directing

Gary Halvorson

Career

Active from 1971 to 2026, with up to 8 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for True Jackson, VP
True Jackson, VP
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gary Halvorson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Violence
    0.8, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    0.7, average 4.0
  • Crime
    0.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classical Music 22
  • Opera 21
  • Metropolitan Opera 11
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Stage Production 8
  • Comfort Viewing 8
  • Character-Driven Comedy 8
  • Grand Opera 7
  • Musical Spectacle 7
  • Vocal Performance 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

27 titles
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella (2025)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Grounded
The Metropolitan Opera: Grounded (2024)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora
The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora (2023)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Champion
The Metropolitan Opera: Champion (2023)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier
The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (2023)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours
The Metropolitan Opera: The Hours (2022)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
The Metropolitan Opera: Medea (2022)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto
The Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto (2022)

Director

Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (2021)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck
The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck (2020)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina
The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina (2020)

Director

2010s

57 titles · average score 75
The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019)

Director

The King and I
The King and I (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017)

Director

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera
Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera (2015)

Director

Verdi: Otello
Verdi: Otello (2015)

Director

Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle (2015)

Director

Prince Igor
Prince Igor (2014)

Director

Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration (2014)

Director

Götterdämmerung
Götterdämmerung (2012)

Director

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (2012)

Director

Siegfried
Siegfried (2011)

Director

Das Rheingold
Das Rheingold (2010)

Director

2000s

24 titles · average score 56
Verdi: Aida
Verdi: Aida (2009)

Director

Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor (2009)

Director

Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Metropolitan Opera
Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Metropolitan Opera (2009)

Director

La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera
La Fille du Régiment - Metropolitan Opera (2008)

Director

Puccini: La Bohème
Puccini: La Bohème (2008)

Director

Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera
Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera (2008)

Director

Adams: Doctor Atomic
Adams: Doctor Atomic (2008)

Director

Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2007)

Director

The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour (2004)
GoodWatch score 25

Director

True West
True West (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play (1999)

Director

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1996)

Director

Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World
Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995)

Director

Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995)

Director

Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World
Mickey's Fun Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World (1994)

Director

Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus!
Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus! (1994)

Director

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)

Director

Our First Video
Our First Video (1993)

Director

Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right
Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right (1993)

Director

Andrew Dice Clay: For Ladies Only
Andrew Dice Clay: For Ladies Only (1992)

Director

The Disneyland Story
The Disneyland Story (1990)

Director

1980s

7 titles
Free to Be... a Family
Free to Be... a Family (1988)

Director

Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987)

Producer, Director

Piaf
Piaf (1984)

Director

The Regard of Flight
The Regard of Flight (1983)

Director

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1982)

Director

Vanities
Vanities (1981)

Director

Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones (1980)

Director