During the 2025-26 season, Joshua R. Horowitz serves as the associate director of HGO’s Porgy and Bess. Previously at HGO, Horowitz was the Assistant Director for Florencia en el Amazonas (2019) and Aida (2020). Horowitz is a theater and opera director from Old Bethpage, New York. Past directing credits include Rumpelstiltskin and the Unlovable Children (The Glimmerglass Festival), Journey to Valhalla (Lyric Opera of Kansas City), the Emerging Artist Performance of Romeo and Juliet (Washington National Opera), La bohème (Annapolis Opera), The Barber of Seville (Cincinnati Opera), and Arias and Barcarolles (The Glimmerglass Festival). As an associate and assistant director, Horowitz's work has been seen across the country at Washington National Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Seattle Opera, and The Lyric Opera of Kansas City.