Elaine Douvas is an American oboist who served as Principal

Oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common type of oboe, the soprano oboe pitched in C, ...

of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in

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from 1977 until her retirement in 2024. She is also Instructor of Oboe and Chairman of the Woodwind Department at The

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. She also serves on the faculty of Mannes College The New School for Music in New York City, the Bard College Conservatory of Music in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, the Aspen Music Festival and School, Le Domaine Forget Academie (Quebec), and the Hidden Valley Music Seminars (Carmel, CA). Her primary studies were with John Mack at the

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and at the Interlochen Arts Academy with Don Th. Jaeger, Jay Light, and Robert Morgan. Prior to joining the Met, she was Principal Oboe of the Atlanta Symphony under conductor Robert Shaw. Her solo recordings are issued by Boston Records, Oboe Classics, and Music Minus One.

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Mannes College The New School for MusicThe Juilliard SchoolThe Bard College Conservatory of Music
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