Mary Jo Heath
Host and Announcer for The Metropolitan OperaA native of Norman, OK, Heath has a Ph.D. in music theory from Rochester's very own Eastman School of Music and Bachelor and Master’s degrees in music from the University of Oklahoma.
After working in the classical music world in various capacities, including a manager at Philips Classics Records, Mary Jo Heath became senior radio producer at the Metropolitan Opera in 2006. She became radio host in 2015 following the death of Margaret Juntwait. She is the fourth regular host of the broadcasts since they began in 1931.
During the Met opera season Heath is host for two to three live broadcasts per week on Metropolitan Opera Radio on Sirius with commentator William Berger, as well as the Saturday matinee international Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts when her commentator is Ira Siff.
In May 2016, Heath was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Eastman School of Music and spoke at the commencement ceremony.