John Moriarty (born September 30, 1930), is a conductor and stage director of productions at opera companies throughout the USA, and a noted vocal coach and accompanist. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts Moriarty received Bachelor of Music (1952) with highest honors and honorary Doctor of Music (1992) from the New England Conservatory of Music. He studied at Brandeis University and Mills College. He studied piano with Egon Petri and Carlo Zecchi and French vocal literature with Pierre Bernac. He was chairman of the Opera Department at the New England Conservatory from 1989 to 2001.