Orpha Phelan Stage Director

Irish stage director Orpha Phelan’s Orpha's production of Così Fan recent production of A Quiet Place at Tutte with Opera Theatre Company Opera Zuid in Maastricht was in 2012/13 marked her first awarded the prestigious Place de production in her native l'Opera prize of Best Opera 2018 in Ireland. Orpha has also The Netherlands. She is two years directed l’Orfeo at The Barbican, a running the recipient of Denmark's collaboration with Richard Egarr and most prestigious arts prize, The Academy of Ancient Music. Her the Reumert Award for Best Opera staging of the UK premiere of Production 2016 (Powder Her Face at Jonathan Harvey’s Wagner Dream, the Royal Danish Opera) and Best also at The Barbican, marked her Opera Production 2017 (Dead Man first collaboration with Martyn Walking, also for The Royal Danish Brabbins and the BBC Opera). Symphony Orchestra. She has directed I Capuleti e i Montecchi for Orpha has enjoyed tremendous Opera North and Opera Australia at successes in Sweden at Malmö Opera the Sydney Opera House, under the with Fiddler on the Roof, La Bohème baton of Richard Bonynge. (released by Naxos on DVD), Les Contes d’Hoffman and Jenůfa Orpha has worked on several (released by Arthaus Musik on productions at The Royal Opera, DVD). Recent seasons also saw her Glyndebourne, Opera North and “Orpha Phelan’s production direct a highly acclaimed production Wexford Opera and has directed packs a strong emotional of Billy Budd for Opera North workshops for Welsh National Opera, punch.” and Fidelio for Longborough Festival Opera North, Aldeburgh and Opera Now Opera. She made her French debut in Almeida Opera. She was awarded 2018/19 at Opera National de the Audience Prize (Ring Award Lorraine with Wuthering Heights, 2005), for her concept of Le Nozze di and last season she returned to Figaro with Graz Oper, Austria and

Ireland for La Cenerentola with Irish Wagner Forum Graz; she was also a National Opera. Engagements that winner in the European Opera could sadly not take place in 2020 Directors’ Award 2003 for her include directing a concert concept of Hans Heiling for

performance of Mascagni's Strasbourg Opera in association with Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo's Opera Europa. Zingari for Scottish Opera.

In 2021/22 she makes her Norwegian Valid for use until 1 February 2022 For updated versions please contact debut with Den Norske Opera, and [email protected] directs the world premiere of Raising Icarus by Michael Zev Gordon at the Barber Institute.

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