Announcing our Director of Opera

It’s my great pleasure to let you know that Amy Lane has been appointed as our Director of Opera, commencing in September.

Following a rigorous national and international search, Amy joins us from the Copenhagen Opera Festival where she was Artistic Director, expanding the festival’s global reach and artistic ambition. Prior to this, she was Head Staff Director at The Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden.

An innovative and highly respected artistic leader, Amy brings two decades’ experience leading opera houses and festivals in the UK, Europe and North America. Many of you will remember her work with OA as Revival Director of King Roger in Melbourne and Sydney, which received rave reviews.

Alongside Music Director Andrea Battistoni and me, Amy will lead the next stage of our company’s creative life. We are united by a clear ambition: to honour the depth and brilliance of the operatic canon and create work that resonates powerfully with today’s audiences.

Thank you for your continued support of OA.

Kind regards,

Alex Budd
CEO

Born in London, Amy Lane is an internationally recognised opera director and festival leader.

A former Head Staff Director at The Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden, she brings two decades’ experience spanning stage management, assistant, revival and associate direction, artistic planning, international casting and talent development.

Amy most recently served as Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, where she expanded the festival to more than 120 events annually, built international artist networks and secured recognition through the Oper! Awards’ Best Future Project (2025).

Amy’s directing credits include a complete the Ring Cycle for Longborough Festival Opera — a notable achievement requiring sustained artistic vision across four consecutive seasons — as well as Faust, Romeo et Juliette and Gianni Schiacchi for Canadian Opera Company, La Cenerentola for the 2025 Bregenz Festival, and co-directed with Kasper Holten both Drot og Marsk for the Royal Danish Opera and Marco Polo in Guangzhou.  She has also created concert productions including Falstaff and Tosca for Sir Bryn Terfel.

In demand for her creative vision and exceptional directing skills, Amy has worked in various roles with leading opera houses across Europe, including Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden, Royal Danish Opera, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Polish National Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet and Semperoper Dresden.

She has created new productions for companies including Canadian Opera Company, Den Norske Opera, Det Kongelige Teater, Bregenz Festival and worked in houses across Europe, North America and Australia. She has also directed a complete the Ring Cycle at Longborough Festival Opera.

Amy has created works in English, Italian, French, Danish and German.