Belfast Opera Director Annilese Miskimmon appointed Opera Director in Oslo

[Jan McNulty]

The Irish Times has reported that Annilese Miskimmon has been appointed as Opera Director in Oslo:

 

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/belfast-opera-director-lands-a-tricky-new-job-in-norway-1.2466243

 

[Coated]

Interesting - would be lovely to have a successful female successor for Mr Holten next year.

[Sim]

Yes it would...but sadly female opera directors are a very rare breed.

[bangorballetboy]

As well as being a woman, Miskimmon is a very fine opera director (and seeing her on stage is one of my earliest memories!).

[RuthE]

Yes it would...but sadly female opera directors are a very rare breed.

 

Not that rare... to name but a few with production credits with the UK's major companies: Francesca Zambello, Deborah Warner, Phyllida Lloyd, Katie Mitchell, Annabel Arden, Fiona Shaw, Olivia Fuchs, Rodula Gaitanou, Marie Lambert, Mariame Clement... (edited to add: ...and of course Annilese Miskimmon, who I wouldn't have hesitated to mention were she not already the subject of this thread!)

 

They are certainly very under-represented in the industry in comparison with men, but they aren't that rare.  I'd have more trouble trying to name female choreographers with work being presented at a similar level of prominence.

Edited December 17, 2015 by RuthE

[Sim]

Sorry....to be clear, I meant opera ADs, not directors.

[RuthE]

Ah! In which case you are quite right.