One of the most active stage directors for opera in Latin America, André Heller-Lopes has directed productions in countries such as Spain, Argentina, Estonia, Uruguay, Germany, Chile, Portugal, Poland, Austria, U.K., Malaysia and all over Brazil. He trained at the prestigious San Francisco Merola Opera Program (2001) and at Covent Garden’s Young Artist Programme (2003-2005). In 2013 he received the Britten100Award and his production of A midsummer night’s dream was a finalist in the best opera production category at the 2014 Opera Awards. Distinguished in 2012 by the Epoca magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in Brazil, André Heller-Lopes is a three time winner of the “Carlos Gomes Prize” (2009/2010/2011) as best opera stage director in Brazil and of the Argentinian Music Critics Association distinction for best production of the year 2015.
André Heller-Lopes
