Orpha Phelan

Orpha Phelan has just returned to Opera North with a new production of Billy Budd. A favourite with Scandinavian audiences, she is the recipient of Denmark's most prestigious prize, the Reumert Award, for Best Opera Production 2016 for her production of Powder Her Face at the Royal Danish Opera. She will return to Copenhagen later this  season to direct Dead Man Walking. Orpha has also enjoyed tremendous successes in Sweden at Malmö Opera with La Bohème, Les Contes d'Hoffmann and Jenůfa, recently released by Arthaus Musik on DVD to rave reviews. Orpha's production of Così Fan Tutte with Opera Theatre Company in 2012/13 marked her first production in her native Ireland. Other future plans include Fidelio for Longborough and Fiddler on the Roof for Malmö Opera. ​ Orpha has also directed l’Or