Ruth Knight is a British opera director from the South West of England.
Ruth has earnt a reputation as a shrewd but imaginative director, who consistently strikes a balance between clear storytelling and dramatic insight.
Ruth regularly works for internationally respected companies such as the Royal Opera, English National Opera and Garsington Opera.
Ruth is the Artistic Director of Outland Opera, a small grassroots company making site-specific work in underserved parts of the South West. She fervently believes in the importance of work that is grounded in community.
Recent Credits
Upcoming
8 Songs for a Mad King, Manchester Camerata
Die Zauberflöte (Revival Director), Royal Opera
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, BBC Proms and English National Opera
Director
Rodelinda, Garsington Opera
The Blue Margin, Outland Opera
The Sandman and the Dew Fairy (Writer and Director), Royal Opera
Edgar, Opera Holland Park
La Traviata (Revival Director), English National Opera
Gloriana, English National Opera
Veritable Michael, Shadow Opera
Die Fledermaus, Berlin Opera Academy
Assistant/Associate Director
Die Walküre, Royal Opera
The Flying Dutchman, Opera North
Rigoletto, English National Opera
La Traviata, Royal Opera
Le Nozze di Figaro, Garsington Opera
The Cunning Little Vixen, Canadian Opera Company
La Forza del Destino, Royal Opera
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Garsington Opera
The Dead City, English National Opera
Die Zauberflöte, Royal Opera
Tosca, English National Opera
Die Zauberflöte, Liceu Barcelona
The Handmaid’s Tale, English National Opera
The Cunning Little Vixen, English National Opera
HMS Pinafore, English National Opera
Amadigi, Garsington Opera
La Boheme (Drive & Live), English National Opera