Daisy Evans
L’OlimpiadeBiography
Daisy Evans works in opera, film and theatre as a director and writer. She won the Royal Philharmonic Society Opera Award for Bluebeard's Castle, which was also nominated for a South Bank Award in 2022.
Notable productions include Mozart’s The Magic Flute for Welsh National Opera, Mitterer’s Peter Pan - The Dark Side for Fondazione Haydn, Bartók’s Bluebeard's Castle for Theatre of Sound, Menotti’s The Telephone for Edinburgh International Festival and Scottish Opera, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale for Welsh National Opera, Verdi’s La traviata for Longborough Festival Opera, Purcell’s King Arthur for the Academy of Ancient Music at the Barbican, Verdi’s Falstafffor Wilton’s Music Hall and Fulham Opera, and Britten’s Awakening Shadow for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
As Founder Director of Silent Opera, Daisy has directed new versions of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Janáček’s Vixen, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Puccini’s La bohème and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.
As Librettist, her English translations include Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Bartók’s Bluebeard's Castle and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.
January 2024.