EMILIO LÓPEZ

Born in Valencia in 1982, Emilio López began his musical training as a flautist before studying singing at the José Iturbi Conservatory. He holds a qualification in Cultural Management and a Master’s degree in Screenwriting and Film Directing. Since 2006 he has pursued a career as stage manager, assistant and associate director at the Palau de les Arts, collaborating with directors such as Pier’Alli, Jonathan Miller, Emilio Sagi, Francisco Negrín, La Fura dels Baus, Robert Lepage and Graham Vick, in venues such as Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Opéra de Bordeaux and Opéra de Toulouse.

He has worked with conductors including Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Alberto Zedda and Fabio Biondi, and with singers such as Plácido Domingo, Jonas Kaufmann, Maria Guleghina, Carlos Álvarez, Angela Meade, Gregory Kunde and Daniela Barcellona.

He made his debut as stage director in 2017 with La malquerida at Teatros del Canal. Since then, he has signed productions such as Píramo e Tisbe, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, Norma (ABAO Bilbao Opera), Don Giovanni with Carlos Saura, and has collaborated on productions of The Fiery Angel, Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, Macbeth and La bohème.

Recent projects include Mahagonny Songspiel, La traviata, Carmen, Anna Bolena, Madama Butterfly and Turandot at major Spanish festivals and theatres.