John Fulljames
Director
Awards
2022 - Reumert Award for Best Opera Production for Die Walküre at The Royal Danish Opera
2008 - The Best Opera Award at the TMA Awards goes to Opera North for their Shakespeare Season 2008; A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo et Juliette and Macbeth.
2006 - Winner of the Best Opera Production Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards
2004 - Winner of the Best Opera Award at the British Composer Awards
John Fulljames is Director of Oxford University’s new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. John was previously the director of opera at the Royal Danish Opera and Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen, Associate Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, and Co-founder and Artistic Director of The Opera Group.
“Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - The Royal Opera House
It’s a work that’s never been more topical and John Fulljames’ production skillfully points up contemporary resonances.
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“La clemenza di Tito - Opera North
John Fulljames has staged a smart, slick updating of Mozart’s royalist proaganda in eye-catching, minimalist sets and catwalk costumes.”
“The Return of Ulysses - Roundhouse
John Fulljames directs the show skillfully and resourcefully. ”
Gallery
2024
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Die Walküre | Greek National Opera |
2023
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Don Giovanni | Goteborg Opera |
| Carmen | Scottish Opera |
| Nixon in China | Teatro Real de Madrid |
| Fidelio | Nederlandse Reisoper |
| Gianni Schicchi | Greek National Opera |
2022
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Don Giovanni | Copenhagen Opera House, Costume Des. Annemarie Woods |
| Die Walküre | Copenhagen Opera House, Lighting Des. D.M. Wood |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Copenhagen Opera House, Set Des. Chloe Lamford, Costume Des. Christina Cunningham |
2021
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Fidelio (Revival) | Polish National Opera |
| Light - Bach Dances | Copenhagen Opera House, Co Dirs. John Fulljames and Hofesh Shechter |
2020
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Nixon in China | Scottish Opera |
| Street Scene | Opéra Monte Carlo |
| Don Giovanni | Greek National Opera, Costume Des. Annemarie Woods |
| Fidelio | Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen |
2019
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Street Scene | Oper Köln, Germany. |
| Nixon In China | Copenhagen Opera House |
2018
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Street Scene | Teatro Real (Madrid) |
| GerMania | Opéra National de Lyon, Costume Des. Wojciech Dziedzic |
| The Return of Ulysses | The Roundhouse (London) |
| Orphee et Euridice | Teatro alla Scala (Italy) |
| Nabucco | Opera Orchestre National Montpellier (France), Costume Des. Christinna Cunningham |
2017
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Snow Maiden | Opera North, Costume Des. Christina Cunningham |
| Quartett | Spoletto Festival (USA) |
2016
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Derniere Nuit (World Premiere) | Opera de Lyon, Costume Des. Christina Cunningham |
| Faust | Theater Dortmund |
2015
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny | The Royal Opera House |
| Cosi fan Tutte | Garsington Opera |
| Orphee et Euridice | The Royal Opera House, Co-Dir. with Hofesh Shechter |
2014
Production |
Company |
|---|---|
| Juliette | Theatre Bremen (Germany) |
| Quartett | The Linbury, co-prod. with Rouen |
| La Clémence de Titus | Opera National de Lorraine (Nancy) |
| Nabucco | Opera National de Lorraine (Nancy) co-prod. with Montpellier |