Grange Park Opera

Director Bruno Ravella is recognised for his story-telling, attention to detail and an ability to clearly portray the subtleties of the human condition. Born in Casablanca of Italian and Polish parents, he was educated mainly in France, subsequently making London his home. He forges strong links with the houses where he works, resulting in reinvitations and ongoing collaboration.

Projects in 2025–26 include new productions of Donizetti’s Don Quichotte for Opéra de Lausanne and Il Barbiere di Sivigilia for Grange Park Opera, as well as a revival of Der Rosenkavalier for Garsington Opera. The 2024–25 season included new productions of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell for Opéra de Lausanne and La bohème for Opera New Zealand. His production of Salome, created for Irish National Opera in 2024, was revived at Teatro Massimo di Palermo in Spring 2025. Other recent work includes the French premiere of Porpora’s Polifemo for Opéra de Lille (co-production with Opéra national du Rhin) and Donizetti’s Zoriada di Granada for Wexford Opera Festival (coproduction with Teatro Donizetti Bergamo).

Ravella made his US debut in 2019, directing Verdi’s Rigoletto at Opera Theater St Louis, and in 2024 made an acclaimed debut at Santa Fe Opera, directing Der Rosenkavalier, originally created for Garsington Opera. Other work at Garsington includes new productions of Strauss’ Intermezzo and Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as Verdi’s Falstaff, nominated for both a South Bank Sky Arts Award in the Opera category and a Broadway World UK Award for outstanding achievement in a new opera production.

He has enjoyed ongoing collaboration with companies including Opéra national de Lorraine and Opéra national du Rhin. For Opéra national du Rhin he directed the French premiere of Verdi’s Stifelio (winner of the Renaissance Award at the Forum Opera Trophies 2021) and Porpora’s Polifemo (co-production with Opéra de Lille). His production of Massenet’s Werther in Nancy was the winner of the Prix de la critique Claude Rostand for best opera production outside Paris, and was subsequently revived at Opéra de Quebec, Opéra national de Montpellier and Opéra de Marseille. Other projects in Nancy include La belle Hélène and a double bill of Ravel’s L’heure espagnole and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi.

Other directing credits included La Bohème (Opera di Firenze, Italy), Madam Butterfly, Macbeth, Agrippina, Falstaff and La traviata (Iford Arts, UK), Giulio Cesare and La traviata (Stand’été Moutier, Switzerland), Carmen (Riverside Opera, UK), Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphée aux enfers and Blow’s Venus and Adonis (Les Arts Florissants, France).