Adam Torrance is a British Opera Director based in Munich and London. His practice is based in kindness, collaboration and an inquisitive exploration of the repertoire. He works regularly at Glyndebourne, leads major international revivals and regularly works with students at the Royal Academy of Music.
Director
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | May. 2026
Musical Director Chris Hopkins
Lighting Designer Amelia Fenwick
Salon Opera
Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky | APR. 2026
Musical Director Adam Dickson
Royal Danish Opera
Don Pasquale | FEB. 2026
Original Director Mariame Clément
Musical Director Robert Houssart
Designer Julia Hansen
Royal Academy Opera
Opera Scenes | OCT. 2025
Musical Director Chris White
Lighting Designer Brett Kasza
Salon Opera
Carmen, Bizet | OCT. 2025
Musical Director Adam Dickson
Salon Opera
Salome, Strauss| APR. 2025
Musical Director Adam Dickson
Salon Opera
Tosca, Puccini| MAR. 2025
Musical Director Adam Dickson
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | FEB. 2025
Musical Director Chris Hopkins
Lighting Designer Jack Hathaway
Salon Opera
Turandot, Puccini| SEP. 2024
Musical Director Adam Dickson
Glyndebourne at the BBC Proms
Carmen, Bizet | AUG. 2024
Restaged Diane Paulus’ production for the Royal Albert Hall
Conductor Anja Bihlmaier
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | FEB. 2024
Musical Director Chris White
Lighting Designer Brett Kasza
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | FEB. 2023
Musical Director Peter Robinson
Lighting Designer Charlie Morgan Jones
Fitzwilliam College Opera
Cosi Fan Tutte, Mozart | APR. 2022
Musical Director Catherine Groom
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | NOV. 2021
Musical Director Philip Sunderland
Lighting Designer Jake Wiltshire
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Opera Scenes | JUL. 2021
Musical Director Alexander Ingram
Royal Academy of Music
Opera Scenes | NOV. 2020
Musical Director Philip Sunderland
Lighting Designer Jake Wiltshire
Assistant Director
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Billy Budd, Britten | JUL. 2026
Director Michael Grandage
Revival Director Ian Rutherford
Conductor Nicholas Carter
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Saul, Handel | JUN. 2025
Director Barrie Kosky
Revival Director Donna Stirrup
Conductor Jonathan Cohen
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Carmen, Bizet | MAY. 2024
Director Diane Paulus
Associate Director Laura Attridge
Conductor Robin Ticciati & Anja Bihlmeier
Glyndebourne Autumn Season
Don Giovanni, Mozart | OCT. 2023
Revival Director Paul Higgins
Director Mariame Clément
Conductor Stephanie Childress
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Don Giovanni, Mozart | MAY. 2023
Director Mariame Clément
Conductor Evan Rogister
Royal Opera House
Salome, Strauss | SEP. 2022
Revival Director Barbara Lluch
Director David McVicar
Conductor Alexander Soddy
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Don Pasquale, Donizetti | JUL. 2022
Revival Director Ian Rutherford
Director Mariame Clement
Conductor Benjamin Glassberg
Royal Opera House
La Traviata, Verdi | APR. 2022
Revival Director Barbara Lluch
Director Richard Eyre
Conductors Giacomo Sagripanti, Renato Balsadonna
Royal Academy Opera
Gianni Schicchi, Puccini &
L’Heure Espagnole Ravel | NOV. 2021
Director Stephen Barlow
Conductor Alice Farnham
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Opera Scenes | MAR. 2021
Director Ashley Dean
Musical Director Stephen Higgins
Royal Opera House
La Traviata, Verdi | JAN. 2019
Revival Director Andrew Sinclair
Director Richard Eyre
Conductor Antonello Manacorda
West Green House
La Cenerentola, Rossini | JUL. 2019
Director Victoria Newlyn
Conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren
Education
Opera Director Fellow
Guildhall School Of Music & Drama 2018 - 2019
Vocal Fellow
Guildhall School Of Music & Drama 2016 - 2017
PGDip Opera
Flanders Opera Studio 2012 - 2013
MMus
Guildhall School Of Music & Drama 2008 - 2010
BMus
Guildhall School Of Music & Drama 2004 - 2008