Overview
Emma began her career working at English National Opera as a staff director after which she went on to direct the world premiere of Mark Anthony Turnage’s The Country of the Blind for ENO at the Aldeburgh Festival. Between 2017-2022 she has directed National Opera Studio residencies at WNO and Scottish Opera. As a librettist, Emma co-wrote In Parenthesis (composed by Iain Bell) 2016, wrote Rhondda Rips It Up! (Elena Langer) 2018 – both for WNO; and Jack the Ripper – The Women of Whitechapel (Iain Bell) for ENO 2019; Song of the Heartland (Will Todd) for Opera North 2020. She has also co-translated Philip Glass’s Orphée (ENO 2019). In 2022/2023 she directed the Opera Highlights tour for Scottish Opera and in May 2023 will present a three-part BBC Radio 3 programme exploring the evolution of the libretto in opera.
