John Savournin

Previously for ENO: Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance, Lord Chancellor Iolanthe, Captain Corcoran HMS Pinafore, Alcindoro La bohème (Alexandra Palace).

Career Highlights

Hotel Manager Powder Her Face (Nederlandse Reisopera); Zuniga Carmen (WNO); Immigration Officer Flight Priest/Badger The Cunning LittleVixen, Leporello, Colline La bohème, Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance, Sir Despard Murgatroyd Ruddigore, Wilfred Shadbolt The Yeomen of the Guard, Count Horn Un ballo in maschera, Sante Il segreto di Susanna, Luka The Bear (filmed) (Opera Holland Park); José Tripaldi Ainadamar (Scottish Opera); Leporello, Fotis The Greek Passion, Sarastro, Angelotti Tosca, Armchair/Tree L’Enfant et les sortilèges, Alidoro La cenerentola, Major Domo Ariadne auf Naxos, Carl Olsen Street Scene (Opera North); Alidoro (Scottish Opera); Micha The Bartered Bride (Garsington Opera at Wormsley); Second Gunman Kiss Me, Kate (Opera North, WNO at the Edinburgh Festival, London Coliseum and Ravenna Festival, Italy); Elgar’s The Apostles (Three Choirs Festival). He is CEO of Waterperry Opera Festival and Artistic Director of Charles Court Opera. Recent directing credits include The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury for Scottish Opera in collaboration with Opera Holland Park. Recordings include Cellier’s The Mountebanks and Lampe’s The Dragon of Wantley (BBC Music Magazine Award).