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André
Heller-Lopes

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André Heller-Lopes stands against a grey background, smiling and looking upwards. He wears a dark blue blazer over a patterned shirt and has his hands in his trouser pockets.
Director André Heller-Lopes © Leonardo Aversa

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One of the most active opera stage directors in Latin America, André Heller-Lopes has directed productions all over Brazil and in countries such as Germany, Spain, Argentina, Portugal, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Poland, Austria, UK, Estonia, Malaysia and the USA. He trained at the prestigious San Francisco Merola Opera Program (2001) and at Covent Garden’s Young Artist Programme (2003–2005). In 2013 he received the Britten 100 Award and his production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was a finalist in the best opera production category at the 2014 Opera Awards. In 2025 he was awarded a prestigious grant by the Gulbenkian Foundation in order to study the influence of Wagnerism in Opera.

Artistic Director for the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (2017–2020), André Heller-Lopes has also worked as Opera Coordinator for the city of Rio de Janeiro (2003–2008), casting director for the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (2013) and artistic coordinator for Programa Jovens Intérpretes at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, in Lisbon (2009–2012). A post-graduate from Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University Music School, where he has been Professor for Stagecraft and History of Opera at its Voice Department since 1996. The King’s College London has awarded André Heller-Lopes the title of Philosophy Doctor Degree (PhD) in 2011. A regular guest for stagecraft masterclasses, he has taught at Jette Parker Artists Programme at the Royal Ballet and Opera in London, at the Accademia del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli and several other institutions.

André Heller-Lopes’ repertoire includes a wide variety of opera ranging from classical and baroque works to major Romantic and to modern masterpieces. One of André Heller-Lopes’ most important productions was the Brazilian Ring, an acclaimed take on Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen”. Among his current engagements are “Carmen” at the Silesian Opera (Poland) and “Turandot” at Rio de Janeiro’s Theatro Municipal (Brazil).

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