Annilese Miskimmon

Annilese Miskimmon is the Artistic Director of English National Opera. She is from Northern Ireland. She joined ENO as Artistic Director in May 2020. She was Director of Opera for Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo and previously Artistic Director and General Manager of Danish National Opera. She studied English Literature at Christ’s College, Cambridge and Arts Management at City University at the Barbican, London. Glyndebourne Festival and Tour appointed her Consultant Associate Director whereupon she became the Artistic Director of Opera Theatre Company – the National Touring Opera of Ireland. She continues to work as a freelance director around the world and has worked extensively in the largest international opera houses. Recent and future debuts include productions for Oslo, the Liceu Barcelona, Folkoperaen Stockholm, Helsinki and Warsaw. Past work includes that at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm; Glyndebourne Festival; Garsington Opera; Welsh National Opera; Opera Holland Park and Landestheater Salzburg.