Amy Lane, the director of the Longborough Ring being seen as a cycle for the first time this summer, will be talking to John Payne of the Wagner Society Manchester on Monday February 26^th at 7pm about the challenges of directing the Ring and of being an opera director. As usual members will receive the Zoom link automatically, while for non-members who wish to attend please contact us by replying to this email.

Amy Lane is an opera director who has worked extensively in the UK with the Royal Opera House, Longborough Festival Opera, Welsh National Opera, English National Opera, Opera North and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Internationally, Amy has worked regularly with some of the most reputable opera companies in the world including the Canadian Opera Company, Le Chatelet in Paris, the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen and the Bregenz Festival in Austria. Amy was the Head Staff Director at The Royal Opera Covent Garden for 5 years and is the Artistic Director of the Copenhagen Opera Festival.