Stage director and choreographer Anna Theodosakis is a rising figure on the operatic scene, with critically acclaimed productions featuring “crisp and dynamic treatment” [Opera Ramblings] and “clean and uncluttered direction” [Opera Canada]. Anna’s 24/25 season includes Don Giovanni at Calgary Opera, Così fan tutte at the University of Toronto Opera, and La bohème at Manitoba Opera. She will also return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Resident Assistant Director. This summer Anna was selected as the 2024 Merola Opera Stage Director where she directed the Grand Finale and Song as Drama Recital, co-directed the Schwabacher Scenes Concert, and assisted on Don Giovanni.

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Since 2017, Anna has appeared as a frequent collaborator with the Canadian Opera Company, earning a nomination for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Direction for her work as revival director on The Magic Flute (2022). Other credits include the COC’s Opera for Young Audiences WOW Factor: A Cinderella Story (2018), the relaxed performance cast of The Cunning Little Vixen (2024), as well as their Ensemble Studio’s performance of La bohème (2019) and Mainstage Showcase (2018). A COC Ensemble Studio faculty member and dramatic coach, she has staged several RBA Concert Series performances, including the premiere of Ana Sokolović’s dawn always begins in the bones, a co-production between the Canadian Art Song Project and the 21C Festival.  

 

Anna has directed across Canada at Saskatoon Opera (Carmen), Brott Opera (Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, La Traviata), The Banff Centre (A Room with a View), Toronto Summer Music Festival (Rape of Lucretia), Parks Canada (The Bells of Baddeck), Musique 3 Femmes (Love Songs), Manitoba Underground Opera (Die Zauberflöte), Muskoka Opera Festival (La bohème, Eugene Onegin), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Haus Musik), and MYOpera (Rape of Lucretia, L’italiana in Algeri). She has also served as a revival director for Edmonton Opera (Carmen) and associate director for Against the Grain Theatre (Bluebeard’s Castle). 

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Passionate about working with emerging artists, Anna currently teaches acting and dance for the University of Toronto’s Opera Division. She served as a sessional lecturer in Theatre Techniques and Staging & Directing for the University of British Columbia. She has also been an invited guest stage director and lecturer of acting, movement, civic engagement, and digital techniques with nine different universities.

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