This list of opera directors is a list of notable stage producers and directors who have worked, or are working, in the opera world. * Christopher Alden (born 1949) * David Alden (born 1949) * Neil Armfield (born 1955) * Lucy Bailey (born 1962) * Stephen Barlow (born 1969) * Ruth Berghaus (1927–1996) * Anthony Besch (1924–2002) * Calixto Bieito (born 1963) * Saskia Boddeke (born 1962) * Luc Bondy (1948–2015) * Tito Capobianco (1931–2018) * Albert Carré (1852–1938) * Robert Carsen (born 1954) * Patrice Chéreau (1944–2013) * Martha Clarke (born 1944) * John Copley (born 1933) * Frank Corsaro (1924–2017) * John Cox (born 1935) * Paul Curran (born 1964) * Willy Decker (born 1950) * John Dexter (1925–1990) * Doris Dörrie (born 1955) * Carl Ebert (1887–1980) * Peter Ebert