Moshinsky has also enjoyed ongoing relationships with opera companies including Opera Australia ( Boris Godunov, Il trovatore, Werther, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Les dialogues des Carmélites and Barber of Seville). Later work at the Metropolitan Opera has included revival stagings of The Makropulos Case, Ariadne auf Naxos and Otello, whilst other productions in New York include Un ballo in maschera, Nabucco, Queen of Spades, Lohengrin, and Luisa Miller. His later work at ROH has included revival productions of Otello and Lohengrin, and Moshinsky returned to Covent Garden in 2013 for a further revival of his Simon Boccanegra, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

His first major opera production was Peter Grimes for the Royal Opera House in 1975, and subsequent work there includes Lohengrin, The Rake’s Progress, Macbeth, Samson et Dalila, Samson, Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde, Otello, Attila, Entführung aus dem Serail, Stiffelio, Aida, Simon Boccanegra, I Masnadieri and Il trovatore. He has three times been the winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Opera, for his productions of Lohengrin, Stiffelio and The Rake’s Progress.Įlijah Moshinsky developed ongoing relationships with opera houses throughout the world, including, in particular, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera, New York, for whom he has directed many celebrated productions. His work encompasses a large and diverse repertoire, with a focus on Mozart, Janáček, Britten, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and Strauss, but also including Mussorgsky, Poulenc and Ligeti.

Renowned particularly for his interpretations of Verdi, his productions have been seen throughout the world and enjoy frequent revival. Elijah Moshinsky enjoyed a long and prolific career spanning more than forty years as a director of both opera and theatre.

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