“Eloise Lally… reimagines Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues as a mid-20th-century New York mafia drama. Her direction includes bold cinematic touches and an evolving visual language that evokes the mean streets of Little Italy with panache.”
— The Times ★★★★

Her critically acclaimed production of Bellini’s ‘The Capulets & The Montague’s’ completed its national tour around the UK with English Touring Opera in May 2025. In 2024, her production of Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ was nominated for Off West End awards in the Best Opera Production and Best Opera Performance categories.

Eloise is currently preparing to direct Francesca Caccini’s ‘La Liberazione di Ruggiero’ with Vache Baroque & Buxton International Festival in July 2026, and creating new projects as a recipient of the International Opera Awards Foundation Bursary.

Previously, Eloise has worked as a revival director for Katie Mitchell, directing at Europe’s leading opera houses. This has included productions at The Liceu, Oper Koln, WNO and Opera National de Bordeaux. She has recently assisted on ‘The Makropolus Case’ at The Royal Opera House.

Her theatre work has included site - specific, outdoor productions of The Tempest, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and extensive work with playwrights on new texts, directing at Theatre503, Ovalhouse and many of London’s off - west end venue’s.

As an assistant, she has worked with Louisa Muller at Garsington Opera, Ella Marchment for Wexford Opera Festival and recently toured Paul Carr’s new production of ‘Powder Her Face’ with the Netherlands Reisoper.

She has an MA in Theatre Directing from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and a 1st class Ba in Theatre from University of Surrey.