Edward Purrington (December 6, 1929 – April 14, 2012) was an American opera director and artistic administrator.
He began his career at the Santa Fe Opera in 1959 working in various positions through 1971, including stage manager, stage director, instructor in the Apprentice Program, business manager, and director of development and public relations.
He had the fortune of getting to work directly with many fine opera composers during his years with the SFO, such as Igor Stravinsky, Paul Hindemith, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Krzysztof Penderecki.
He stepped down from that position in 2001 but remained employed as an Artistic Consultant for the company until his death in April 2012.
Purrington was also notably on the panel of judges of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.