Jeannette Aster

Her productions of Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, Lucia de Lammermoor, and La Traviata have been presented in theatres in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland and England.

Her staging of Tristan und Isolde, designed by David Hockney, at the Maggio Musicale in Florence won the 1990 International Critics Prize.

[citation needed] Other international engagements include the European Premiere of Sir Michael Tippett's New Year at Glyndebourne and a revival of Katya Kabanova in Paris.

Since 2001 she has been General Director of La Roche D'Hys - Domaine des Arts, an international centre for cultural encounters and professional development in Burgundy, France.

Its programmes include workshops, masterclasses, seminars, exhibitions, conferences, and artists' residency retreats in all the arts disciplines as well as the presentation of concerts, theatrical and literary events.