Jens-Daniel Herzog (born 12 July 1964) is a German stage director for play and opera, and a theater manager.

[2] In 2007 Herzog staged at the Zurich Opera Humperdinck's Königskinder, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher, with Jonas Kaufmann as the King's Son, Isabel Rey as the Goose Girl, and Liliana Nikiteanu as the Witch.

[4] Herzog's 2008 Zurich production of Handel's opera Rinaldo, conducted by William Christie, was recorded on DVD, moving the scene from Jerusalem during the First Crusade to an airport lounge.

[7] Herzog has been Director of the Dortmund Opera since August 2011,[8] where he first staged Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, conducted by Jac van Steen, with Andreas Macco in the title role and Christiane Kohl as Senta.

[9] In March 2012, he staged Mendelssohn's oratorio Elias, with Christian Sist in the title role, as a polit story, presenting scenes such as an intensive care unit, a beach party and a presidential campaign.