John de los Santos’s productions as director/choreographer include Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun (world Premiere, Santa Fe Opera), Ghosts (world Premiere, San Diego Opera), I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Academy of Vocal Arts), Don Giovanni (Wolf Trap Opera), Before Night Falls (Opera Southwest), L’heure Espagnol (New Camerata Opera), Rusalka (Manhattan School of Music), La fille du régiment (Minnesota Opera), Frida (Opera Orlando), Master Class (Charleston Opera Theater), Kinky Boots (Uptown Players), and Maria de Buenos Aires (Arizona Opera). As a librettist, John’s first collaboration with composer Clint Borzoni, When Adonis Calls, had its premiere under his direction at Asheville Lyric Opera. His second collaboration with Borzoni, The Copper Queen, premiered as a feature film in 2021. Their third work, The Christmas Spider, premiered under his direction at Opera Louisiane. Service Provider, his commission by Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative, with composer Christopher Weiss, premiered at the Kennedy Center and was performed by Minnesota Opera in 2024. White Snake Projects premiered his new comedy composed by Tony Solitro, Requiem Tomatina, in 2026. His new opera with Jorge Sosa, Ofrenda, will premiere this fall at Austin Opera under his direction. John and composer Kamala Sankaram will premiere an opera based on Stephen King’s Misery in 2028.  johndelossantos.com