Álvaro Siddharta

Álvaro Siddharta is an international stage director who began his professional career as an actor, subsequently expanding his expertise into classical singing and stage direction. He trained in acting at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Madrid (RESAD), holds a Master's degree in Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels (Belgium), and completed a Master's in Contemporary Stage Direction at Nave 73 (Madrid). Additionally, he honed his vocal training through eight years of private classical singing technique, including four years under the mentorship of soprano Milagros Poblador.

In his career as an assistant director, he has worked on highly acclaimed productions alongside world-renowned artists. His credits at the Teatro Real include Handel's Theodora directed by Katie Mitchell, hailed as 'the greatest living stage director' (RITMO), Handel's Orlando by Claus Guth, 'one of the most influential directors of our time' (Opera World), and Weinberg's The Passenger directed by David Pountney. His international collaborations also include Paul-Émile Fourny's production of El amor brujo and La vida breve at the Métropole Opéra-Théâtre de Metz (France). Furthermore, he served as a production assistant on Rafael Villalobos's The Rape of Lucretia at the Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid), and as an assistant director for Alberto Castrillo-Ferrer's Nerón at the Mérida Classical Theatre Festival, alongside numerous international projects with companies from Mexico, Belgium, France, and Spain.

As a stage director, Álvaro Siddharta has led a diverse spectrum of theatrical formats, encompassing immersive experiences, collective creations (devising), social media-driven participatory theatre, conventional text, dance-theatre, opera, and lyrical recitals. His recent directing credits in opera include Rigoletto with the Andorra Lírica company in Andorra, and a highly successful immersive production of Dido & Aeneas in Premià de Mar with the Associació d'Òpera l'Amistat. Currently, he is directing a pedagogical production of Bastien und Bastienne in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Madrid, driven by a mission to expand the reach of lyrical arts.