Fenlon Lamb
Director
Praised for her “well-honed theatrical sensibility” (Seen and Heard International), Fenlon Lamb is the co-creator and Artistic Director of Papermoon Opera Productions, a production company that she launched with her artistic partner, Jefferson Ridenour. In years past, Papermoon has created new productions of Madama Butterfly for Inland NW Opera, Don Giovanni and Carmen for Pensacola Opera, Il barbiere di Siviglia for Amarillo Opera, and remounted their flagship production and Hänsel und Gretel at Palm Beach Opera. In addition, Papermoon’s La voix humaine received first place in the National Opera Association competition. Most recently, Papermoon productions appeared at Amarillo Opera (Hänsel und Gretel) and Opera Delaware (The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro).
Most recently, Lamb brought her beloved direction of Carmen to Opera Santa Barbara, Le nozze di Figaro to Portland Opera, and La fanciulla del West to Central City Opera, all of which received critical acclaim. In the current 2024-2025 season, Lamb is slated to direct Carmen for Amarillo Opera, before directing Juliet Letters at Portland Opera, Rigoletto at Eugene Opera, and Don Giovanni at Madison Opera.
In recent seasons, Lamb has returned to Madison Opera for Lucia di Lammermoor, Palm Beach Opera for L’elisir d’amore, and New Orleans Opera for La bohème. She also directed a filmed version of Mozart and Salieri for Opera San Jose, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird for Dayton Opera, and Così fan tutte for Palm Beach Opera.
As a frequent collaborator with Arizona Opera, Lamb directed the world premiere production of Riders of the Purple Sage and returned to the company in 2021 for a “fantastic revival of this timely western” (Opera Wire). A documentary entitled RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA following the production from conception to premiere was released in March of 2021, which Broadway World declared “[a] soaring and epic testimonial to the creative process.”
Moreover, Fenlon has directed new productions of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird for Arizona Opera and Scalia/Ginsburg for Opera Delaware. Fenlon has also directed Carmen for Annapolis Opera, North Carolina Opera, Mill City Summer Opera and Dayton Opera along with engaging productions of Tosca, La bohème, Il barbiere di Siviglia and Don Pasquale for Palm Beach Opera. Other highlights include Der fliegende Holländer for Opera Carolina with Greer Grimsley in the title role and Werther with Gran Wilson at Mobile Opera.
As the Director of Opera and Vocal Programming of the Bar Harbor Music Festival, Fenlon has designed and directed engaging productions of Carmen, L’elisir d’amore, Madama Butterfly, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Le nozze di Figaro, La bohème, La Cenerentola, Don Giovanni and Hänsel und Gretel.