Peter Jones is a BBC trained multi-camera director with seven years experience as the Series Director at the Royal Opera House, where he worked on over 120 international broadcasts of opera and ballet.
Based in South London, Peter has directed live scripted performance for cinema and stream, live unscripted shows for the BBC and online, and delivered post-produced programmes for a range of international broadcasters.
Contact Peter for more info.
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Royal Opera House
Series Producer/Director
BBC Proms
Producer/Director
Cardiff Singer of the World
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Producer
Producer/Director
Selected Credits
SCRIPTED PERFORMACE
LSO LIVE (Elgar and Holst)
Live TX Medici and Mezzo TV
TX 12 September 2024
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
SWAN LAKE IN THE ROUND (English National Ballet)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
BBC TV
RX June 2024
Staging: Derek Deane
Filmed at Royal Albert Hall
ANDREA CHENIER (Giordano)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 5 June 2024
Stage Director: Sir David McVicar
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
SWAN LAKE (The Royal Ballet)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 24 April 2024
Staging: Liam Scarlett
LSO LIVE (Brahms and Shostakovich)
Live TX Medici and Mezzo TV
TX 29 February 2024
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
THE NUTCRACKER
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 12 DEC 2023
Staging: Sir Peter Wright
DAS RHEINGOLD (Wagner)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 20 September 2023
Stage Director: Barrie Kosky
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
IL TROVATORE (Verdi)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 23 June 2023
Stage Director: Adele Thomas
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
TURANDOT (Puccini)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 22 March 2023
Stage Director: Andre Serban
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
BARBER OF SEVILLE (Rossini)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 15 Feb 2023
Stage Directors: Leise/Caurier
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
THE NUTCRACKER
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX 8 DEC 2022
Staging: Sir Peter Wright
LA BOHEME (Puccini)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX Oct 2023
Stage Director: Richard Jones
Conductor: Kevin John Edusi
AIDA (Verdi)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION
TX Oct 2023
Stage Director: Robert Carsen
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
SAMSON AND DELILAH (Saint-Saëns)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX June 2022
Stage Director: Richard Jones
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
THEODORA (Handel)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX Feb 2022
Stage Director: Katie Mitchell
Conductor: Harry Bickett
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Mozart)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX January 2022
Stage Director: Sir David McVicar
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
THE NUTCRACKER (Ballet)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION (50+ COUNTRIES)
LIVE TX Dec 2021
Staging: Sir Peter Wright
Presenter: Dame Darcey Bussell
GISELLE (Ballet)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX Nov 2021
Staging: Sir Peter Wright
RIGOLETTO (Verdi)
WORLDWIDE CINEMA DISTRIBUTION (50+ COUNTRIES)
RX Sept 2021
Stage Director: Oliver Mears
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX Sept 2021
Stage Director: Sir David McVicar
Conductor: Hartmut Hänchen
DON GIOVANNI (Mozart)
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX July 2021
Stage Director: Kaspar Holten
Conductor: Constantin Trinks
THE ROYAL BALLET: TRIPLE BILL
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· RX June 2021
· Choreography: Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins)
· Apollo (George Balanchine)
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO (Mozart)
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· RX May 2021
· Stage Director: Richard Jones
· Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
SEVEN DEADLY SINS/MAHAGONNY SONGSPIEL (Weill)
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE May 2021
· Stage Director: Isabelle Kettle
· Conductor: Michael Papadopoulos
THE ROYAL BALLET ALL-STAR GALA
· LIVE TX TO STREAM/VOD
· TV VERSION TX 26 Dec 2020 BBC Four
· Presenter: Anita Rani
THE ROYAL OPERA ALL-STAR GALA
· LIVE TX TO ROH STREAM/VOD
· TV VERSION TX 25 Dec 2020 BBC Four
· Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
· Presenter: Katie Derham
ARIODANTE (Handel)
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE Nov 2021
· Conductor: Christian Curnyn
THE ROYAL BALLET: BACK ON STAGE
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE Nov 2020
· Inc: Within the Golden Hour (Christopher Wheeldon)
NEW DARK AGE (Various contemporary composers)
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE Oct 2020
· Stage Director: Katie Mitchell
· Conductor: Natalie Murray Beale
THE KNIFE OF DAWN (Hannah Kendall)
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE Oct 2020
· Stage Director: Ola Ince
· Conductor: Jonathon Heyward
THE ROYAL BALLET: BACK ON STAGE
· ROH STREAM/VOD
· LIVE Nov 2020
· Choreography: Elite Syncopations (Kenneth McMillan)
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: THE RE-OPENING
· LIVE ROH STREAM/VOD
· TV VERSION TX BBC Four 26 Jul 2020
· Presenters: Antonio Pappano, Anita Rani & Katie Derham
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LIVE FROM COVENT GARDEN
ROH STREAM/VOD
LIVE TX 27 JUNE 2020
Ballet and opera gala
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
Presenter: Katie Derham
LIVE FROM COVENT GARDEN
ROH STREAM/VOD
LIVE TX 20 JUNE 2020
Including Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano
Presenter: Anita Rani
UNSCRIPTED PERFORMANCE & EVENTS
EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE
Live BBC One
TX 31 March 2024
Led by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Mix of speech + music
Exec: Catherine Stirk
MIDNIGHT MASS
Live BBC One
TX 24 December 2023
Mix of speech + music
Exec: Catherine Stirk
THE LORD MAYOR’S SHOW
Live BBC One
TX 11 November 2023
Parade with commentary
Including the National Silence for Remembrance Day
Presented by Scott Mills
Exec: Cheryl Ko Pearson
A CELEBRATION FOR PENTECOST
Live BBC One
TX 28 May 2023
11-piece Gospel/Rock Band + 450 congregation
Mix of speech + music
Execs: Catherine Stirk/Steve Hocking
CORONATION CONCERT - LIGHT UP THE NATION
Live BBC One
TX 7 May 2023
Live insert into Paloma Faith song
Street Party in Leicester
THE FUNERAL OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II
D+8 and D+9 Operation Lion Director for the BBC
17 hours of continuous broadcasting of the lying-in-state, including coverage of Presidents and Prime Ministers
D+10 Windsor Route Director at Runnymede for ITN
WORLD BALLET DAY
YOUTUBE/FACEBOOK/TENCENT
Director of the broadcast since 2018
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE INSIGHTS
YOUTUBE
Series Director of over 20 live broadcast events per year featuring ballet and opera in rehearsal
TONY AND THE YOUNG ARTISTS
ROH STREAM/VOD
RX Feb 2021
Presenter/Piano: Sir Antonio Pappano
OPERA JUKEBOX
ROH STREAM/YOUTUBE
RX Nov 2021
Presenter: Katie Derham
YULI – LIVE CINEMA Q&A
WORLDWIDE CINEMA
Q&A Session with Carlos Acosta filmed live in the Linbury Theatre
OPERA PASSION DAY
YOUTUBE/FACEBOOK
Presenter: Nihal Arthanayake
BBC PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC AT CADOGAN HALL
LIVE iPLAYER TX
TV VERSION TX Aug 2013 BBC FOUR