Christina Scheppelmann

Born in Hamburg, Germany, Christina Scheppelmann has held leadership positions in the arts in four countries on three continents. She is currently the General Director of Seattle Opera and as of July 2025 will be the General Director of La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels.

Ms. Scheppelmann began her career in the arts early-on performing in the children’s choir of the Hamburg State Opera. After completing a degree in banking, she left her home country of Germany to work in an Artist Management agency in Milan. Fluent in five languages, she quickly became known for her communication skills and was soon offered a job in arts administration at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), her first tenure there. 

In 1994 she was recruited by Lotfi Mansouri to assist him at San Francisco Opera, and from 2002 to 2012 she was the Director of Artistic Operations at Washington National Opera, 

In 2012, she was named the first Director General of the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman), the first theater of its kind in the Gulf region.

Ms. Scheppelmann then served as the Artistic Director General at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, a position she held from 2015-2019.

Christina prides herself on having built solid collaborative relationships with union and civic leaders, members of the diplomatic corps, cultural organisations and national and international press in each city. 

Ms. Scheppelmann was previously awarded the rank of Commendatore in the Order of the Star of Solidarity by the Italian government for her career-long work promoting opera and Italian culture. She also served as the Vice President for the board of Opera Europa, the professional organisation of opera houses and festivals in Europe.

A long-time champion of young artists, Christina has led masterclasses, lectured at management and artist training programs, judged vocal competitions around the world, and created developmental forums for young composers and librettists at three different companies, continuing her goal to keep opera and classical music relevant into the future.