In an interview in The Times ahead of her new production of Janáček's The Makropolous Case, Mitchell says she has no more opera in the diaryDirector Katie Mitchell has announced that she is leaving the art form of opera following her production of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case at the Royal Opera, which opens in November. Speaking to Rebecca Franks in an interview for The Times, Mitchell said her decision was 'because of the misogyny,' in opera. In spite of this, Mitchell says she has reached her limit, mentioning 'across the 30 or so operas I have directed, I have never had a working process free of sexism'. Although she will continue to work within theatre, Mitchell said she has 'no more operas in the diary'. Mitchell commented about the next step: 'When I’m on my deathbed, I’m not going to regret whether I directed an opera or not.
