Amanda Testini is an Italian-Canadian director and choreographer based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her work spans opera and theater across Canada and the U.S., with credits at the Glimmerglass Festival, Arts Club Theatre Company, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver Opera, and Pacific Opera Victoria. 

In the 2025–26 season, Amanda directs Orpheus in the Underworld (Toronto City Opera), La rondine (Good Mess Opera Theatre), and Orpheus & Eurydice (Pacific Opera Victoria). She is also revival director for The Handmaid’s Tale (Detroit Opera), assistant director for Rigoletto (Vancouver Opera), and choreographer for East Van Panto: West Van Story (Theatre Replacement). 

Recent directorial highlights include Amahl and the Night Visitors with Edmonton Opera and The Medium for Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. She also assisted on La clemenza di Tito (Pacific Opera Victoria), The Handmaid’s Tale (Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity), and The Magic Flute (Vancouver Opera). At the Glimmerglass Festival in 2025, she returned for a second summer to assistant direct Elizabeth Cree and choreograph Rumpelstiltskin and the Unlovable Children, following her work on La bohème and The Rip Van Winkles the previous summer. 

During her time as a Young Artist with Vancouver Opera, Amanda directed Blond Eckbert and Cavalleria rusticana in concert, choreographed and assistant directed H.M.S. Pinafore, and assistant directed La Cenerentola and The Barber of Seville. She is a graduate of Studio 58’s acting program at Langara College.