Ido Ricklin, the Israeli Opera Dramaturg, was born in Israel and trained at CFFD, London. He directed numerous theatre productions in Israel, including Galileo, Joe Egg and Blackbird, and the opera Baruchs Schweigen (Milch-Sheriff) in Germany. He translated many plays into Hebrew, including Summer and Smoke, Arkadia, Translations, Prelude to a Kiss, Fathers and Sons and The Glass Menagerie. His stage adaptations of classic literary works include Obsession, Fantasy, The Count of Monte Christo and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which he also directed. At The Israeli Opera he directed Schitz (Rechter), The Lady and the Peddler (Permont), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten), Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss), L'Italiana in Algeri (Rossini), Alcina (Handel) and Theodor (Cnaan) which he also wrote the libretto to.

At the Israeli Opera he directed:

Theodor (2023) December

Theodor (2023) May

Alcina (2022)

L'Italiana in Algeri (2021)

Die Fledermaus (2021)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2018)

The Lady and the Peddler (2015)

Schitz (2015)