Stephen Higgins is a UK conductor, musical director, arranger and producer trained at Oxford, Guildhall and the National Opera Studio. He began at ROH, Glyndebourne and ENO, and has since conducted for Paris Opera, ENO, WNO, Scottish Opera and festivals worldwide.

Known for championing new work, he has led premieres by Damon Albarn, Jonathan Dove and others, alongside core repertoire from Mozart to Puccini. He is musical director of Theatre of Sound and Silent Opera, both companies pioneering tech-driven hybrid music theatre, and a noted vocal coach, recording artist collaborator and musical supervisor for major theatre productions. Current work includes a Pavarotti-inspired piece with Jacob Collier.