Francisco Negrin’s work is distinguished by a faithful adherence to text and music, refracted through a thoroughly modern but elegant sensibility to enhance a work rather than impose upon it, and, he employs a strongly visual and kinetic approach, which is often described as ​“cinematic”. His breathtaking production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen was staged at Royal Danish Opera using state-of-the-art video and projection technology. His production at the Royal Opera’s Linbury Theatre of Philip Glass’ Orphée made spectacular use of the venue — as did his Mitridate, reworked for the Carlos V Palace in the Alhambra, Granada and his Il trovatore at the open-air Arena Sferisterio in Macerata. 

Negrin’s production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare for Opera Australia has been released on both DVD and CD winning five separate Australian Green Room Awards, including Best Director and Best Production. His staging of the same piece for Royal Danish Opera, won the Remeurt award and is available on DVD, as are his Partenope from Copenhagen, Norma and L’arbore di Diana from Barcelona and I puritani from Amsterdam.

Francisco Negrin’s work extends beyond the opera platform, with recent arena events including ​‘Intismissi on Ice’ spectaculars at the Arena di Verona and the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. An active teacher, he has devised an innovative series of masterclasses for singers at the Opera Academy in Copenhagen and conducted a special stagecraft workshop for participants in the Queen Sonja International Music Competition in Oslo.