Background: Celebrated for his innovative lighting design in projects and productions ranging from opera to experimental theater to Broadway. Graduate of the Yale School of Drama OA repertoire: The Magic Flute Other Companies: Opera credits include Two Boys (ENO); Grendel (LA Opera, Lincoln Center Festival); The Magic Flute (Metropolitan Opera); Dark Sisters (Gotham Opera, Philadelphia … Continued
The Scottish director born in Glasgow is acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost Opera directors. His productions are regularly seen worldwide as well as on television and DVD. He trained at the Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Scottish Academy as actor, designer and director. Productions include: Giulio Cesare, Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena … Continued
Christopher was born in Reading, England and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. After leaving University he went directly to The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as a Resident Director. Since then Chris has directed operas, plays and musicals all over the world. His favourite opera productions include Norma with Joan Sutherland at the Sydney Opera … Continued
Background: Born, USA OA repertoire: Tosca, Partenope Other Companies: Don Giovanni, Count Ory, L’italiana in Algeri, Harvey Milk, Rape of Lucretia, Thomson’s The Mother of us All, Sousa’s The Glassblowers (NYCO); Rigoletto (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Der fliegende Holländer (Canadian Opera Company); Turandot (Welsh National … Continued
Background Born, Australia. Co-founder of Bazmark Inq., Catherine designs films, opera, theatre, music, multi-media and events. NIDA graduate OA repertoire Designed Lake Lost (1988; Victorian Green Room Award), La bohème (MO Award for Operatic Performance of the Year), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sydney Theatre Critics Circle; Victorian Green Room Award) Other Companies Production designer and … Continued
Background: Born, Australia. Studied singing with Gregory Yurisich. OA stage management, 1987-91. AD for OQ, VSO, SOSA & OA, 1992 – 1999. Re-joined OA, 2000. Recipient: 2004 Australian Opera Foundation Bayreuth Scholarship and 2005 Goethe-Institut Language Scholarship OA repertoire: Die tote Stadt, Of Mice and Men, Madama Butterfly, … Continued
Brian Thomson Received an Order of Australia, AM in 2005 for services to the arts and recently received the 2012 Helpmann Award for La Traviata – the first opera on Sydney Harbour. Other awards include a Tony for The King And I on Broadway, multiple Green Room and AFI Awards. Other Companies: designed Eat Pray … Continued
Bruce Beresford was born in Sydney and graduated from Sydney University. He worked for the British Film Institute and directed his first feature film, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, in the 1970s. Since then, he has directed over 25 more feature films, including Breaker Morant, The Getting of Wisdom, Don’s Party, The Club, Puberty Blues, Tender Mercies, … Continued
Background MA, Sydney University. Studied theatre and film production in Britain and Canada. Lectured in theatre and drama at Sydney College of Advanced Education OA repertoire Rehearsed Coronation of Poppea, Giulio Cesare, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Peter Grimes, Death in Venice, The Rake’s Progress, Voss, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci, Così fan tutte, Marriage of Figaro. Directed … Continued
Background: Dividing his time between Sydney and Europe, Benedict has established himself as one of the most sought after Australian theatre directors of his generation. OA repertoire: The Marriage of Figaro Other Companies: Recent work includes Gross und Klein (Sydney Theatre Company); Monetverdi’s Return of Ulysses (London’s Young Vic and the English National Opera); The … Continued