Tess is a costume designer who works across film, television, opera and theatre. Tess has been awarded five AFI (now AACTA) Awards for Best Costume Design in a Feature Film and been nominated for, and won, Green Room, Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Critics Awards for her costume design in opera and theatre. Tess’ opera costume design … Continued
Background: Timberlake grew up in the Basque country. She was Arts Council writer in residence 1983 with Shared Experience and Resident Writer at The Royal Court Theatre 1985. She was also the Royden B Davis visiting professor of drama at Georgetown University, 2005-2006. Awards include an Olivier Award for Our Country’s Good, a Critics’ Circle … Continued
Background: Trained at Central School of Art and Design OA repertoire: Carmen Other Companies: Theatre: includes productions in the West End, at the National Theatre and throughout Great Britain, Europe, Australia, USA. Opera: includes Jonathan Miller’s The Barber of Seville (ENO, Barcelona); in collaboration with … Continued
Teresa is a Costume and Set Designer working in theatre, opera, musical theatre, film and TV in Australia. Teresa graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Design from NIDA (2009) and was the recipient of the NIDA/Sydney Grammar School Fellowship. Teresa made her Opera Australia debut in 2013 with costume designs for a new … Continued
Susana Gómez was born in Oviedo (Spain) where she graduated in English Literature and Literary Theory. She trained as a pianist and actor and focused on physical theatre during some long-term stays in Germany and Argentina. She also got a Master degree in Theatre Directing (Middlessex University-Gitis). Back in Spain she joined the renowned theatre … Continued
Tama is the director of Classic Productions Theatre Company in Brisbane, as well as Artistic Director of the Brisbane Shakespeare Festival. His directing credits include Falstaff (Oper Graz), The Love of the Nightingale (Opera Australia); Amadeus (Classic Productions); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Garnet Productions, Sydney); Henry V (Shakespeare on Oxford); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare … Continued
Simon began his career in New Zealand before immigrating to Australia in 1984 to take up a position as lecturer and director at the West Australian Academy for Performing Arts. He was an associate director at the Melbourne Theatre Company from 1987 to 1989 before being appointed Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of … Continued
Background: Born, Australia. Resident Director 1981-1987. Staff director Royal Opera, Covent Garden – 1992-1997. Artistic Administrator, OA – 1999-2003. Executive Producer, OA – 2004-2008 OA repertoire: Includes Don Pasquale, Roméo et Juliette, La traviata, The Pirates of Penzance, lolanthe, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Gypsy Princess, Lindy, Il Signor Bruschino, La scala di seta, Manon, HMS … Continued
Background: Born, Australia. Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Design, NIDA, 1994; Bachelor of Creative Arts, USQ, 1992 OA repertoire: Co-designer – Madama Butterfly, La Bohème. Costumes – Simon Boccanegra Other Companies: Co-designer – Madama Butterfly (State Opera of South Australia); The 12th and 13th Annual Aria Awards – Set Design; Co-designer – La Bohème (West … Continued
Background: Born, Surrey, England. Completed Advanced Diploma of Lighting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2003. He has been employed with Opera Australia as a Senior Lighting Supervisor from 2004 to 2012. OA repertoire: Simon has worked on over 25 OA productions, working with directors such as Bruce Beresford, Neil Armfield and Stuart … Continued