2010 Annual Report Part 1 - Opera Australia

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S REPORT CONTINUED
I would also like to acknowledge and thank personally, the tremendous
work of Michael Black, Opera Australia's Chorus Master, Anthony Legge,
Opera Australia's Assistant Music Director, and Ian McCahon, the
Company's Artistic Administrator, for their commitment and talent in
ensuring that Opera Australia is at the forefront of international best
performing arts practice.
Similarly Matthew Barclay, Opera Australia's Senior Resident Producer
and his team have done outstanding work in ensuring that the revivals
of repertoire productions remain fresh and vibrant, and Chris Yates,
Opera Australia's Technical Director who delivers technical expertise of
the highest quality.
Without the exceptional work of these talented individuals and their
teams Opera Australia could not function. It is also a particular joy to work
with Adrian Collette whose enthusiasm for Opera Australia is unparallelled.
There were some exhilarating highlights for opera-goers in 2011. These
included Der Rosenkavalier, Le nozze di Figaro and La traviata, to name a
few, and the Company's first performances for cinema broadcast have
been excellent. Many of these will be available on DVD.
Oz Opera
La traviata toured successfully throughout Victoria and will
continue in 2011 through Queensland, the Northern Territory and
Western Australia. Similarly Oz Opera's Schools Company played to
approximately 61,500 school children in Victoria and NSW in 2010 and
was very well received. We applaud everyone involved with Oz Opera in
supporting our efforts to reach as broad an audience as possible.
Finally, pastoral care of Opera Australia's artists has been an important
part of 2010. I believe the Company is in a strong position artistically
as we meet the challenges of 2011 and beyond. There are exciting
times ahead and I look forward to sharing them with you.
John Wegner as Baron Scarpia and
Takesha Meshé Kizart as Tosca
Tosca
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