Opera Australia Annual Report 2013 Opera

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Opera Australia
Annual Report
2013
Vision
Enriching Australia’s cultural life with exceptional opera.
Mission
To present opera that excites audiences and sustains and develops the art form.
Corporate Governance
Contents
Opera Australia is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Its governance is the responsibility of its Board of Directors,
who are elected by its Members. The Board is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Company and its
ongoing viability. The Company’s direction and activities are underpinned by its agreed Values:
Pursuit of excellence in everything we do
Respect for knowledge, imagination and creative ambition
Honesty and integrity in all our dealings
Fairness
Sustainability
Encouragement of professional development
Respect and compassion for people
Safe working environment
The Board of Directors of Opera Australia is also the Board of Directors of the Australian Opera and Ballet
Orchestra Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Opera Australia. The Board of Directors delegates to
the Chief Executive, and through him to the executive team, authority to manage, within the parameters set by the
Board, the Company’s activities.
The work of the Board is supported by:
The Audit and Risk Committee, which comprises all Directors. The Chief Executive and Finance Director attend
its meetings, and the Company’s Auditors meet with it regularly to report on their processes and findings. The
Audit and Risk Committee meets before each Board meeting, and otherwise as required, and is responsible for
closely scrutinising the Company’s management systems, financial processes, risk management practices and the
financial prudence of its strategies.
The Remuneration Sub-Committee, which consists of the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Audit and
Risk Committee and one other Director. The Human Resources Director attends its meetings when required.
The Remuneration Sub-Committee meets as necessary, and is responsible for overseeing the Company’s
remuneration policy, including the remuneration of the Chief Executive and the executive team.
Vision, Mission, Corporate Governance
Chairman's Report
Chief Executive's Report
Our People
Artists - 2013
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra Report
Patron Program
Opera Australia Capital Fund - Chairman's Report
Opera Australia Activities
Opera Australia Salutes its 2013 Partners
Photographs
Jeff Busby, Branco Gaica, James Morgan, Lisa Tomasetti and Prudence Upton
Cover: Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde and Terje Stensvold as Wotan
Der Ring des Nibelungen
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Chairman's Report
David Mortimer AO
2013 has been a great year of change and consolidation for Opera Australia.
This is my first year as Chairman and it has been a pleasure to be part of
such a wonderful organisation full of energy and talent. I am enthusiastic
about being part of an exciting journey to make our company one of the
most talented and innovative opera companies in the world.
In September last year we welcomed our new Chief Executive, Craig Hassall,
to the Company. Craig brings a unique portfolio of expertise and skills
in the arts industry, having delivered very successful projects in the UK
as Managing Director of English National Ballet, and subsequently Chief
Operating Officer of the Raymond Gubbay group. Craig’s early days with
Opera Australia left a memorable imprint on him and he has returned
(16 years later) to our company with a love for Opera Australia and a
determination to help future-proof it through the careful shaping and
management of our new business model. We are delighted to have Craig
on board. During the period following Adrian Collette’s departure and up
to Craig’s arrival in Australia Narelle Beattie stepped up as Acting General
Manager and has had a magnificent impact on our company. We all thank
Narelle for her contribution and congratulate her on her appointment as
Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Carmen
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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT CONTINUED
I am pleased to report that the financial result for the year ended 31
December 2013 shows a consolidated surplus of $468,000. The overall
position is satisfactory due to the very strong performance of the Opera
Australia Capital Fund which returned net income of $2.8 million for
the year. This positive Capital Fund result has been largely offset by an
operating deficit for Opera Australia of $2.4 million. This deficit is despite
strong box office performances during the year; overall audience numbers
were in line with our plans. We achieved excellent ticket sales in a fiercely
competitive environment. Despite good sales the deficit is a setback and is
largely due to 'other income areas' not achieving targets and, most concerning,
high expenditure in a year with multiple large-scale productions. The Board is
looking to establish sustained growth in reserves. Whilst a robust Capital Fund
will underpin reserves growth, operating results must be significantly improved.
Opera Australia is entering a period where significant change has to be
implemented if we are to achieve our vision of being a leading opera
company on a global basis. The Company’s underlying cost structures are
being scrutinised and new lines of income must be secured to ensure a
strong future. The Board of Opera Australia believes it is critical that we
have a financially robust company. If we get that right we will be able
to continue to offer an outstanding artistic experience. Artistically the
Company is in great shape; the positive response of our audience has been
unambiguous. On completion of the second year of a new business model
it’s clear that our expanded activity portfolio is achieving our goals and that
it sets the best way forward. The journey however is only possible if we are
strong financially.
As part of the changes process, we have also been reviewing the structure
of our Board. In doing so we have looked to see that all the required skills
sets are covered, helping us move in new directions. Simon Mordant AM
joined the Board in January 2014. We welcome his unique knowledge and
expertise in both Australian business and as a major arts philanthropist and
supporter. Simon is a director of The Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and is the
Australian Commissioner for the 2015 Venice Biennale. He is a former
board member of Sydney Theatre Company. Philip Bacon AM joined
the Opera Australia Board in March 2014. As an art dealer, patron and
philanthropist Philip is a senior member of the Australian arts world and
has been an active supporter of Opera Australia for many years. Philip is
a trustee of the Board of the Queensland Art Gallery, a member of the
Queensland Government’s Arts Investment Advisory Board, a member of
the Board of the Foundation of the National Gallery of Australia, a member
of the Board of the Brisbane Festival and a director of the Opera Australia
Capital Fund. With Simon and Philip we have two outstanding Australians
both with a deep knowledge of the arts community. We will continue to
consider board structures and composition on a regular basis to ensure our
board is fit for purpose, alert and agile in a most demanding industry. I will
now take the opportunity to thank my board colleagues for their support
and contributions during the past year. We are blessed with a passionate
and well informed board, determined to see Opera Australia continue to
succeed and produce outstanding performances and artists.
In the past year, Opera Australia has presented enormously successful
works. The Melbourne Ring Cycle has been praised by critics, audiences and
partners alike. I heartily congratulate Lyndon Terracini, Anthony Legge and
Neil Armfield for their artistic leadership of the project, and the standards it
achieved. It was an undertaking for the entire company to be proud of, and
a success to build on in coming years.
John Bell’s stunning production of Tosca was a great success in Sydney
Opera House. As director he brought out the timelessness of its central
stories, and layered these with imagery and chemistry that resonated with
audiences of today. The outstanding performances of principal artists Alexia
Voulgaridou and Yonghoon Lee, and conductor Christian Badea in particular,
brought this story to life and showed how opera, at its absolute best, is an
art form like no other.
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour had its second successful year, with an
outstanding production of Carmen that shook the harbour and lit up the
Sydney skyline. Spectacular images of this event are fast becoming part
of Sydney’s tourism iconography. This event aligns Opera Australia artistry
with the NSW Government’s tourism goals to achieve a special kind of
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Income and Expenditure Components 2013
Income
partnership that bodes well for the future, as we seek to create projects
that attract financial support, and audience appeal, beyond traditional
presentations.
The international opera landscape has irrevocably changed and Opera
Australia must embrace the new reality, and adapt to thrive. Opera
audiences around the world have dropped, sustainable box office is a
challenge, and competition for other sources of income, both public and
private, is tight.
75% ($74.8 m) Box office, earned income and contributions
25% ($25.2 m) Government grants
Expenditure
57% ($56.9 m) Staff and employment expenses
15% ($14.6 m) Venue, transport and travel costs
19% ($19.4 m) Depreciation, other production and overhead costs
There are so many opportunities for an opera company which embraces
change, and strides confidently forward in presenting work that connects
with a wider range of audiences. This means productions with the
highest production values, and with the most spectacular design, that
can be achieved through co-presentations (and cost sharing) with other
international companies. It means singers at the highest international
standards, cast in the roles of best fit. And it means formats that are
familiar and welcoming to wider potential audiences, be that outdoor
events, festival-style presentations or music theatre. This approach of being
adaptable and responsive to market changes is what Opera Australia has to
aim for - not only to survive but to succeed where others have failed. We
have the capacity to embrace this exciting future. In truth our mission is to
see we do embrace this future.
Opera Australia is appreciative of the support it receives from major
stakeholders including patrons and subscribers and corporate sponsors. The
work of the Opera Australia Capital Fund is vital to the ongoing success of
the Company and I would like to acknowledge its board and patrons. Finally
I want to recognise our government partners: the Federal Government,
through the Australia Council for the Arts, and the governments of New
South Wales and Victoria.
9% ($9.4 m) Marketing and promotion
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Chief Executive's Report
Craig Hassall
It has been an uplifting experience to return to Opera Australia after
so many years. I left the Company in 1997 to work on the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games and have now returned to a very different Opera
Australia. Under Lyndon’s artistic leadership, the Company has grown
in scale, reach and aspiration. I was fortunate to be able to come back
to Australia in April 2013 to see Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour and
experienced the impact and quality of what Lyndon has achieved for
Opera Australia. Here was Australia’s national opera company in full
flight with Carmen as I had never seen it before. And now, with 2013
behind us, it is an opportunity to reflect on the year that passed.
2013 was the second year of the newly expanded Opera Australia, a year
with celebrated new productions, the Company’s first Ring cycle, national
tours of musicals, and a host of national presentations that have engaged
communities across the country.
The Melbourne Ring
Undoubtedly the highlight of 2013 was the first presentation of the
Ring cycle by Opera Australia. This has been a long held ambition of our
company and it has taken much planning with the artistic, operational
La Fura dels Baus production of
A Masked Ball
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT CONTINUED
and financial support of many stakeholders to make the Ring a reality.
The Ring was presented in the State Theatre of Arts Centre Melbourne,
our venue partner, and provided a wonderful opportunity to showcase
the newly expanded orchestra pit. The expansion was very necessary as
the Melbourne Ring Orchestra united over 135 musicians from Australia
and around the world under the baton of the remarkable Pietari Inkinen
in his debut with the Company.
Neil Armfield and his creative team gave us a production with a
particular intelligence, depth and emotional intensity and a cast from
heaven, including Terje Stensvold, Susan Bullock, Stefan Vinke, Stuart
Skelton, Daniel Sumegi and Warwick Fyfe.
Melbourne embraced the Ring with much enthusiasm. Maureen and
Tony Wheeler led the charge of philanthropic support and our Ring
Leaders were out in force. We enjoyed particular support from our
funding bodies and additional necessary support from the Victorian
Major Events Corporation.
Apart from the performances, there was a great appetite for The Melbourne
Ring Festival which augmented the celebrations around Melbourne.
With such a welcome reception, strong engagement and successful
outcome, we are confident of making the Ring a regular feature in
Melbourne.
Mainstage Performances
Sydney and Melbourne once again enjoyed a sumptuous offering of
productions, starting in Sydney with our new(ish) tradition of a bells and
whistles New Year’s Eve party under the sails of Sydney Opera House. The
concert and the opening of La bohème are becoming a welcome fixture
to the social calendar. The creative team of La Fura dels Baus, led by Àlex Ollé,
gave us their first exploration of a Verdi opera in their interpretation of A Masked
Ball. This totalitarian world of bureaucrats, financiers and politicians surviving
a financial crisis was an arresting and impactful work. A Masked Ball also
brilliantly showcased the talents of Diego Torre, Tamar Iveri and José Carbó.
The Sydney Summer season continued apace with welcome productions
of Il Trovatore, Falstaff and Orpheus in the Underworld, the latter given a wry
twist by Jonathan Biggins.
The Company then moved to Melbourne for its Autumn season which
presented Aida with Daria Masiero as the eponymous slave and Carlo
Barricelli as Radamès. This season was complemented by new productions
of A Masked Ball and Handel’s Partenope with Emma Matthews.
The Company returned to Sydney in June to present three new
productions. The first, The Force of Destiny was a grateful provision of
the Opera Conference partnership with our state colleagues, Opera
Queensland, State Opera of South Australia and West Australian Opera.
The production was very well received and will now have an opportunity
to be performed across the country.
The Force of Destiny was followed by a new and intense production of
Tosca, directed by one of Australia’s greatest artists, John Bell. John
teamed with Michael Scott-Mitchell, Teresa Negroponte and Nick
Schlieper to create a powerful platform in a fascist setting for Alexia
Voulgaridou and Cheryl Barker as Tosca, Yonghoon Lee and Diego Torre as
Cavaradossi and John Wegner and Douglas McNicol as Scarpia.
This was then followed by a complete mood swing with Roger
Hodgman’s effervescent and engaging Don Pasquale. Conal Coad and
Rachelle Durkin brought Donizetti to life and the Australian Opera
and Ballet Orchestra were in fine form under the baton of Guillaume
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Tourniaire. The production was a co-production with the Tokyo Art
Foundation and made possible through the generosity of our generous
patron, Dr Haruhisa Handa.
Elijah Moshinsky’s celebrated and popular production of La Traviata
followed, with an excellent cast and John Cox’s much-loved production of
Albert Herring provided a fine opportunity to showcase the talents of our
ensemble of principal artists including Kanen Breen, Jacqueline Dark, Sian
Pendry and Dominica Matthews.
This was the second year of our outdoor spectacular and audiences once
again flocked to the harbourside setting in March and April to enjoy
what is rapidly becoming a highlight of New South Wales’ tourism event
calendar. After the impact of the massive chandelier in the inaugural La
Traviata, it was going to be difficult to trump, however, Gale Edwards
and Brian Thomson gave us an impactful and arresting Carmen, with a
stellar cast including Rinat Shaham, Dmytro Popov, Milijana Nikolic and
Adam Diegel. The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra were once again
magnificently conducted by Brian Castles-Onion. The combination of the
setting, the quality of performance and the wonderful staging attracted
audiences in their thousands.
With the vision of both Dr Handa and the NSW Government through
Destination NSW, this event is set to enthral audiences for many
seasons to come. As I write this, Madama Butterfly is playing to capacity
audiences on the harbour.
South Pacific
Another event confidently taking its place on the annual Opera Australia
calendar is our national tour of a musical. The award-winning production
of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific had a spectacular debut in
Opposite above: Aida
Opposite below: Rachelle Durkin as
Norina and Conal Coad as Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale
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2012 and received popular and critical acclaim in its national tour.
So great was the demand for the show that we brought it back in
2013 to Sydney Opera House and toured to Perth and Adelaide
for the first time in many years. Audiences in all three cities
showed a great enthusiasm for the production and the standard of
presentation was as high and energetic as the first performance by
the Company in 2012.
We have now just commenced rehearsals for our 2014 musical, again
from Rodgers and Hammerstein. The King and I will open in Brisbane and
then transfer to Melbourne and Sydney later in the year. Both advance
sales and the buzz from the rehearsal room are very good early indicators
of a successful tour for 2014.
National Engagement
As a significant national company, we take our responsibility for national
engagement very seriously. Since 1997 we have had a comprehensive
touring strategy to take opera to as many audiences around Australia as
possible. Previously called Oz Opera, we now proudly tour nationally as
Opera Australia. Whilst the scale of productions is dictated by the size of
venues available nationally, the quality and production values of these
tours are as high as our mainstage productions.
In 2013 we presented Don Giovanni in 22 locations across Victoria,
South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory
and Western Australia over 9 weeks. Apart from the performances, we
reached more people through live streaming, workshops, screenings
and free community events across metropolitan, regional and very
remote Australia. Michael Gow and Robert Kemp created a stunning
production that enthralled audiences across the country. The
audiences were highly satisfied with almost 100% of surveyed
respondents saying they would return.
Alexia Voulgaridou as Tosca and
Yonghoon Lee as Cavaradossi
Tosca
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We also consolidated our relationship with Barkly Regional Arts in
Tennant Creek and established a new cultural exchange between local
Indigenous musicians, The Winanjjikari Music Centre All Stars (WMC All
Stars) and the Oz Opera Chamber Orchestra.
Oz Opera’s schools tours had another successful year in 2013, in
NSW the program was launched by The Hon. Mr George Souris, NSW
Minister for the Arts, before commencing a 26 week tour of The Magic
Flute, being seen by 45,160 primary school children across the state. In
Victoria, our production of The Barber of Seville was launched by The
Hon. Ms Heidi Victoria, Victorian Minister for the Arts and was enjoyed by
30,051 children, including 5,077 who saw a performance incorporating
Auslan Shadow Interpreters. Our Auslan Shadow Interpreting program
for Deaf and hard of hearing primary school children won the Creative
Partnerships Australia Arts Access Award in Victoria this year and was
nominated for the national award.
In 2012 Opera Australia had great success with a collaboration in
Northern Queensland which resulted in Yarrabah! The Musical. In 2013,
the Company teamed up with the Mbantua Festival of Indigenous culture
to present The Bungalow Song. This music theatre project explored the
impact of white settlement on aboriginal life in central Australia and was
the centrepiece of the festival.
The Community Choirs initiative which began with great success in
Sydney during 2012 moved to Melbourne in 2013. The Melbourne
Community Choirs performed with Opera Australia principal singers
and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for 3,750 people at Mazda
Opera in the Bowl, a major community access event within The
Melbourne Ring Festival. Some wonderful feedback was received from
participants such as:
‘I said, “I’m going to sing opera! And people said to me, “Don’t be
stupid!” But here you are. I just believe that sometimes dreams do
come true and in the process of this performance, you develop so
much confidence.’
Wheelchair-bound participant
Our Stakeholders
Our growth and success is only possible due to the support of a number
of key stakeholders. The Federal Government, through the Australia
Council for the Arts, is our primary government supporter and we are
also grateful to the governments of New South Wales and Victoria for
their ongoing support as well as their specific support of Handa Opera
on Sydney Harbour (Destination NSW) and the Ring cycle (Victorian
Major Events Corporation). The Federal Government is also a key partner
through Playing Australia of our national touring strategy.
Mazda Australia has been an enthusiastic and engaged Principal Partner
and has enabled a greater level of public engagement for opera through
their partnership. Thanks to Mazda, we are able to present our annual
Mazda Opera in the Domain, Mazda Opera in the Bowl and a range of other
activities. Alongside Mazda are a range of longstanding partnerships with key
Australian companies that enable a host of activity throughout the country.
The Ring cycle demonstrated that private support is strong and
focussed for Opera Australia. We have a loyal and committed group
of philanthropists for all of our activities, whether this is the support
of emerging artists, association with particular repertoire or the
encouragement of educational and outreach projects. To all these
supporters a huge thank you for your commitment and ongoing support.
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The Team
We face difficult times ahead despite the success of the Company. The
performing arts are challenged financially across the board and Opera
Australia will need to continue to be agile, creative and prudent in the
coming years. Lyndon must be congratulated on his creative approach to
presenting opera in the 21st Century and his vision is responsible for the vibrancy
of Opera Australia today. Longer term planning is critical to our ongoing success
and belief in the workforce of the Company a crucial component.
All that we do at Opera Australia relies on a vast number of talented
individuals. From our singers and musicians to technicians, makers and
organisers, opera is an incredibly hungry resource of human capital.
Happily we work in an industry that thrives on enthusiasm, talent and
creativity. I would like to pay a huge debt of gratitude to all that have made
our year a success in 2013. To David Mortimer, our new chair and the Board
of Directors, to all the staff in our Surry Hills headquarters and Melbourne
office, and to all our performers and crews at Sydney Opera House, Arts
Centre Melbourne and around the country, thank you for all your hard work
over this last year. It has been a pleasure to come back to Opera Australia.
Opposite above: Catherine Carby as Arsace,
Emma Matthews as Partenope and
Christopher Field as Armindo
Partenope
Opposite below: Svetla Vassileva as Leonora
The Force of Destiny
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Our People
Opera Australia
Employee Numbers, December, 2013
Craig Hassall, Chief Executive
Lyndon Terracini, Artistic Director
Anthony Legge, Associate Music Director
Opera Australia employs around 400 permanent and seasonal staff, and over 1,000 people in total when guest
artists and casual staff are included. Our staff includes singers, instrumentalists, repetiteurs, language coaches,
directors, conductors, designers, electricians, mechanists, props technicians, dressers, make-up technicians and
other production staff, stage managers, stores-persons, carpenters, welders, tailors, sewers, wig-makers, painters,
writers, ticket sellers and administrators.
Opera Australia’s activities also depend on the contribution of a significant number of staff at its performance
venues, in particular at the Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre Melbourne. These include technical and
backstage staff, ticket sellers, ushers, catering and facilities management staff. Smaller venues, such as those
used for regional touring performances, also supply staff to support the Company’s activities.
Full Time Equivalents
Ongoing
Seasonal Casual Total
Principal singers
20
25
0
45
Choristers 36241676
Orchestral players
58
8
32
98
Other performers
0
5
16
21
Music and Language Staff
7
4
2
13
Other Artist Support
7
15
3
25
Artistic Administration
19
4
1
24
Total Artistic
14785 70
302
Stage Management
Stage Staff
Set and props workshop
Wardrobe and Wigs
Stores
Facilities
Technical Support and Administration
Total Technical
8
7
0
15
20
18
18
56
16
4
18
38
25
10
5
40
8
0
10
18
4
0
2
6
7
3
0
10
8842 53
183
Marketing Sales
Administration and Management
Total Administration
22
42
64
TOTAL
299
1
1
2
129
7
0
7
30
43
73
130
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Dominica Matthews, Jane Ede and Lorina Gore as The Rhinemaidens; Jud Arthur as Fafner; Terje Stensvold as Wotan
and Jacqueline Dark as Fricka; and Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Australian Opera and Ballet
Orchestra Report
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (AOBO) is the busiest of
all Australian orchestras, giving around 250 performances each year. A
wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Australia, the AOBO performs for Opera
Australia and The Australian Ballet during their respective Sydney seasons.
Formerly the Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra, the AOBO has earned a
reputation for warmth of sound and impressive flexibility in the most
challenging of environments. The repertory performance schedule
of Opera Australia means that up to five different productions are
being performed and prepared at any one time, resulting in up to
eight performances per week. The confined space of the orchestra
pit presents occupational health and safety issues, mainly high noise
levels. Excellent seasonal and casual musicians provide respite for the
permanent musicians of the Orchestra.
Notable recent productions for Opera Australia in the last year have
included: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour - Carmen, which saw the
orchestra playing once again on the harbour stage in the acclaimed
second season of this landmark Sydney event; A Masked Ball, Verdi’s
classic in a sensational interpretation by the cutting-edge Spanish
creatives La fura dels Baus and conducted by Andrea Molino; John Bell’s
first foray into mainstage opera with a beautiful re-imagining of Tosca
conducted by Christian Badea, and The Australian Ballet‘s wonderful
season of Prokofieff’s Cinderella, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky
and conducted by Nicolette Fraillon.
In a first, members of the AOBO contributed significantly to the success
of Opera Australia’s first Ring cycle: As part of the huge Melbourne
Ring Orchestra they joined members of Orchestra Victoria and nine
other national and international orchestras to create a unique body of
extraordinary musicians.
The Orchestra also features on recent recordings of live performances
in the Sydney Opera House of Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, La bohème and
Swan Lake for cinema and DVD release.
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
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Concertmaster
Associate Concertmaster Laura Hamilton
Huy-Nguyen Bui
Violin
Catalin Ungureanu
Adrian Keating*
Tony Gault*
Airena Nakamura (2nd Violins)
Mark Fitzpatrick* (2nd Violins)
Virginia Blunt
Rachel Easton
Yu-Qing Rebecca Irwin
Marek Kruszynski
Samuel Podjarski
Daniel Rosenbaum
Robert Sek
Jaroslaw Talar
Rachel Westwood
Flute
Elizabeth Pring
Amanda Hollins*
Alistair Howlett
Trumpet
Joshua Clarke
Craig Ross*
Bruce Hellmers
Piccolo
Diane Berger
Cornet
Brian Evans
Oboe
Conall McClure
Matthew Tighe*
Mark Bruwel
Trombone
Gregory van der Struik
Brett Favell*
William Farmer
Cor Anglais
Andrew Malec
Bass Trombone
Brett Page
Viola
Virginia Comerford
David Dixon
Magda Kruszynska
Amanda Murphy
Marilyn Wilson
Clarinet
Peter Jenkin
Catherine McCorkill*
Richard Rourke
Tuba
Edwin Diefes
Cello
Eszter Mikes-Liu
Andrew Hines*
Pierre Emery
Margaret Iddison
Henry Urbanavicius
Double Bass
Brett Berthold
Andrew Meisel*
Edmund Bastian
Bassoon
Douglas Eyre
Matthew Ockenden*
Gillian Hansen
Horn
Victoria Chatterley
Lisa Wynne-Allen
Bourian Boubbov#
Michael Dixon#
Orchestral Management
Amelia Farrugia as Alice Ford and
Warwick Fyfe as Falstaff
Falstaff
General Manager, Orchestra Gérard Patacca
Deputy Orchestra Manager Emma In der Maur
Orchestral Operations Manager Anna Dodgshun
Assistant Orchestra Manager Ella Howard
Orchestra Coordinator Valérie Morgan-Pertus
Percussion
Shaun Trubiano
Timpani
David Clarence
Allan Watson*
Harp
Jane Rosenson
Italics Principal
* Associate Principal/1st Violin
#
Contract Musician
The Patron Program
Patrons - $1,500+
The Patron Program is an important and integral part of Opera Australia. I am
honoured to be Patron-in-Chief and to thank those generous individuals who
have raised their voices in support of our national company.
Opera lives in the hearts and imagination of the more than 550,000 people who
enjoy our performances each year. Opera Australia is sincerely grateful to the
individuals, organisations, trusts and foundations whose loyal support underpins
everything we do.
We give you our applause and many bravos – thank you.
Yvonne Kenny AM, Patron-in-Chief
Yvonne Kenny AM,
Patron-in-Chief
Ambassador Patrons - $20,000+
Robert Albert AO RFD RD and
Elizabeth Albert
Philip Bacon AM
Jennifer Brukner
Martin Dickson AM and Susie Dickson
Lady (Mary) Fairfax AC OBE
Hans and Petra Henkell
Iphygenia Kallinikos and
in memory of Despina Kallinikos
Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation
David Mortimer AO
Maureen Wheeler
Graeme Wood and Annette Olle
Anonymous (2)
Dr I J Hunter
Irwin Imhof, in memory of Herta Imhof
Rex Irwin, Esq.
Mr and Mrs Aron Kleinlehrer
John Lamble AO
Nick and Caroline Minogue
Dr Douglas and Monica Mitchell
Mrs Patricia New
Richard Owens AM
Kenneth R Reed AM
Brenda and Laurence Scofield
Carol Sisson
Fred Street AM and Dorothy Street
Alden Toevs and Judi Wolf
Professor Barbara van Ernst AM
Cameron Williams
Anonymous (3)
Mr Ian Harper AM and Mrs Ian Harper
Pat and Frank Harvey
Alistair Hay
Jennifer Hershon
Peter and Jenny Hordern
Mrs Cynthia Jackson AM and the late
Dr Edward Jackson AM
Peter Lovell
Dr Judith Kinnear
Dr Joan M Lawrence AM
Drs Kathryn Lovric and Roger Allan
Peter and Pamela McKee
Robyn Martin-Weber
Peter Mason AM and Kate Mason
Robert and Vanessa Morgan
Colin Nicholson
Tom and Ruth O'Dea
The Hon Mr Justice Barry O'Keefe AM and
Mrs Jan O'Keefe
Valmai Pidgeon AM
Robin Potter OAM
Dr David and Dr Gillian Ritchie
Michael and Angela Rodd
Janis Salisbury
Phillip and Sue Schudmak
Rod Sims and Alison Pert
Tony and Josephine Sukkar
John Symond AM
Peter and Leonie Szabo
Mr Kevin Troy
Michael Troy
Alex and Claire Weis
Lyn Williams AM
Elizabeth Windschuttle
Roy and Gay Woodward
Anonymous (1)
Alexander Gosling and Wirat Sukprem
Peter Griffin AM
Leonard Groat
Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM
Craig Hassall
Nora Hinchen and John Flint
H and R Hofmann
Erwin and Judith Katz
Anna-Lisa Klettenberg
Kloeden Foundation
Ms Eugenia Langley JP
G D Levy and J M Hockey
Solomon and Rosie Lew
Alex and Halina Lewenberg
Peter Lowry OAM and Carolyn Lowry OAM
Justice Robert McDougall
Lisa and Doug McKern
Suzanne and Antony Maple-Brown
The Alexandra and
Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Justice Jane Mathews AO
Dr and Mrs P J Meddings
Dr Mark and Dr Alla Medownick
Mabs Melville
Mr and Mrs Richard H Melzak
Graham Miller
Desmond B Misso, Esq
Associate Professor Jane Munro AM
Thomas Timothy Murphy
Mrs Judith Myers
Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD and
Jocelyn Nebenzahl
Dr Paul Nisselle AM and Mrs Sue Nisselle
David and Lynne Olsson
Dr Robert and Mrs Joan Osborn
Mrs Roslyn Packer AO
Timothy and Eva Pascoe
Dr Kevin Pedemont
Fred Peisah
John and Moya Phillips
Dave Poddar and Angela Flannery
Greeba Pritchard
Josef and Sarina Reisinger
Mark Renehan
Bruce Rosenberg
Mr and Mrs Mark Sampson
Graeme Samuel AC and Jill Davies
Penelope Seidler AM
Tim and Lynne Sherwood
Mrs H Showniruk
Dr Michael Slaytor
Margot Smith
Mr Sam Smorgon AO and
Mrs Minnie Smorgon
Assoc. Prof. Ross Steele AM
Mr Rory G Struthers
John and Jo Strutt
Dr and Mrs David Sugerman
Mrs Graham Thorp
Mrs Alma Toohey
Mrs Dawn Troy
John Tuckey
Mr and Mrs Peter Turner
Isaac and Susie Wakil
Geoffrey and Karen Wilson
Ray Wilson OAM in memory of
James Agapitos OAM
Sue and Bill Wood
Donna Woodhill
Anonymous (3)
Artist Patrons - $12,000+
Antoinette Albert
The Board of Opera Australia
Mrs David Clarke
Juliana and Robert Clemesha
Mrs Rowena Danziger AM
and Mr K G Coles AM
Ian Dickson and Reg Holloway
Mrs Jane Hemstritch
Governor Patrons - $6,000+
Nance Atkinson Trust
Peter Bartholomew and Donna Pelka
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO
Tom Begg
The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP
Paul Brady and Christine Yip
Mrs K E Bryan
Ita Buttrose AO OBE
Conal Coad and Colin Beutel
Michael and Shanny Crouch
Beryl Crusi and the late Henry Crusi
Mary Davidson and Frederick Davidson
The Hon Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer
Mrs R Dechert
The Decor Corporation
Lee MacCormick Edwards Ph.D
Vic and Katie French
Chris and Judy Fullerton
The Greatorex Foundation
Benefactor Patrons - $3,000+
Jeannette Abrahams
David and Elizabeth Adams
L R Alway
Betty Amsden OAM
Janette and Jim Bain AM
Michael Ball
Judith and David Beal
Margaret and James Beattie
Stephen Bell
Mrs Christine Bishop
Graeme Black
Rosemary and Julian Block
Ms Judith Brinsmead
Jannie Brown
Dr Andrew Buchanan
Pam Caldwell
Dr Lionel Chan
The Clayton Family
Maxwell J Connery OAM and
Joan R Connery OAM
Mrs David Darling
Chum Darvall
Suvan and Shamistha de Soysa
Mr JT Dominguez CBEAM and Mrs Dominguez
Mrs Gordon Douglass AM
Sandy and Phil Dudgeon
Suellen and Ron Enestrom
David Epstein and Nellie Bennett
Dr Helen M Ferguson
Diana and Richard Fisher
Mr Bill Fleming
John Gale OBE
Neilma Gantner
Rachel Goldberg and Alan Goldberg AO QC
Leon and Judy Goldman
Anthony Adair
Dr and Mrs Mario Adamo
Zenon Alexander
The Hon Richard Alston
Dr Ben Anderson
Sidney and Lynn Anderson
Dr Patricia Armstrong-Grant OBE
Juliet Ashworth
Rosalind Baker
Mrs Mary Barlow
Jenny Barnes
Ross and Ann Barnetson
Tony Barnett
Laurie Bebbington and Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Alasdair Beck
Dr Jane Beeby
Dr Simon Bell and
Dr Jennifer Coghlan-Bell
Nicole Berger
William Berryman
Tom Best
Minnie Biggs
Penny Blankfield
Kevin Bleasel AO
Audrey Blunden
Anne and Peter Bobeff
Mrs Jan Bowen
Virginia Braden OAM and Ken Woolley AM
Alix Bradfield
Ms Judy Bretherton
Ms Jane Brodribb
Dr Roderick Brooks
Professor David Bryant
Ian and Jillian Buchanan
Mr R J Burbidge QC and Mrs R J Burbidge
Diana Burleigh
David Byrne
Hugh and Hilary Cairns
Elise Callander
Ian Cameron
Mrs Naomi Carrick
Mr and Mrs M H Carriol
Mr J A Carroll
Emily Chang
Greg and Terry Chesher
Caroline and Robert Clemente
J C Conde AO
Miss Renata Conrad
Russ and Rae Cottle
The Hon Justice Dennis Cowdroy OAM
Tim and Bryony Cox
P F and M J Crane
M and M Cranitch
I F Crawford
Kate and Greg Crone
Cubit Family Foundation
Mr Charles P Curran AC and Mrs Eva Curran
Mrs Mary Curtis
Rod and Marie Dalziel
Mrs June Danks
Mrs Jeanette Davies
Kathryn Davies
Kyle Davis and Andrew Adney
Ernest Dawes OBE and Nola Dawes
Chris and Carmel Delaney
Matthew Delasey
Mr Michael Diamond AM MBE
Jennifer and Robert Dickerson AO
The Hon. John Dowd AO QC
Andrew and Barbara Dowe
Dr William Downey
Margaret Dunstan
Dana Dupere
Professor Peter Ebeling and Mr Gary Plover
Charles Edmonds
Jenny and Ross Elliott
David Elsum AM and Lidge Elsum
James Fairfax AC
Mrs M Ford
John and Diana Frew
Vivienne Fried and the late Ruben Fried
Don Fry AO and Susan Fry
Sabina and David Full
Robert Furley and Leon Nicholas
Eric and Tonia Gale
Justin and Anne Gardener
Peter Gardner
John Garnsey QC
Mrs David Gibbs
Minnie Gibbs
Dr Rosita Gibson
The Hon Mr E W Gillard QC
Dr Nicholas S Girdis CBE and Mrs Marina
Girdis
The Hon. Justice and Mrs G Giudice
George H Golvan QC
George and Kay Gordon
Beatrice Gray
Dr Anthony Grigg and Mr Paul Williamson
James and Sarah Guest
The Hon Ian V Gzell
Jean Hadges
Richard and Judy Haes
Mrs Pamela Hall
Michael K Halprin
Louis Hamon OAM
Judy and John Hastings
Alan Hauserman and Janet Nash
Assoc. Prof. Bernard Haylen
and Mrs Denise Haylen
Peter Hennings
Dr W J Heriot
D S and S P Heywood
Dr Peter Hickman
Dr and Mrs R F Hicks
Sinclair Hill AM OBE
John David Hobbs
Michael Hobbs
Mrs Naida Holliday
Robert Hook
Ms A Hooper
Dr Ron Houghton
Ian Hunt and Vicki Nicholson
Michael and Penny Hunter
Dr Victor Hurley and Maria Leoni
Dr Alastair Jackson
Patricia Jackson
Stuart Jennings
John S Jessup
Dr Michael Joel AM and Mrs Anna Joel
Dr Garry Joslin and Prof Dimity Reed AM
Anne and Bruce Judd
John Kaldor AM and Naomi Milgrom Kaldor
Mrs Mathilde Kearny-Kibble
Mr Kevin Kelleher
Dr Susan M Kelly
James and Diana Kimpton
Susan Kirby
Mrs Deborah Kirk
In memory of Suzanne Korbel
Drs Marjorie and George Kossoff AO
George Krawat
The Hon Justice François Kunc and
Felicity Rourke
David and Megan Laidlaw
Sheila Lamont-Stacey
Peter Lazar AM
Margaret Lederman
Catherine and Yick Him Lee
Stephanie Lee
Barbara and Bernard Leser
Ann and David Levitan
Richard and Elizabeth Longes
Jill and Brian Loton
Mr Howard Lowe
Susan McCarthy
Mrs Marie McCann OAM
Dr Ann McFarlane
Avril and Peter McGrath
George and Patricia McGregor
Robert and Sarah McKay
Mimie MacLaren
Marcus and Brooke MacLean
Mark and Sue MacLennan
Peter and Anne Mc Namara
Hon Ian and Mrs Julie Macphee
Geoffrey Magney
David Malouf AO
Kirsten Mander
Jenny Manton
Merilyn Marel
Kaye E Marion
Professor Bernard and Mrs Joyce Marks
Jennifer K Marshall
Graham Matheson
Rohan Mead
Dr Bryan and Mrs Debora Mendelson
The Monarch Investment Group of Companies
John and Isobel Morgan
Adrian Morris and Eileen Chanin
Ted and Brenda Mouritz
Dr Stephen Mulligan
International Patrons
DR HARUHISA HANDA, Honorary International Patron
Sir Roderick and Lady Deane
Em Green, in memory of her father Josef Tardy
Hamish Parker
Mr Barry Murphy
Ron Murray AM and Pamela Cannon Murray
Rupert and Annabel Myer
Dr and Mrs Ken Neale
Irena Nebenzahl
Ms Kim Newton
New Vision Clinics
Professor G C O'Brien and Dr I E O'Brien
Lynne and David Olsson
Garry O'Neil
Mr Douglas Paisley
George and Jillian Pappas
G Pearson
Professor David Penington AC
Ms Janine Perrett
Phillip and Jennifer Perry
Michael & Kristina Photios
Mr Ian Plater
Ray Poon
Mr Peter Charles Prior CLJ
Railx Aluminium Products
Judith and Ernest Rapee
Angela Raymond
Mr and Mrs A R Rayward
John and Leah Read
Jane Recny
Frank A Robertson
Mr Geoffrey Robertson QC
Mr Graeme Robertson
Ms Judith Rodriguez
Mr Jeremy Ruskin QC and
Ms Roz Zalewski
Rowan and Susie Russell
Margaret Sammut
The Satir Centre of Australia
Peter and Christa Satouris
Mrs M Saunders
Garry E Scarf
Aubrey G Schrader
Tom Schrecker
Edward and Susan Schutz
Caroline Serventy
Mrs Penelope Service
David Shavin QC
Dr John and Mrs Sue Sheehy
Professor Gillian Shenfield AM
Mrs H Showniruk
Mrs Suzanne Simon
Gary Singer and Geoffrey Smith
Bernadette Slater
Michael and Melissa Slattery
Denise Smith
Graeme Smith
In memory of Beryl Stephens
Mr Nigel Stoke
Anthony Stolarek
Rev Prof Michael Tate AO
Mrs Joan Tayler
Victoria Taylor
The Langham, Melbourne
Victoria Thorogood
Dr George Tippett AM and
Mrs Naomi Tippett AM
Sandy and Anna Todd
Richard and Caroline Travers
Peter Tremewen
Nevenka Tucker
Judge Robyn Tupman
Suzanne and Ross Tzannes AM
Ullmer Family Charitable Endowment
David Valentine
Visium Pty Ltd
Stephen and Paulin Walter
John S Walton AM
The Shirley Ward Foundation
Mrs Suzanne A R Waterhouse
Ms Pinky Watson
Derek Watt and Cathy Brown-Watt
Arthur and Topsy Webster
Dr Eric Wegman
Paul Wenham SLK and Ilona Wenham
The Honourable Justice Anthony Whealy
Professor Chris and Mrs Vimala Whitaker
Warwick and Karen White
Caroline Wilkinson
Christine and Price Williams
Evan Williams AM and Janet Williams
Mr Kerry Wright
Dr Kun-Gay Yap and Dr Kuldip Kaur
Anonymous (35)
Syndicate 30
Opera Australia salutes those Patrons who have joined Syndicate 30: Mozart for 2014. Members of each year's
Syndicate support a new production and participate directly in the work of Opera Australia. We sincerely thank our
Syndicate 30 Patrons for their generosity.
Christine Yip and Paul Brady
Rowena Danziger AM and Ken Coles AM
Jennifer Hershon
Iphygenia Kallinikos and
in memory of Despina Kallinikos
Dr. Joan M. Lawrence AM
Brian Nebenzahl OAM RFD and Jocelyn Nebenzahl
Mr Rory G Struthers
Dr K Lovric and Dr R Allan
Anthony and Suzanne Maple-Brown
Colin and Rosalyn Nicholson
Valmai Pidgeon AM
Robin Potter OAM
David and Gillian Ritchie
Cameron Williams
Anonymous (2)
Artist Patrons
Jonathan Abernethy is supported by John Lamble AO
Cheryl Barker is supported by Anthony and Sharon Lee
Nicole Car is supported by Jane Hemstritch
David Corcoran is Opera Australia's ambassador for the Asthma Foundation of NSW
Jacqueline Dark is supported by Juliana and Robert Clemesha
Anna Dowsley is supported by Martin Dickson AM and Susie Dickson
Samuel Dundas is supported by Maureen Wheeler
Taryn Fiebig is supported by Maureen Wheeler
Lorina Gore is supported by Mrs Rowena Danziger AM and Mr Kenneth Coles AM
Andrew Jones is supported by Maureen Wheeler
Shane Lowrencev is supported by Vic and Katie French
Dominica Matthews is supported by Professor Barbara van Ernst AM
Emma Matthews is supported by Jennifer Brukner
Teddy Tahu Rhodes is supported by Rex Irwin, Esq.
The Opera Australia Chorus is supported by ExxonMobil
Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program
The Moffatt Oxenbould Young Artist Program is a two-year training program for selected young Australian opera singers.
Designed to strengthen and supplement their already evident talent and performance skills, the program involves them
closely with the rehearsal and performance activity of the Company. Opera Australia is most grateful for the support
provided to enable the participation of singers in the Young Artist Program. Members of the program in 2014 are: Jonathan
Abernethy (supported by John Lamble AO); Natalie Aroyan (The Robert Lomax Young Artists Scholarship Award); Anna
Dowsley (supported by Martin Dickson AM and Susie Dickson); Program Coordinator – Andrew Greene
Friends of Opera Australia
Friends of Opera Australia enjoy a closer involvement with the opera as well as helping to support the work we do.
Friends are invited to our seasonal Insight evenings, to hear artists perform and the creative team discuss works from new
productions. Friends are also given access to select dress rehearsals and discounted tickets where possible.
Opera Society Inc
Opera Society Inc is a Melbourne-based organisation which supports Opera Australia through its fund-raising activities
and provides its members with informative and entertaining events throughout the year. The Society offers access to
dress rehearsals, insights, film nights, lunches, brunches, concerts and recitals. Information about the Society is available
from the office on (03) 9685 3757 or at www.operasociety.org.au
Kanen Breen as Albert and
Samuel Dundas as Sid
Albert Herring
We urge you to become part of Opera Australia’s future. Your tax deductible donation will enable us to keep developing
the highest calibre of opera artists, present products of the highest standard, give more Australians the opportunity to
experience opera and sustain this beautiful art form into the future. To find out more about the part you can play in
Opera Australia’s future please contact:
Ailsa Eckel in Sydney on (02) 9318 8333 or Debra Adamidis in Melbourne on (03) 9685 3752
Opera Australia
Capital Fund
Chairman's Report
Michael Traill AM
The market value of the Capital Fund’s investments continued to
improve during 2013. The Board of Directors approved a distribution
to Opera Australia of $400,000 and in doing so the Fund continued
to fulfil its role of supporting the work of the Company through an
annual grant. At year end the market value of the Capital Fund was
$13.4 million.
It was a great honour for me to be appointed Chairman of the Capital
Fund following the resignation of Rupert Myer in May. Rupert led
the Fund through a period of very real progress and his outstanding
stewardship of the Tenth Anniversary Capital Campaign ensured its
success and has encouraged us to set new targets for the future. We
are delighted that Rupert and his wife, Annabel, will maintain their close
association through their membership of the Council of Governors.
Opposite above: Yvonne Kenny, David Harper,
Taryn Fiebig, Nicole Car, The Hon Mike Rann,
Catherine Carby, Duncan Rock, Samuel Dundas
St James's Palace
As we reflect on the achievements of the Tenth Anniversary Capital
Campaign I am delighted to report that when all donations and
pledges, including notified bequests, are aggregated it highlights more
than $24 million received and pledged to the Capital Fund since its
inception. The cumulative distributions from the Capital Fund to
Opposite below: Karina Kielbinska, Annabel and
Rupert Myer, Helen Nugent, Greg Melgaard
St James's Palace
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Opera Australia total $2.735 million. It is our goal for the future to
build on the momentum created by the Campaign.
As part of Opera Australia Capital Fund UK’s initiative to raise funds
in the UK a gala recital and dinner was held in the splendid State
Apartments of St. James’s Palace in September. The recital was the
highlight of the evening with remarkable performances by Nicole
Car, Catherine Carby, Taryn Fiebig, Samuel Dundas and Duncan Rock,
accompanied by David Harper. Following the encore and with the
company of singers remaining on stage, Opera Australia’s new Chief
Executive, Craig Hassall, invited Yvonne Kenny to sing 'Home Sweet
Home'. It was a very special moment received with great applause
from both expats and those Opera Australia patrons who had
travelled to London for the occasion. We are indebted to the Gala
Committee, chaired by Lord Goodlad, whose enthusiastic involvement
led to a memorable evening.
Other Capital Fund events during the year included a recital and
dinner hosted by Rupert and Annabel Myer on board the Silver
Shadow in Port Melbourne. As in the past, Ashley Dawson-Damer
kindly made available her residence for a reception which celebrated
the achievement and closure of the Capital Campaign.
The annual Council of Governors’ dinner was our last event for the
year and took place at the home of Jane Clarke who has graciously
hosted Capital Fund events for a decade. The Council of Governors
comprises the Fund’s Directors and donor members who have
contributed at least $250,000 or pledged a bequest of at least
$500,000. We were able to welcome new members, Mark Dimmitt,
Judith Kinnear, Gary Payne and Hamish Parker to the Council during
the year.
Congratulations are due to Opera Australia for staging the
outstanding performances that comprised The Melbourne Ring Cycle.
To Maureen Wheeler whose extraordinary generosity was the catalyst
for the creation of the Company’s first Ring cycle, we extend our
heartfelt thanks.
I am grateful to my dedicated fellow Directors, David Armstrong,
Philip Bacon AM, Michael Bartlett, Craig Hassall, François Kunc, David
Mortimer AO and Maureen Wheeler for their significant contribution
to a most successful year.
The Capital Fund aims to give long-term certainty to those who make
acts of benefaction, give pledges or offer bequests; and we aim to
honour those generous acts in ways which give great pleasure and a
sense that comes from belonging to a close and supportive family.
We all have a vision to build on the endowment created by the
Capital Fund. I am personally so grateful to our loyal supporters
whose generosity ensures the certainty of funding for our national
opera company.
The Opera Australia Capital Fund was established to build capital reserves to help ensure the ongoing financial
viability of Opera Australia.
Council of Governors
Michael Traill AM (Chairman), David Armstrong, Philip Bacon AM, Michael Bartlett, Jennifer Brukner,
Jane Clarke and David Newby, Ken Coles AM, Rowena Danziger AM, Ashley Dawson-Damer, Gretchen Dechert,
Mark Dimmitt, Lady (Mary) Fairfax AC OBE, Leonard Groat, Iphy Kallinikos, Judith Kinnear, The Hon Justice François Kunc,
Phil and Helen Meddings, David Mortimer AO, Rupert and Annabel Myer, Hamish Parker, Gary Payne,
Kenneth R Reed AM, John Reid AO, Barbara van Ernst AM, Maureen Wheeler, Ray Wilson OAM
The Council of Governors comprises Directors of the Trustee Company; Donor Members who have either contributed a
significant donation or pledged a specific bequest; and Special Members who actively participate in the Capital Fund's
fundraising efforts.
The Capital Fund continues to grow and makes an annual distribution to Opera Australia.This significant achievement has
been made possible through the generosity of the following donors as well as the Australian Government and the State
Governments of New South Wales and Victoria through the Reserves Incentive Funding Scheme.
Russell and Lucinda Aboud
Antoinette Albert
Robert Albert AO RFD RD
and Elizabeth Albert
Betty Amsden OAM
Philip Bacon AM
(Mrs) Carole Bailey
Jim and Janette Bain
Mim and Michael Bartlett
Alasdair Beck
Lewis and Sally Bell
Berg Family Foundation
Alan and Christine Bishop
Allan and Jane Blaikie
Jan Bowen
Alix Bradfield
Dr and Mrs P Breidahl
In memory of Lennox Brewer
Dr Roderick Brooks
Carolyn Cameron
Louise Christie
Mr David Clarke AO and
Mrs Jane Clarke
Tony and Hellen Clarke
Adrian Collette AM and
Victoria Watson
Prof Malcolm Coppleson AO
and Mrs Patricia Coppleson
Mr Bruce Corlett AM and
Mrs Ann Corlett
Alan and Elisabeth Cornell
Robin and Judy Crawford
Michael and Shanny Crouch
Crowe Horwath
Cruise Brokers Australia Pty Ltd
Mr Charles P Curran AC and
Mrs Eva Curran
Win Danby
Elizabeth Dangar
Mrs Rowena Danziger AM
and Mr K G Coles AM
Mrs David Darling
The Hon Mrs John Dawson-Damer
Mrs R Dechert
Matthew Delasey
Ian Dickson
Martin Dickson AM and
Susie Dickson
Francis Douglas
Mrs Gordon Douglass AM and
the late Mr Gordon Douglass
Dr William Downey
Marie Dreux
Jane and David Duncan
Suellen and Ron Enestrom
James Fairfax AO
Lady (Mary) Fairfax AC OBE
Pip and Gordon Fell
Jenny Ferguson
The Hon W K and Mrs M Fisher
Mr Bill Fleming
Chris and Judy Fullerton
Mrs Peter Geddes
Donald and Rosita Gibson
The Goodman Family
Alexander Gosling and
Wirat Sukprem
Ian and Ruth Gough
Grant Family Charitable Trust
Robert and Beatrice Gray
Deirdre Hall and
David Greatorex AO
Peter Griffin AM
John and Jo Grigg
Leonard Groat
Mr and Mrs Ian Harper
Dr John Harvey AO and
Mrs Yvonne Harvey
In memory of the late
Philip Hemstritch
Hans and Petra Henkell
Jennifer Hershon
Hershon Family
Neroli Hobbins
Miss Jennifer Hole
Mrs Cynthia Jackson AM and
the late Dr Edward Jackson AM
Major General Michael
and Mrs Marlena Jeffery
Reg and Marie Jewell
Mrs Diana Jones AM DSJ and
Mr David Jones AM OBE
H Kallinikos Pty Ltd
Noelene Keen-Ward and
David Whitfield
Dr Judith Kinnear
Mrs Jean E Kirk
Aron and Helen Kleinlehrer
The Hon Justice François Kunc
and Felicity Rourke
John Lamble Foundation
Dr Joan M Lawrence AM
Liangrove Foundation Pty Ltd
Juliet Lockhart
Drs Kathryn Lovric and Roger Allan
Mr Kevin McCann
Tim and Caroline McFarlane
Peter and Pamela McKee
Judy Mackinnon
Mrs Barbara McNulty OBE
Dr Penelope McNulty
Macquarie Group Foundation
David Malouf AO
Maple-Brown Family
Charitable Trust
Peter and Kate Mason
Don and Angela Mercer
Robert Morgan
The Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Charitable Distribution Account
Rupert and Annabel Myer
Dr and Mrs Ken Neale
Mark and Louise Nelson
David Newby
Jim and Shirley Nield
Michael and Helen Nugent
Justin and Sally O'Day
Conrad and Alice Oppen
Richard Owens OAM
Roslyn Packer AO
Pages Event Equipment
Hamish Parker
peckvonhartel architects
John and Moya Phillips
Valmai Pidgeon AM
Robin Potter OAM
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Greeba Pritchard
Kenneth R Reed AM
Andrew Thyne Reid Charitable Trust
Thyne Reid Trust No 1
John B Reid AO and
Lynn Rainbow Reid
Patricia H Reid Endowment Pty Ltd
Renaissance Tours
In memory of Lilian Renard
Michael Rennie
David and Gillian Ritchie
Juliana Schaeffer
In memory of Clare Scott-Mitchell
Eddie Scuderi
Penelope Seidler AM
Servcorp
The Hon Warwick L Smith AM
and Mrs Kathryn Joy Smith
Suzanne and Peter Steigrad
James and Jeanne-Claude Strong
John and Jo Strutt
Antony and Josephine Sukkar
Simon Swaney and Carolyn Kay
Dr Hugh and Mrs Elfie Taylor
Jill Thorpe
Michael Traill AM and
Jenny Gage Traill
Kevin Troy
Professor Barbara van Ernst AM
Isaac and Susie Wakil
A D White
Lyn Williams AM
C R Wilshire
Ray Wilson OAM and the
late James Agapitos OAM
Jill Wran
Dr Anna Ziegler
Anonymous (18)
Bequests
You can make a lasting contribution to the future of opera in Australia by making a bequest to the Opera Australia Capital
Fund. Your bequest will provide financial security to enhance Opera Australia’s artistic achievements and outreach programs.
The Company is enormously grateful for the support it has received through bequests from the estates of:-
Mrs Diana Chapman
David Clarke AO
Ruth Davidson
Dame Joyce Margaretta Daws DBE
Mrs Leslie Feather
Ms Wendy Fenson
Mr Jonathon Greening
Mrs Nola J Hassall
Mrs Elise Herrman
Mr G H Johnson for the
George and Nerissa Johnson
Memorial Scholarship
Mr Stefan Kruger
Miss Patricia Lance
Barbara McNulty OBE
Ivy Marshall
Mr Will Noble
Dimiter Kanev Stantchev
Dr Dawn Thew
Mrs Nancy Williamson
Dr Donald Wilson
Betty Wright
Mr Gerald Sidney Wronker
If you wish to discuss either a donation to the Capital Fund or your bequest hopes, please contact Neroli
Hobbins in Sydney on 02 9318 8386 or Sally Percival in Melbourne on 03 9685 3761.
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Attendances and Box Office 2013
Season
Season
Mainstage
Sydney Summer
Sydney Opera House
Mainstage
Sydney Summer
Sydney Opera House
Melbourne Autumn
Arts Centre Melbourne
Sydney Winter
Sydney Opera House
The Melbourne Ring Cycle
Melbourne Autumn
Sydney Winter
Sydney Opera House
Opera
Opera Composer
Composer
Performances
La bohème
A Masked Ball (NP)
Il Trovatore
Falstaff
Orpheus in the Underworld
Puccini
La bohème
A Masked
Verdi
Ball (NP)
Il Trovatore
Verdi
FalstaffVerdi
Orpheus
Offenbach
in the Underworld
Puccini
Verdi
Verdi
Verdi
Offenbach
21
8
9
8
14
60
21
8
9
8
14
60
64,422
76,716
64,422
9,137,779
76,716
10,603,497
9,137,779
10,603,497
A Masked Ball (NP)
Aida
Partenope
A Masked
Verdi
Ball (NP)
Aida Verdi
Partenope
Handel
Verdi
Verdi
Handel
6
9
4
19
6
9
4
19
23,922
38,339
23,922
2,771,653
38,339
4,414,908
2,771,653
4,414,908
The Force of Destiny (NP)
Don Pasquale (NP)
Tosca (NP)
La Traviata
Albert Herring
The Force
Verdiof Destiny (NP)
Don Pasquale
Donizetti(NP)
Tosca (NP)
Puccini
La Traviata
Verdi
Albert Herring
Britten
Verdi
Donizetti
Puccini
Verdi
Britten
8
8
19
10
5
50
8
8
19
10
5
50
56,635
73,857
56,635
8,253,639
73,857
10,897,976
8,253,639
10,897,976
Das Rheingold (NP)
Die Walküre(NP)
Siegfried (NP)
Götterdämmerung (NP)
Das Rheingold
Wagner (NP)
Die Walküre(NP)
Wagner
Siegfried
Wagner
(NP)
Götterdämmerung
Wagner
(NP)
Wagner
Wagner
Wagner
Wagner
3
3
3
3
12
3
3
3
3
12
21,923
28,772
21,923
7,685,500
28,772
3,430,462
7,685,500
3,430,462
N/A
N/A
N/A
9,580
N/A N/A
9,580
1,026,082
N/A
1,026,082
1
1
1,214
1,189
1,214
405,819
1,189
350,012
405,819
350,012
Brisbane
Brisbane
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Sydney New Years Eve
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Mainstage Subtotal
Mainstage Subtotal
La bohème
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
South Pacific
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
South Pacific
South Pacific
Queensland Performing Arts Centre,Queensland
Brisbane Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
South Pacific
Crown Theatre, Perth
South Pacific
Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Festival Centre
Musical Theatre subtotal
La bohème
Puccini
Puccini
142
South Pacific
Rodgers & Hammerstein
South Pacific
South Pacific
South Pacific
South Pacific
65
N/A
32
33
3
*
133
Venues
Performances Admissions
Venues
2013
2012
Admissions
Box office ($)
2013 2013
2012 2012
Box office ($)
2013
2012
2
142
168,116
2
228,453
168,116
28,254,390
228,453
30,722,937
28,254,390
30,722,937
4
65
N/A
32
33
3
133
*
139,803
4
146,991
139,803
14,620,507
146,991
16,056,800
14,620,507
16,056,800
41
OPERA AUSTRALIA ACTIVITIES CONTINUED
Season
Season
Mainstage
Mainstage
Sydney Summer
Sydney Summer
Sydney
Handa Opera
Opera House
on Sydney Harbour Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Opera
Opera
La bohème
La bohème
Verdi
CarmenBizet
A Masked
Ball (NP)
Verdi
Il Trovatore
Verdi
Falstaff Offenbach
Great Opera
Various
Hits
Great Operatic
Various Choruses
New Year's
Various
VerdiEve Opera Gala
Sydney Opera House
ACarmen
Masked Ball (NP)
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point
Il Trovatore
Handa Opera on Sydney HarbourHanda
subtotal
Opera on Sydney Harbour subtotal
Concerts
Sydney Opera House
MelbourneAutumn
Recital Centre
Melbourne
Sydney
Opera
House
Arts
Centre
Melbourne
Concerts Subtotal
Concerts
Sydney Opera House
Melbourne Recital Centre
SydneyAutumn
Opera House
Melbourne
Subtotal
ArtsConcerts
Centre Melbourne
Falstaff
Great Opera Hits
Great Operatic Choruses
Year'sBall
Eve(NP)
Opera Gala
ANew
Masked
Aida
Partenope
Total Mainstage/Music Theatre/Handa
Total Opera
Mainstage/Music
on Sydney Theatre/Handa Opera on Sydney
Harbour/Concerts
Harbour/Concerts
Sydney Winter
Sydney Opera House
The Force of Destiny (NP)
Free Events
FreeWinter
Events
Sydney
Don Pasquale (NP)
Mazda Opera in the Domain Sydney
Mazda
Opera
in the Domain
La bohème
Opera
House
Tosca
(NP)
La Traviata
Opera
Highlights Concert
Mazda Opera in the Bowl (Ft. OperaMazda
Australia
Opera
Community
in the Bowl
Choirs)
(Ft. Opera Australia
Community
Choirs)
Albert Herring
Arrival
of the Valkyries
Melbourne Ring Festival Opening Parade,
Melbourne
Federation
Ring Festival
SquareOpening Parade,
Federation
Square
Melbourne Ring Festival, Arts Centre
Melbourne
Melbourne
Ring Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne
Festpielhaus
Free
Events subtotal
Free Events subtotal
The
Melbourne
Ring Cycle
Touring and Outreach
Schools Tours:
Victoria
New South Wales
Regional Tour:
Schools Tours:
Victoria
New South Wales
Regional Tour:
Brisbane
VIC, SA, QLD,
NSW, NT,Arts
WA Centre
VIC, SA, QLD, NSW, NT, WA
Queensland
Performing
Touring and Outreach subtotal Touring and Outreach subtotal
Copresentations
Sydney Opera House
Das Rheingold (NP)
Die Walküre(NP)
Siegfried (NP)
Götterdämmerung
(NP)
The Barber of Seville
The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
Composer
Performances
Composer
Puccini
Puccini
Bizet
Verdi
A MaskedVerdi
Ball (NP)
Handel
Aida
Partenope
Verdi
Donizetti
Puccini
LaForce
bohème
The
of Destiny (NP)
Puccini
Don
Pasquale
Verdi (NP)Concert
Opera
Highlights
Various
Britten
Tosca (NP)
LaArrival
Traviata
of
Wagner
the Valkyries
Albert Herring
Various
Festpielhaus
Wagner
Wagner
Wagner
Das Rheingold
(NP)
Wagner
The Barber
Rossini
of Seville
Die Walküre(NP)
The Magic
Mozart
Flute
Siegfried (NP)
Götterdämmerung (NP)
Don Giovanni
Mozart
Verdi
Verdi
Offenbach
Various
Various
Various
Verdi
Verdi
Handel
Puccini
Verdi
Donizetti
Various
Puccini
Verdi
Wagner
Britten
Various
Wagner
Rossini
Wagner
Mozart
Wagner
Wagner
Mozart
Venues Performances
Admissions
Venues
2013
2012
21
208
209
1
8
14
60
8
2
16
119
2
4
19
7
9
4
306
19
1
1
4
4
18
18
19
10
1
5
1
50
4
3
3
3
3
155
12
238
113
156
26
419
N/A
22
291
306
8
8
119
110
5
50
Brisbane
Copresentations
La bohème
Puccini
David Bridie, with contributions
from Paul Kelly, Warren H.
Old Telegraph Station, Alice Springs,
Oldwith
Telegraph
Arrulka Aboriginal
Station, Alice
Business
Springs, with Arrulka Aboriginal Business
Mainstage Subtotal
Corporation and Arrernte NationSydney
Corporation
andEve
Arrernte Nation
Bungalow Song
Bungalow
Williams
Song and local artists
New Years
Melbourne Recital Centre, with Sydney
More
Melbourne
Than
Opera
Recital
(as part
Centre,
of the
with More Than
Marschner's
Opera (asDer
partVampyr
of the - A Lecture
LaMarschner's
bohème Der Vampyr - A Lecture
Opera
House
Melbourne
Ring Festival)
Melbourne Ring Festival)
Concert
ConcertHeinrich Marschner
Musical
Theatre
Sydney
Opera
House
South
Pacific
Melbourne
Recital
Centre, with Mainstage
LisaMelbourne
Harper-Brown
Recital
and
Centre,
Seraphim
with
Trio
Lisa
(as
Harper-Brown
and
Seraphim
Trio
(as
Subtotal
Princess
Theatre,
Melbourne
Pacific Cycle
Rodgers
& Hammerstein
part of the
Melbourne
Ring Festival)part of the Melbourne Ring Festival) South
The Ringtone
The Ringtone
Graeme
Cycle
Koehne
Pacific
Rodgers
& Hammerstein
Queensland
Brisbane
Arts Centre Performing
Melbourne,Arts
with Centre,
John Frost
Arts
Centre
and PhilMelbourne,
Bathos with John Frost South
and
An evening
Phil
Bathos
with Mandy Patinkin An evening
Various
with Mandy
Patinkin
South
Pacific
Rodgers
& Hammerstein
Crown
Theatre,
Perth with John Frost
Sydney
Opera House,
Sydney
and
Phil
Opera
Bathos
House, with John Frost and
An Phil
evening
Bathos
with Mandy Patinkin An evening
Various
with Mandy
Patinkin
Musical
Theatre
South Pacific
Adelaide
Festival
Centre Arts Centre,
Queensland
Performing
Queensland
Brisbane,
with
Performing
John Frost
Artsand
Centre,
Phil Brisbane,
with John Frost and Phil South Pacific
Sydney
Opera
House
An
evening
with
Mandy
Patinkin
An
evening
Various
with
Mandy
Patinkin
Bathos
Bathos
Princess
Theatre, Melbourne
South Pacific
Copresentations subtotal Queensland
Copresentations
subtotal
South Pacific
Performing
Arts Centre, Brisbane
South Pacific
Total Admissions - All Activities
Total Festival
Admissions
- All Activities
South Pacific
Adelaide
Centre
NP = New Production
NP = New Production
* Previews and opening night only -* full
Previews
Adelaide
andseason
opening
29 night
December
only - full
2013
Adelaide
to 26 January
season 2013
29 December 2013 to 26 January 2013
21
20
8
20
9
8
14
8
60
2
1
11
6
N/A
1
David Bridie, with contributions
from Paul Kelly, Warren H.
142
Williams and 4local artists
2
Puccini
Heinrich Marschner
1
65
N/A
Graeme Koehne
5
Various
132
Various
133
3
*
Rodgers
Various & Hammerstein
1
133
13
742
3
155
3
238
3
3
12
26
419
4
5
302
4
37,950
37,950
64,422
6,339
1,046
2,238
9,623
355,492
38,119
76,716
2
23,922
5,929
38,339
7
419,492
37,950
6,176,925
37,950
6,176,925
9,137,779
6,339
329,711
64,422
1,04640,670
2,238
629,354
9,623
999,735
2,771,653
355,492
50,051,557
23,922
3,000
3,000
3,750
3,750
56,635
5,000
3,500
15,250
73,857
4
30,051 113
21,923 156
45,160
7,230 22
82,441
N/A 291
34,670
28,772
81,291
9,580
8,253,639
5,000
3,500
56,635
15,250
30,051
196,847
7,685,500
45,160
306,712
21,923
7,230
390,985
82,441
894,544
N/A
38,119
6,058,891
10,603,497
76,716
5,929
787,732
419,492
53,626,360
38,339
73,857
34,670
3,430,462
28,772
28,254,390
30,722,937
53,626,360
4,414,908
8,253,639
10,897,976
196,847
306,712
3,430,462
1,012,315
1,214
91
1,189
405,819
350,012
168,116
249
228,453
28,254,390
30,722,937
14,620,507
16,056,800
1,663
1,877
941
139,803
6,661
50,051,557
2,771,653
1,026,082
228,453
1,663
1,877
787,732
N/A
168,116
2
10,603,497
81,291
1,012,315
1,026,082
9,580
350,012
249
329,711
9,137,779
40,670
629,354
999,735
6,058,891
7,685,500
390,985
894,544
N/A
405,819
1,840
142
5
1
1
6,176,925
6,176,925
10,897,976
1,189
91
Box office ($)
2013
2012
4,414,908
1,214
1,840
1
1
65
1
N/A
13
32
33
742
3
133
1
Box office ($)
Admissions
2013 2013
2012 2012
146,991
5
459,844
302
*
4
8,344
543,797
941
14,620,507
16,056,800
6,661
8,344
459,844
139,803
543,797
146,991
Hires and Coproductions 2013
Broadcasts and Cinema Screenings 2013
Opera
Radio
Albert Herring
Don Pasquale
Tosca
Das Rheingold
Die Walküre
Siegfried
Götterdämmerung
Britten
Donizetti
Puccini
Verdi
Wagner
Wagner
Wagner
Wagner
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
Carmen
Madama Butterfly
Turandot
Bizet
Puccini
Puccini
1
1
1
Television
Australia
Composer
Broadcasts/
Screenings
Description
3
Cinema
Australia and New Zealand
Cinema
Rest of World
A Masked Ball
Carmen
Don Giovanni
Don Pasquale
La Traviata
Madama Butterfly
Rigoletto
The Mikado
Turandot
Verdi
Bizet
Mozart
Donizetti
Verdi
Puccini
Verdi
Gilbert & Sullivan
Puccini
60
49
2
5
14
15
2
5
11
163
A Masked Ball
Carmen
Don Giovanni
Don Pasquale
Verdi
Bizet
Mozart
Donizetti
Puccini
Verdi
Delibes
Puccini
Verdi
Mozart
Gilbert & Sullivan
Puccini
32
366
6
1
4
33
5
177
1
1
1
34
661
La bohème
La Traviata
Lakmé
Madama Butterfly
Rigoletto
The Marriage of Figaro
The Mikado
Turandot
Total Broadcasts (domestic) and Cinema Screenings
Hires &
Coproductions
Performances
Verdi
Mozart
Puccini
1
1
1
3
6
6
4
16
Opera Conference Coproductions
State Opera South Australia
Salome
West Australian Opera
La bohème
Opera Conference Subtotal
Strauss
Verdi
Puccini
1
1
1
3
4
4
6
14
International Hires
Houston Grand Opera
Canada Opera Company
Washington National Opera
Opéra Montréal
International Hires Subtotal
Mozart
Britten
Wagner
Strauss
1
1
1
1
4
6
7
8
6
27
Delibes
Verdi
1
1
2
7
6
13
12
70
Description
Production
Composer
Australian Hires
Australian Hires Subtotal
La Traviata
Don Giovanni
Madama Butterfly
Don Giovanni (costumes only)
Peter Grimes
Tristan and Isolde
Fledermaus
International Coproductions
Opéra Montréal
Lakmé
Teatro Colon
A Masked Ball
International Coproductions Subtotal
Total Hires and Coproductions
835
* Note: Opera Australia recordings are also licensed for international broadcast
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PRINCIPAL
PARTNER
Opera Australia
SalutesTHANKS
its 2013
Partners
OPERA AUSTRALIA
OUR PARTNERS
GOLD
PARTNERS
SILVER
PARTNERS
HERO
PARTNER
Official Car Sponsor
Opera Australia Wine Partner
Government Partners
Opera Australia is assisted by the Australian Government through
the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Opera Australia is supported by the Victorian government
through Arts Victoria.
Opera Australia is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
Above: Nicole Car as Mimì and
Gianluca Terranova as Rodolfo, La bohème
Below: Rachelle Durkin as Eurydice and
Todd McKenney as Pluto, Orpheus in the Underworld
Performance Partners
Corporate Circle
Dress Circle Membership
Australian Opera Auditions Committee
Executive Membership
ARIA Catering
ARIA Restaurant
Association of Australian Decorative
& Fine Arts Societies
Evert Ploeg
Clifton Productions Pty Ltd
Gilbert + Tobin
Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Sir Stamford at Circular Quay
Fourth Wall Events
iSentia
Langton's Wine
Auctions & Exchange
Macquarie Group Foundation
Park Hyatt Sydney
The Deck Restaurant
The Fink Group
Theme & Variations Piano Services
Universal Music Australia
Vini
Hopewood Health Retreat
Hugos Group
Huka Lodge
Huon Hooke
Hyatt Regency Coolum
Jennifer Hershon
Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Jonah's Restaurant & Boutique Hotel
Justin Pearson
Kay Brothers
La Mer
Le Domaine
Leona Edmiston
Lillianfels a Luxury Collection Resort
Blue Mountains
Lindt & Sprungli
Lucio's Italian Restaurant
Medina Apartment Hotels
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Theatre Company
Mercure Resort Gerringong by the Sea
MOR
Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia
Naomi Hamilton Photography
Nomiki Glynatsis Couture
Ocean Room
Ormeggio at The Spit
Otto Restaurant
Paperbark Camp
Paradise on the
Beach Resort
Paspaley Pearls
Peroni
Peugeot
Pierro Margaret River Vineyards
Pilu at Freshwater
Pinetrees Lodge, Lord Howe Island
Public Dining Room
Quay Restaurant
Ramada Hotel and Suites Ballina
Reef House Boutique Resort & Spa
Rex Irwin Art Dealer
Rick Stein at Bannisters Rob Geddes
MW
Robert Albert AO FRD RD
Robert Oatley Vineyards
Robyn Cosgrove Rugs
Rockford Wines
Ross Tzannes AM
R. G. Rosenblum
Sailors Thai, The Rocks
Sake Restaurant & Bar
Sally's Paddock
Savaterre
Segafredo Zanetti Australia
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort
Silver Spoon Caterers
Six Senses Vietnam and Thailand
Smiths Beach Resort
Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach &
Private Island
Southern Ocean Lodge
Steve Costi Seafoods
Suzy O'Rourke Millinery
Swarovski
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Sydney Seafood School
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Theatre Company
Tanonga Luxury Eco Lodges
Taronga Foundation
The Australian Ballet
The Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
The Bathers' Pavilion
The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa
The Clifford Wallace Agency
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
The Grand Villa Furnishings
The Persian Carpet Gallery
The Royal Albert
The Song Company
The Traill
The Turpentine Tree
Thomas Bucich
Wild Bush Luxury
Wilderness Australia
William Robinson
Winevault
Yering Station
Yindi Day Spa
Corporate Friends
Andrew Caillard MW
Aqua Dining Group
Art Est. Art School Australian
Chamber Orchestra
Australian Galleries
Australian Museum
Australian Women's Weekly Cookbooks
Bangalow Guesthouse Bannisters
Belvoir
Bodum Australia
Bollinger
Bonville Golf Resort
Buon Ricordo
Busato Graphic Art Workshop
Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa
Carla Zampatti
Carlos Barrios
CHANEL Australia
Clifford Wallace Hospitality Personnel
Cradle Mountain Huts Walk
Cynthia Hundleby
Cypress Lakes Resort
Dan Murphy's
De Bortoli Wines
Diana Eddy & Associates
Di Brechiani
Ducati Australia & New Zealand
Eaglereach Wilderness Resort
Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat
Elderton Wines
Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
Enrique Del Val
Estee Lauder Companies
European Catering
Executive Retreats
Fine Wine Partners
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
Four Seasons Resorts Bali
Gerhard Haas
Grand Pacific Group
Great Southern Rail
GreenPan
HarperCollins Publishers
Henry Bucks of Collins Street
Hermitage Lodge
Herringbone
For information about Corporate Partnerships with Opera Australia please contact Amanda Michetti
on (02) 9318 8241 or [email protected]
Above: Emma Matthews as Violetta Valéry and
Dominica Matthews as Flora Bervoix, La Traviata
Below: Arnold Rawls as Manrico and
members of the Opera Australia Chorus, Il Trovatore
49
Board of Directors
Management
Opera Australia
David Mortimer AO
Chairman
Lesley Alway
Anson Austin OAM
Philip Bacon AM
Virginia Braden OAM
David Epstein
Tim McFarlane
Simon Mordant AM
Judith Stewart
Josephine Sukkar
Mary Waldron
Craig Hassall
Chief Executive
ACN 000 755 153
ABN 26 000 755 153
The liability of the members
of Opera Australia is limited.
Incorporated in New South
Wales in 1970, Opera Australia
is an authority holder under the
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991.
Lyndon Terracini
Artistic Director
Narelle Beattie
Chief Operating Officer
Anthony Legge
Associate Music Director
Alex Budd
General Manager, Melbourne
and Enterprises
Loretta Busby
Artistic Administrator
Imogen Corlette
National PR and
Communications Manager
Anton Dolk
Director - Human Resources
Sue Olden
Business Planning Manager
Gérard Patacca
General Manager, Orchestra
John Rayment
Technical Director
Georgia Rivers
Sales and Marketing Director
Louisa Robertson
Executive Producer,
Simone Twiss
Finance Director
Sandra Willis
Executive Producer,
Sydney Office:
The Opera Centre
480 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Sydney Postal Address: PO Box
291, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Telephone: (02) 9699 1099
Fax: (02) 9699 3184
Melbourne Office:
Corner Fawkner and Fanning
Streets, Southbank 3006
Melbourne Postal Address: PO Box
389, South Melbourne, Vic 3205
Telephone: (03) 9685 3777
Fax: (03) 9686 1441

Opera Australia Annual Report 2013 Opera

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