Frances Moore is a director, producer, writer and arts educator. As an opera director, Frances has worked with the New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Orchestra Wellington and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
She founded UnstuckOpera in 2015, an independent company dedicated to creating playful and mischievous opera productions in unexpected places. With collaborators Alex Taylor and Justin Gregory, their Dido and Aeneas: Recomposed won the Most Original Production at the Wellington Theatre Awards in 2017.
Working with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, she produced concerts featuring artists such as TEEKS, Tami Neilson, and Rob Ruha. Her most recent creative collaboration has been the arrival of her daughter, Sally.