Creative Team pages
Eleanor Bishop is a director and writer working across theatre, opera and film. She is a former Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist for NZ Opera for whom she directed her first opera in 2022 – The Strangest of Angels – a new work about the life of celebrated author Janet Frame by Anna Leese and Kenneth Young. In … Read more
Born and raised in Perth Western Australia, Matthew Marshall is a graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Production & Design course in 2000. With 25 years of experience his work has been seen on the international stage and throughout Australia, and he is in demand for his lighting designs for theatre, opera, events … Read more
Tracy Grant Lord is described as a leader of her industry for her scenographic skills as designer for ballet, opera and theatre. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Tracy has worked with Australasia’s major performance companies and her work has toured internationally to critical acclaim. Recent opera productions include Simon Phillips’s Le comte Ory, Thomas de … Read more
Lindy Hume AM PhD is one of Australia’s leading Opera, Theatre and Festival Directors, internationally recognised for her fresh interpretations of a wide variety of repertoire. Lindy Hume has served as Festival Director for Perth Festival 2004-2007, Sydney Festival 2010-2012, and more recently, Ten Days on the Island 2019-2023. Equally at home in opera, Lindy … Read more
Stephen was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia and has directed over 50 productions for many of the world’s leading opera companies including Santa Fe Opera, the Royal Ballet & Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Glyndebourne Festival, San Francisco Opera, Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse and Opéra de Monte Carlo. His recent work … Read more
British conductor James Judd is internationally celebrated for his consummate musicianship, versatility and deep commitment to the orchestras and musicians with whom he works. Music Director Emeritus of South Korea’s Daejeon Philharmonic and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, he is admired for his dynamic music making, communicative style and his gift for establishing inspiring collaborative … Read more
Born and raised in Sydney, Benjamin Bayl has earned a reputation as an internationally respected conductor equally active in the orchestral and operatic fields. He became the first Australian Organ Scholar of King’s College Cambridge, and studied conducting at London’s Royal Academy of Music. An alumnus of the National Opera Studio, he was Assistant Conductor … Read more
Petmal Petelo is of Samoan descent, and her ancestral roots stem from the villages of Saleaula and Samatau. A graduate of the Pacific Institute of Performing Arts (2017). She has been involved in numerous productions with different independent companies both on and off stage/screen since graduating, and received an Outstanding Newcomer Award at the Auckland … Read more
Born in Milan, Erika Coco studied at the Brera Art School before graduating in February 2017 from NABA Academy with a degree in Set Design. She later completed postgraduate training at the Italian Association of Scenographers, Costume Designers, and Decorators (A.S.C.), based in Cinecittà. Since 2019, Erika has worked in Milan’s scenic design industry, first … Read more