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Stuart Maunder | |
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| Born | Stuart Lionel Maunder 1957 (age 66–67)[2] Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1981[3]—present |
Stuart Maunder is an Australian theatre director, currently appointed as the artistic director of State Opera of South Australia. He has also directed for Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, West Australian Opera, New Zealand Opera and Scottish Opera.[4]
Biography
[edit]Stuart Maunder started his career as a stage manager in 1978 at The Australian Opera before becoming a resident director in 1981. Whilst continuing to direct in Australia, he joined The Royal Opera as a staff director in 1992. In 1999 he was appointed artistic administrator of Opera Australia by Simone Young and then became executive producer from 2004 to 2008.[5]
From 2014-2018 Stuart was general director of New Zealand Opera, before being appointed artistic director of State Opera of South Australia in 2018.[6][7]
His opera directing repertoire includes Carmen, The Pearl Fishers, Peter Grimes. La fille du regiment, The Cunning Little Vixen, Manon, La boheme, L'Orfeo, The Magic Flute, Tales of Hoffman, Orpheus in the Underworld, Tosca, Il signor Bruschino, La scala di seta, Macbeth and Rigoletto.[4]
His musical theatre repertoire includes Carousel (State Opera of South Australia), Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park With George, Sweeney Todd (Victorian Opera), Candide (New Zealand Opera), A Little Night Music and My Fair Lady (Opera Australia).
He is also a Gilbert & Sullivan aficionado[8], including Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, The Gondoliers and Iolanthe in his repertoire.[4] Several of these have been broadcast by ABC Television.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Maunder, Stuart; Stephens, Bill, 1936- (Interviewer) (2006), Stuart Maunder interviewed by Bill Stephens, retrieved 19 April 2021
{{citation}}:|author2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stuart Maunder". opera.org.au. Opera Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stuart Maunder". Operabase. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Stuart Maunder". State Opera of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ McPherson, Angus (6 February 2018). "Stuart Maunder announced as State Opera SA Artistic Director". Limelight. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Opera's General Director Stuart Maunder is moving on". Radio New Zealand. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Stuart Maunder and Gilbert & Sullivan". stateopera.com.au. State Opera of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.