Moffatt Benjamin Oxenbould AM (born 18 November 1943)[1] is a retired Australian opera director.
The Sydney-born Oxenbould was artistic director of Opera Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1999.[2] In 1962 he joined the company – known as Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company – after graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in theatre production.[2][3] After his retirement he directed with Opera Australia and Houston Grand Opera and was a presenter with the classical music radio station ABC Classic FM.
Oxenbould was made a Member of the Order of Australia in January 1985 for his services to opera.[1] In 2005 he released his memoirs Timing is Everything, describing his 37 years in opera in Australia.[4] The Sydney Morning Herald's reviewer Andrew Riemer found it "a well-written, comprehensive and absorbing account".[3] His long-term domestic partner is operatic tenor Graeme Ewer.[3]
Bibliography
- Oxenbould, Moffatt (2005), Timing Is Everything: a Life Backstage at the Opera, City of Sydney Archives, ISBN 0733317138
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