Helpmann Award for Best Direction of an Opera
Helpmann Award Best Direction of an Opera | |
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Country | Australia |
Presented by | Live Performance Australia (LPA) |
First awarded | 2001 |
Website | Official website |
The Helpmann Award for Best Direction of an Opera is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia. The accolade is handed out at the annual Helpmann Awards, which celebrates achievements in musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.[1]
The award is given to the "director who has made a material contribution to the Australian aspect of the production."[2] The nominees are determined by the Opera and Classical Music branch of the Helpmann Awards Nominating Panel; winners are chosen by all branches of the Nominating Panel, and other eligible voters.[3]
Winners and nominees
- Source:[4][5]
Year | Director | Production |
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2001 (1st) | Neil Armfield | The Eighth Wonder |
2001 (1st) | Lindy Hume | Orlando |
2001 (1st) | Barrie Kosky | Wozzeck |
2001 (1st) | Moffatt Oxenbould | Simon Boccanegra |
2002 (2nd) | Lindy Hume | Batavia |
2002 (2nd) | Stephen Medcalf | Going Into Shadows |
2002 (2nd) | Elke Neidhardt | Parsifal |
2002 (2nd) | Simon Phillips | L'elisir d'amore |
2003 (3rd) | Neil Armfield | The Marriage of Figaro |
2003 (3rd) | Elke Neidhardt | Il Trovatore |
2003 (3rd) | Patrick Nolan | Love in the Age of Therapy |
2003 (3rd) | Francesca Zambello | Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District |
2004 (4th) | Joe Mantello, Brad Dalton[A] | Dead Man Walking |
2004 (4th) | Nigel Jamieson | Brundibár |
2004 (4th) | Harry Kupfer | Otello |
2004 (4th) | Simon Phillips | Lulu |
2005 (5th) | Elke Neidhardt | Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) |
2005 (5th) | Stuart Maunder | Manon |
2005 (5th) | Patrick Nolan | Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda |
2005 (5th) | Francesca Zambello | The Love for Three Oranges |
2006 (6th) | John Cox | The Rake's Progress |
2006 (6th) | Simon Phillips | La Bohème |
2006 (6th) | Rachel McDonald | La voix humaine |
2006 (6th) | David Freeman | Nabucco |
2007 (7th) | Douglas Horton | The Hive |
2007 (7th) | Olivia Fuchs | Rusalka |
2007 (7th) | Lindy Hume | The Love of the Nightingale |
2007 (7th) | Leigh Warren | Satyagraha |
2008 (8th) | John Cox | Arabella |
2008 (8th) | Bruce Beresford | A Streetcar Named Desire |
2008 (8th) | Adam Cook | Little Women |
2008 (8th) | Nigel Jamieson | Dead Man Walking |
2009 (9th) | Neil Armfield | Billy Budd |
2009 (9th) | Kate Cherry | L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppaea) |
2009 (9th) | Chris Kohn | The Children's Bach |
2009 (9th) | Graeme Murphy | Aida |
2010 (10th) | Neil Armfield | Peter Grimes |
2010 (10th) | Neil Armfield | Bliss |
2010 (10th) | Chris Drummond | The Flying Dutchman |
2010 (10th) | Alex Olle and Valentina Carrasco | Le Grand Macabre |
2011 (11th) | Nigel Jamieson | La Fanciulla del West |
2011 (11th) | Christopher Alden | Partenope |
2011 (11th) | Michael Kantor | Threepenny Opera |
2011 (11th) | Leigh Warren | Maria De Buenos Aires |
2012 (12th) | Leonard Foglia | Moby-Dick |
2012 (12th) | Bruce Beresford | Of Mice and Men |
2012 (12th) | Matthew Lutton | Elektra |
2012 (12th) | Francesca Zambello | La Traviata |
2013 (13th) | Àlex Ollé | Un ballo in maschera |
2013 (13th) | Rodula Gaitanou | L'isola disabitata |
2013 (13th) | Gale Edwards | Salome |
2013 (13th) | Ludger Engels | Semele Walk |
2014 (14th) | Neil Armfield[6] | Melbourne Ring Cycle |
2014 | Chas Rader-Shieber | Orlando |
2014 | Simon Phillips | The Turk in Italy |
2014 | Roger Hodgman | Nixon in China |
2015 (15th) | Paul Curran[7] | Faramondo |
2015 (15th) | David McVicar | Don Giovanni |
2015 (15th) | David McVicar | Faust |
2015 (15th) | Leigh Warren | The Philip Glass Trilogy |
2016 (16th) | David McVicar[8] | The Marriage of Figaro |
2016 (16th) | Michael Gow | Voyages to the Moon |
2016 (16th) | Cameron Menzies | The Grumpiest Boy in the World |
2016 (16th) | Laurence Dale | Agrippina |
2017 (17th) | Barrie Kosky | Saul |
2017 (17th) | David McVicar | Cosi fan tutte |
2017 (17th) | Damiano Michieletto | Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci |
2017 (17th) | Gale Edwards | Cloudstreet |
2018 (18th) | Neil Armfield[9] | Hamlet |
2018 (18th) | Barrie Kosky | The Nose |
2018 (18th) | Stuart Maunder | The Cunning Little Vixen |
2018 (18th) | Matthew Lutton | Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets |
2019 (19th) | Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade[10] | The Magic Flute |
2019 (19th) | William Kentridge | Wozzeck |
2019 (19th) | Lindy Hume | Don Giovanni |
2019 (19th) | Sarah Giles | Lorelei |
Notes
- A^ : The win for Dead Man Walking was for Joe Mantello, credited for "production", and Brad Dalton who oversaw the rehearsal and direction of the opera in Australia.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Helpmann Awards - About". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Chapter 3 - The Awards; Rule 6.6: Award Categories" (PDF). Helpmann Awards Rules Revised 28 January 2011. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Helpmann Awards - Voting". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Helpmann Awards - Nominees". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "2014 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "2015 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "2016 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Helpmann Awards - Winners (2004)". Helpmann Awards. Live Performance Australia (LPA). Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links
- The official Helpmann Awards website
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- Neil Armfield (2001)
- Lindy Hume (2002)
- Neil Armfield (2003)
- Joe Mantello & Brad Dalton (2004)
- Elke Neidhardt (2005)
- John Cox (2006)
- Douglas Horton (2007)
- John Cox (2008)
- Neil Armfield (2009)
- Neil Armfield (2010)
- Nigel Jamieson (2011)
- Leonard Foglia (2012)
- Àlex Ollé (2013)
- Neil Armfield (2014)
- Paul Curran (2015)
- David McVicar (2016)
- Barrie Kosky (2017)
- Neil Armfield (2018)
- Barrie Kosky & Suzanne Andrade (2019)