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Arts Minister orders opera review

Senator George Brandis has appointed a three-member panel to determine if $32 million in federal funding is being well spent.

30 Jul 2014 12:00

Richard Watts

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Image: Opera Queensland’s Tosca (2011).

Senator George Brandis, the Minister for the Arts, has ordered an inquiry into the activities of Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, State Opera South Australia, and West Australian Opera, in order to determine whether the $32 million funding they collectively receive is well spent.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts