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New executive will ‘wrench’ opera company ‘into the 21st century’

An Executive Director and Artistic Director have been announced as the new executive team at the State Opera of South Australia.

7 Feb 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Antionette Halloran (Oriel Lamb) & Nicholas Jones (Fish Lamb) in SOSA’s Cloudstreet.. Photo credit: Oliver Toth, Accent Photography.

Newly appointed Executive Director of the State Opera of South Australia (SOSA), Yarmila Alfonzetti, has said she will ‘wrench the company into the 21^st century,’ with a new focus on regional engagement, access programs, and employment opportunities for artists.

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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