Jo Davies, who only commenced as Opera Australia’s Artistic Director in November last year (having previously worked for the company remotely, in a part-time capacity as Artistic Consultant since 2023) has parted ways with Australia’s national opera company under dramatic circumstances.
Davies’ departure was announced in an unusually frank media statement released today (Friday 30 August), which cited ‘differences of opinion about how Opera Australia should successfully balance artistic innovation, audience development and commercial imperatives moving forward,’ as the cause of her abrupt departure.
