Suzanne Chaundy

Trained at NIDA as a director, Suzanne’s 30 year career spans opera, text-based theatre, events and outdoor spectacle. Operas include: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, COSI FAN TUTTE, LA TRAVIATA, DER FREISCHÜTZ, WERTHER, MARIA STUARDA, TANNHÄUSER, ANNA BOLENA , OUR MAN IN HAVANA LOHENGRIN, ROBERTO DEVEREUX, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN and NORMA. Suzanne has directed for Melbourne Opera, Lyric, West Australian Opera, Opera Australia, Victorian State Opera, IMG, Red Stitch Actors Theatre, La Mama, Anthill Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company and numerous tertiary institutions. She has been active in a governance role in several key Victorian arts organisations and is currently Chair of Lyric and Convenor of the Melbourne Independent Opera Coalition. She is directo