Greg Eldridge

Freelance Stage Director & Dramatic Coach

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Timeline
About me
Stage Director / Opera Specialist / Arts Leader
Education
- Accademia Europea di Firenze
  2010 - 2010
  Diploma of Opera Directing
  including study of Melodrama, Libretti, Italian Language & Italian Music History
- Australian Music Examinations Board
  2000 - 2004
  Speech & Drama Grades 2 - 6
  Speech & Drama - Grade 6 - High Distinction (A+)Speech & Drama - Grade 5 - Honours (A)Speech & Drama - Grade 4 - High Distinction (A+)Speech & Drama - Grade 3 - High Distinction (A+)Speech & Drama - Grade 2 - High Distinction (A+)
- St Leonard's College
  1999 - 2004
  VCE
  VCE - ENTER of 99.95
- Monash University
  2005 - 2009
  Bachelor of Laws
  Activities and Societies: Law Students Society, Shakespeare Society, Student Theatre studied for a Bachelor of Laws
- Monash University
  2005 - 2009
  Bachelor of Performing Arts
  Activities and Societies: Law Students Society, Shakespeare Society, Student Theatre studied for a Bachelor of Performing Arts
Experience
- Australia
  Jan 2006 - Nov 2011
  Freelance Stage Director & Dramatic Coach
  Stage Director of opera, music theatre and prose theatre worksDramatic Coach for singers, actors and classical voice students
- Diatomic Productions
  Oct 2006 - Nov 2007
  Director
  2007Director - The Picture of Dorian Gray (after Wilde)2006Director - The Picture of Dorian Gray (after Wilde)
- Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria
  Oct 2008 - Jun 2009
  Director
  2009Director - Trial By Jury (Sullivan) - Gilbert & Sullivan's Other Legalities (after Sullivan)
- Lyric Opera of Melbourne
  Jan 2009 - Aug 2009
  2009Director - La belle Helene (Offenbach) 2009Assistant Director - Dido & Aeneas (Purcell) - dir. Cameron Menzies
  - Director
    May 2009 - Aug 2009
  - Assistant Director
    Jan 2009 - Apr 2009
- The Opera Studio Melbourne
  Apr 2009 - Oct 2011
  Young Artist - Director
  2011Director - Il Maestro di Cappella (Cimarosa)Assistant Director - Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) - dir. Linda Thompson - L'Occasione fa il Ladro (Rossini) - dir. Leonia Cambage - Don Giovanni (Mozart) - dir. Cameron Menzies - The Juniper Tree (Glass) - dir. Cameron Menzies2010Assistant Director - Hoffmann's Heart (after Offenbach) - dir. Cameron Menzies - The Old Maid & The Thief (Menotti) - dir. Cameron Menzies - A Hand of Bridge (Barber) - dir. Cameron Menzies - Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck) - dir. Cameron Menzies - Orpheus & the Underworld Zoo (after Rossini) - dir. Linda Thompson - The Juniper Tree (Glass) - 20112009Assistant Director - Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck) - dir. Cameron Menzies - The Old Maid & The Thief (Menotti) - dir. Cameron Menzies - A Hand of Bridge (Barber) - dir. Cameron Menzies Show less
- Shoestring Opera
  May 2009 - Nov 2011
  Resident Director
  2010DirectorBastien & Bastienne (Mozart)2009DirectorDido & Aeneas (Purcell)
- In Good Company
  Nov 2009 - Mar 2010
  Assistant Director
  2010Assistant Director - Carmen (Bizet) - dir. Hugh Halliday
- Victorian Opera
  Sept 2010 - Apr 2012
  Stage Director
  Stage Director - The Play of Daniel (Beauvais) - 2012 - scenes from Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck) - 2010 - Victorian Opera Education Program
- More Than Opera, Limited
  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011
  Stage Director
  Concert Stage Director - Ole, Ooh La La - Food for the Soul
- Schola Cantorum of Melbourne
  Oct 2010 - Jan 2011
  Resident Director
  2011Director - Ludus Danielus (Beauvais)2010Assistant Director - Ludus Danielus (Beauvais) - dir. Paul Wentford
- Victorian College of the Arts
  Oct 2010 - Nov 2011
  Sessional Tutor - Faculty of Music
  Director of recitals for final year undergraduate Classical Voice students and Masters of Music Performance candidates.2011Director - Mary's Respite (Various) - Laugh Out Loud: A Children's Opera (Sofo) - The Telephone (Menotti)2010Director - A Hand of Bridge (Barber)
- Forest Collective
  Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
  Director
  2011Director - Songs of Satyrs and Gods (Lawson)
- The Production Company
  Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
  Dialogue Coach
  2011Dialogue Coach - Kismet (Wright, Forrest) - dir. Terence O'Connell
- Melbourne Opera
  Sept 2011 - Oct 2011
  Assistant Director
  2011Assistant Director- Carmen (Bizet) - dir. Hugh Halliday
- King's Head Theatre & Cock Tavern Theatre
  Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
  Trainee Resident Director
  Trainee Resident Director to Robert Chevara - La Fanciulla del West (Puccini) - 2012
- Kennet Opera
  May 2012 - Nov 2012
  Director
  2012Director - Macbeth (Verdi)
- Random Opera
  May 2012 - Jun 2012
  Director
  2012Director - Carmen (Bizet)
- Longborough Festival Opera
  May 2012 - Jun 2013
  Assistant Director
  2013Assistant Director- Das Rheingold (Wagner) - dir. Alan Privett- Die Walkure (Wagner) - dir. Alan Privett- Siegfried (Wagner) - dir. Alan Privett- Gotterdammerung (Wanger) - dir. Alan Privett2012Assistant Director - Gotterdammerung (Wagner) - dir. Alan Privett
- Lyric Opera Weimar
  Aug 2012 - Mar 2013
  Regieassistent
  2013Assistant Director - Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart) - dir. Damon Nestor Ploumis2012Assistant Director - Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) - dir. Damon Nestor Ploumis
- Silent Opera
  Dec 2012 - Feb 2013
  Assistant Director
  2013Assistant Director - L'Orfeo (Monteverdi) - dir. Daisy Evans
- Opera Holland Park
  May 2013 - Jul 2013
  Assistant Director
  Assistant Director to Martin Lloyd-Evans - I gioielli della Madonna (Wolf-Ferrari) - 2013
- Royal Opera House
  Sept 2013 - Jul 2016
  Young Artist Stage Director Director - Cosi fan Tutte - Act I (Mozart) - La Favorite - Act I (Donizetti) - La scala di seta (Rossini) - scenes from Simon Boccanegra (Verdi) - scenes from Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) - scenes from Les pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) - scenes from Le Damnation de Faust (Berlioz) - scenes from Romeo et Juliette (Gounod)Assistant Director - Carmen (Bizet) - dir. Francesca Zambello - Tosca (Puccini) - dir. Jonathan Kent - Faust (Gounod) - dir. Sir David McVicar - Carmen (Bizet) - dir. Francesca Zambello - tour to China - La Traviata (Verdi) - dir. Sir Richard Eyre - Don Giovanni (Mozart) - dir. Kasper Holten - Rigoletto (Verdi) - dir. Sir David McVicar - Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) - dir. Christof Loy - Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Weill) - dir. John Fulljames - Andrea Chenier (Giordano) - dir. Sir David McVicar - Don Giovanni (Mozart) - dir. Kasper Holten (revival) - El gato con botas (Montsalvatge) - dir. Pedro RibeiroCommunity Projects - A Little Thing Called Life (RM-19 Ensemble) - Director - Ebb & Flow (Thurrock Community Chorus) - dir. David Stevenson Show less
  - Jette Parker Associate Director
    Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
  - Young Artist - Stage Director
    Sept 2013 - Jul 2015
- Private Drama
  Nov 2013 - Feb 2014
  Director
  Director - scenes from CarmenDeloitte Investment Group dinnerDirector - Feasting With PanthersPrivate Drama annual showcase event
- Music Academy International
  Jul 2016 - Sept 2016
  Director
  Stage Director - L'Incoronazione di Poppea
- Nagambie Lakes Opera Festival
  Aug 2016 - Sept 2016
  Director
  Director - Trouble in Tahiti (Bernstein)Winner of 'Most Outstanding Director - Independant Company'OperaChaser Awards
- Opera Australia
  Sept 2016 - Nov 2016
  Assistant Director
  Assistant Director to Neil Armfield - Das Rheingold (Wagner) - Die Walküre (Wagner) - Siegfried (Wagner) - Götterdämmerung (Wagner)
- Xi'an Opera
  Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
  Director
  Director - Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
- Royal Opera House
  Jan 2017 - Dec 2019
  Assistant Director
  Assistant Director - La Traviata (Verdi) - Death in Venice (Britten) - Andrea Chenier (Giordano) - Il Trovatore (Verdi) - Salome (Strauss) - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
- Oper frankfurt
  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017
  Revival Director
  Revival Director - Il trovatore (Verdi)
- The Israeli Opera
  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
  Revival Director
  Revival Director - Don Giovanni (Mozart)
- Den Norske Opera & Ballett
  May 2019 - Jul 2019
  Assistant Director
  Assistant Director - Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss) - dir. Sir David McVicar
- Merola Opera Program
  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
  Young Artist Director
  Director - Merola Grand Finale ConcertAssistant Director - If I Were You (Heggie) - dir. Keturah Stickmann - Schwabacher Concert - dir. Jose Maria Condemi
- Opera Australia
  Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
  Director
  Director - Ghost Sonata (Reimann)
- University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
  Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
  Director
  Director - Partenope (Handel)
- Limelight Magazine Australia
  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
  Columnist
  Monthly Columnist - Opera Column
- Clonter Opera Theatre
  May 2021 - Jul 2021
  Director
  Director - Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
- Kenosha Opera Festival
  Jun 2021 - Sept 2022
  Director
  Director - Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) - 2022 Festival - La fille du Regiment (Donizetti) - 2021 Festival
- University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
  Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
  Director
  Director - Galileo Galilei (Glass)
- VOLKSOPER WIEN
  Apr 2022 - May 2022
  Associate Director
  Associate Director - Tod in Venedig - dir. Sir David McVicar
- Royal Opera House
  Aug 2022 - Sept 2022
  Revival Director
  Don Giovanni - Revival Director for Kasper Holten
- Opera Project Colombus
  Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
  Executive Director
  Complete policy revamp, including 9 new policy documents and statements.Complete contract revamp, including staff and guest artists.Complete revamp of protocol and procedure around allegations of harassment and abuse of power.Over USD $125,000 in grant monies achieved.
- Scottish Opera
  Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
  Associate Director
  Il Trittico- Associate Director to Sir David McVicar
- University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
  Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
  Taught 3 postgraduate opera courses to singers, conductors, pianists, directors.Guest lectured in Arts Administration, Vocal Performance, Music History.Mentored directing students through productions. Director - Fellow Travelers (Spears)
  - Associate Professor of Opera Directing
    Jan 2020 - Aug 2023
  - Director
    Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
- Glyndebourne
  May 2023 - Jun 2023
  Assistant Director
  Dialogue des Carmelites - Assistant Director to Barrie Kosky
- Chicago Summer Opera
  Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
  Director
  The Turn of the Screw - DirectorRinaldo - Director
- LA Opera
  Sept 2023 - Oct 2023
  Revival Director
  Don Giovanni - Revival Director for Kasper Holten
- Houston Grand Opera
  Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
  Revival Director
  Don Giovanni - Revival Director
- Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru
  May 2024 - Sept 2024
  Revival Director
  Il TabarroSuor AngelicaGianni Schicchi - Revival Director
- Teatro alla Scala
  Sept 2024 - Oct 2024
  Assistant Director
  Das Rheingold - Assistant Director to Sir David McVicar
- Teatro Real
  Nov 2024 - Dec 2024
  Assistant Director
  Maria Stuarda - Assistant Director to Sir David McVicar
Licenses & Certifications
- Music Coaching - Level 2
  NFHS
  Jun 2022
- Equality & Diversity in the Workplace - Level 2
  National Council for Further Education UK
  Aug 2021
- LGBT Inclusion in the Workplace - Level 2
  National Council for Further Education UK
  Jul 2021
- Intimacy Directing - Level 2
  Intimacy Directors and Coordinators
- Diploma of Businesss Administration
  UniAthena
  Jul 2022
- Safeguarding Adults - Level 3
  Health Education England
  Aug 2021