Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini has announced he is quitting immediately, joining a parade of recent departures at the troubled company.
Terracini, who has helmed OA for 13 years and was to have seen out his contract to the end of next year, announced his resignation on Thursday.
Outgoing Opera Australia boss Lyndon Terracini.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
In a statement, OA said that is had been “agreed by all” that now was the right time for the 72-year-old former singer to leave.
Terracini said he was quitting “to get on with the next phase of my life, to pursue new adventures and enable the transition of my successor”.
Terracini’s abrupt departure follows a series of high-profile personnel changes at OA, including the departure of chairman Glyn Davis, who left to take up the role of Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet after only a short stint in the job. He has been replaced by former ACCC boss Rod Sims.
Last week, technical director Clif Bothwell left after five years, joining marketing boss Kent Heffernan who quit after barely a year in the role for health reasons.
Last year, chief executive Rory Jeffes handed over the baton to British expat Fiona Allan, who is now faced with rebuilding the brand and reputation of the battered organisation.
OA is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic which saw mass cancellations of productions and the sacking of a quarter of the company’s musicians.
Terracini himself became embroiled in a dispute earlier this year with one of the leads in The Phantom of the Opera production on Sydney Harbour.
Subsequently, a leaked internal survey found one in three staff at OA felt there was a bullying problem at the company.
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