Moffatt Benjamin OxenbouldAM (born 18 November 1943)[1] is a retired Australian opera director.
The Sydney-born Oxenbould wasartistic director ofOpera Australia from 1984 until his retirement in 1999.[2] In 1962 he joined the company – known as Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company – after graduating from theNational Institute of Dramatic Art intheatre production.[2][3] After his retirement he directed with Opera Australia andHouston Grand Opera and was a presenter with the classical music radio stationABC Classic FM.
Oxenbould was made aMember of the Order of Australia inJanuary 1985 for his services to opera.[1] In 2005 he released his memoirsTiming is Everything, describing his 37 years in opera in Australia.[4]The Sydney Morning Herald's reviewerAndrew Riemer found it "a well-written, comprehensive and absorbing account".[3] His long-term domestic partner is operatic tenor Graeme Ewer.[3]
