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GHOST SONATA

Opera Australia

Bachtrack

Limelight

Sydney Morning Herald

Australian Book Review

 

highly ingenious ... this imaginative staging from director Greg Eldridge [is full of] psycological focus and dramatic imagination

- David Larkin

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Eldridge captures this mood of purgatorial decay ... in a beautifully dreamlike design

- Angus Mcpherson

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An ingenious way of creating striking visual compositions ... it worked brilliantly, giving this singular and powerful work ... enduring relevance and force

- Peter Macallum

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The key aspect in the production's succes is the carefully considered direction ... the excellent direction and imaginative design [combine to make] a highly auspicious directing debut for Opera Australia

- Simon Parris

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GIULIO CESARE

Bury Court Opera

What's On Stage

Plays to See

Planet Hugill

MusicOMH

Tosca: Behind the Scenes

Video

 

A short video containing interviews with key creatives ahead of the premiere of Greg's new production of Tosca for

The icelandic Opera

Stage Directors UK

Guest Blog

 

Greg writes a guest blog for the Stage Directors UK organisation about the challenges of being a young director in London

 

As a critic, it is rare to get carried away by the sheer joy and exuberance of a production ... this production was one of those rare and special evenings

- Owen Davies

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[Eldridge's] sensitivity to musical imperatives shines through this thoroughly enriching evening

- Mark Valencia

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Eldridge's production was lively and engaging ... creating a striking drama and doing full justice to Handel's virtuoso music

- Robert Hugill

StoneCrabs Young Directors

Video

 

Greg gives a quick post-workshop interview with the young directors of the StoneCrabs programme at Regents University, London

Trouble in Tahiti

Video

 

A short video looking behind the scenes at rehearsals for Greg's production of Trouble in Tahiti for the Nagambie Lakes Opera Festival in Australia.

TOSCA

The Icelandic Opera

Morgunblaðið

Fréttablaðið

Planet Hugill

RE:hearsal Magazine

The Ring Cycle

 

Greg keeps a production diary following the preparation and rehearsal of Opera Australia's production of The Ring Cycle

Classic Melbourne

Interview

 

Deborah Humble interviews Greg about his time at Covent Garden, the role of assistant directors and his work on Ring Cycles

 

A particularly vibrant and impressive show

- Ingvar Bates

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This ambitious and significant production [is] an incredible achievement

- Jelena Ćirić

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This production is a great victory for the Icelandic Opera

- Hlín Agnarsdóttir

Opera Now Magazine

Seeking Direction

 

Greg is interviewed as part of a profile piece on 3 up-and-coming directors in the world of international opera

What's On Stage

The Royal Opera's worldbeaters

 

Mark Valencia interviews Greg and other Young Artist colleagues about their life and work at the Royal Opera House and Greg's production of La Scala di Seta

THE LIGHTHOUSE

Royal Opera

The Telegraph

BachTrack

The Guardian

Visit London

The Independent

One to Watch

 

Greg is named 'One to Watch' by The Independent in the UK as he takes up his new position as Jette Parker Associate Director with a new production of The Lighthouse

The Guardian

Production Diary

 

Greg keeps a production diary following the progress of his new production of Rossini's  La scala di Seta for the Guardian newspaper

A superb  ... pitch-perfect staging ... briliiantly designed and lit

- Rupert Christiansen

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A visceral, physically-driven production which commands the space ... exceptionally moving

- Charlotte Valeri

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Sinfini Music

Australian opera singers Abroad

 

Alexandra Coghlan interviews Greg and other Australian artists working in opera in Europe to discuss how working in Europe differs from work at home

The Royal Opera House

Profile

 

Greg talks to Lottie Butler of the Royal Opera House about his time as a Young Artist ahead of his staging of the Young Artist Showcase

Limelight Magazine

Rising Star - Interview

 

Greg is interviewed by Limelight

Magazine ahead of joining the

Jette Parker Young Artist

Programme at the Royal Opera,

Covent Garden in London

Limelight Australia

Future Olympians of opera

 

Howard Shepherdson interviews Greg and two other Royal Opera colleagues ahead of Greg's new production of The Lighthouse

Music of Armenia

Profile: Anush Hovhannisyan

 

Greg is featured in a video profile on Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan ahead of her performance in Greg's new production of La scala di seta at the Royal Opera

Network Magazine

Profile

 

Greg is featured in an article following alumni of St Leonard's College, Brighton

LA SCALA DI SETA

Royal Opera

BachTrack

The Guardian

The Independant

MusicOMH

The staging is thoughtful and effective ... introducing a plethora of interesting insights and touches

- Sam Smith

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Eldridge steered his performers skilfully ... with detailed characterisations and considered through lines

- Simon Thomas

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The ingenious set formed a happy playground for Eldridge's clear and entertaining production

- Stephen Mead

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COSI FAN TUTTE - ACT I

LA FAVOURITE - ACT I

Royal Opera

BachTrack

Opera Brittania

It all worked - the humour, the characterisations, the elements of farce and stage business

- Miranda Jackson

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Eldridge did an outstanding job ... giving the action a fluid, rhythmical quality that made the comic side especially effective

- Margarida Mota-Bull

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