Moffatt Benjamin Oxenbould (born 18 November 1943) is an Australian opera director. The

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

-born Oxenbould was

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from 1984 until his retirement in 1999. He had been part of the company since he graduated from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

in 1962. Since his retirement he still directs with Opera Australia and

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, and was a presenter with the classical music radio station

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. He was made a

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in 1985 for his services to Opera. In 2005 he released his memoirs ''Timing is Everything'' (), describing his 37 years in opera in Australia.

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