Lachlan Massey
Artistic Director, Musgrove Opera Lachlan Massey is a young Australian conductor and composer. Lachlan is Artistic Associate at Gondwana Choirs, working under Lyn Williams AM. In his time with the choirs he has prepared them for performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Theatre Company and for six Prime Ministers of Australia. He is privileged to conduct the Sydney Children’s Choir’s Junior Performing Choir, a selective extension group for young people ages 9-14 who show especially strong musical aptitude. As a composer and director of opera, and especially those for young audiences, Lachlan’s productions with Musgrove Opera have been called “ingenious…petite productions for hungry young minds” (Time Out). His first show, Pinocchio! (Zenith Theatre, 2018), premiered in 2018 under the guidance of the late soprano Taryn Fiebig. His other works as composer include Mulga Bill’s Bicycle (The Concourse, 2024), Hansel and Gretel (The Concourse, 2021), and as director; Aija Draguns’ Max and Moritz (Sydney Opera House, 2022), and Malcolm Fox’s Sid the Serpent who Wanted to Sing (Sydney Opera House, 2022/23). From 2024, Lachlan is Director of Choirs at Shore School, working under Kim Barber. Lachlan has presented workshops for ACO Foundations and was a guest conductor for the RSCM Junior Schools Choral Festival in 2022 and 2023. Lachlan is a former Young Ambassador for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. "When Lachlan Massey walks into a room, he commands it." - ABC TV "Bell like tones...all excellent" - Daily Telegraph "The musical numbers added to the joyousness, and the final song was sublime." - Broadway World |
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