1946 |
Born in Farnborough, son of an army officer. |
1948 |
Moved to Derbyshire. |
1954-1960 |
S. Anselm's Preparatory School, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Studied painting under Nancy Piper. Mrs. Piper exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy.
Winner of the annual School Art Prize.
Leaving portrait drawn by Gilbert Spencer R.A. |
1960-1963 |
Repton School. |
1963-1964 |
Chesterfield College of Art. |
1964-1967 |
Wimbledon School of Art, Theatre Design Dept. |
1967 |
Mermaid Theatre: "Fete Champetre", diploma show from Wimbledon School of Art.
Lived in Rome for six months painting in an artist's atelier, designed fashion and
undertook portrait commissions. Neptune Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia: assistant
designer and costume cutter. |
1968 |
Assistant to the Designer Henry Bardon. |
1969 |
The New Theatre: 'Anne of Green Gables' (Costumes). |
1971 |
The Australian Opera: 'Le Nozze di Figaro' (Costumes).
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Le Nozze di Figaro' (Costumes). Debut
of Dame Kiri te Kanawa.
Constructed jewellery for Glenda Jackson, 'Elizabeth R': BBC.
Cut and made Mia Farrow's costumes for 'Time and the Conways': Theatre 69, Manchester. |
1972 |
The Australian Opera: 'Rigoletto' (Costumes). |
1973 |
The Festival Ballet, London: 'Conservatoire'. Rudolf Nureyev danced in the first revival. (Scenery and Costumes).
Malmo Ballet: 'Swan Lake' (Scenery and Costumes). |
1974 |
Malmo Ballet: 'Cinderella' (Scenery and Costumes).
The Australian Opera: 'Jenufa' (Costumes). |
1975 |
The RSC: 'London Assurance' (Costumes). On Broadway, New York.
The Australian Opera: 'Cosi Fan Tutte' (Costumes).
The Australian Opera: 'Madama Butterfly' (Costumes). Leone Mitchell in title role. |
1976 |
Teatro Massimo, Palermo: 'I Capuleti e Montecchi' (Costumes). |
1977 |
The Royal Opera, Drottningholm Court Theatre, Sweden: 'Platee' (Scenery and Costumes).
The Australian Opera: 'La Traviata' (Costumes). Kiri te Kanawa in title role.
English National Opera: 'Werther' (Costumes). Dame Janet Baker as Charlotte.
Ottawa Festival: 'Midsummer Night's Dream' (Costumes). |
1979 |
English National Opera: 'Julius Caesar' (Costumes). Janet Baker in title role.
The Australian Opera: 'La Traviata' (Sutherland Costumes). |
1980 |
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Lucrezia Borgia' (Costumes). Dame Joan in title role.
The Australian Opera: 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (Costumes). Dame Joan in title role.
Dame Joan wore these costumes when performing this role at all subsequent performances, including
those at Covent Garden and The Met.
The Australian Opera: 'I Mansnadieri' (Costumes). Dame Joan as Amalia.
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Werther'. Jose Carreras in title role. |
1981 |
The Australian Opera: 'Les Huguenots' (Costumes). Dame Joan as Queen Marguerite.
The Australian Opera: 'Tosca' (Costumes).
West National Opera: 'Tosca' (Costumes).
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Il Trovatore' (Costumes for Dame Joan).
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Alceste' (Costumes). Dame Janet Baker in title role.
|
1982 |
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: 'Falstaff' (Costumes).
This production marked the return to opera of Carlo Maria Giulini and opened in Los Angeles. |
1983 |
The Australian Opera: 'Adriana Lecouvreur' (Costumes). Dame Joan in title role.
Ottowa Festival: 'Eugene Onegin' (Costumes). Thomas Allen in title role.
Welsh National Opera: 'Peter Grimes' (Costumes). |
1984 |
The Canadian Opera Co.: 'Anna Bolena' (Costumes). Dame Joan in title role.
Bayerisches Staatsoper: 'Adriana Lecouvreur' (Costumes). Dame Margaret Price in title role.
|
1985 |
The Australian Opera: 'I Puritani' (Costumes). Dame Joan as Elvira.
San Francisco Opera: 'Orlando' (Costumes). Marilyn Horne in title role.
The Australian Opera: 'Ballo in maschera' (Costumes).
The Canadian Opera Co.: 'Hamlet' (Dame Joan Costumes). |
1986 |
The Canadian Opera Co.: 'Kismet' (Costumes).
The Australian Opera: 'La Fille du Regiment' (Costumes). Dame Joan in title role.
The Whitehall Theatre: 'When We are Married'. |
1987 |
The Santa Fe Opera: 'Ariodante' (Costumes). |
1988 |
The Australian Opera: 'La Forza del Destino' (Costumes).
The Metropolitan Opera: 'Giulio Cesare' (Costumes). Tatiana Troyanos as Caesar, Kathleen Battle as Cleopatra.
Lyric Opera, Chicago: 'Tancredi' (Costumes). Marilyn Horne in title role. |
1989 |
The Canadian Opera Co.: 'The Makropulos Case' (Costumes).
The Australian Opera: 'Cavalliera Rusticana and I Pagliacci' (Costumes).
Lyric Opera, Chicago: 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' (Costumes). Thomas Allen in title role.
San Francisco Opera: 'Idomeneo' (Costumes).
|
1990 |
The Metropolitan Opera: 'Semiramide' (Costumes). Marilyn Horne as Arsace.
The Metropolitan Opera: 'La Fille du Regiment' (Kathleen Battle costumes). |