State Opera AD resigns abruptly

Personal reasons have been cited for the Artistic Director’s unexpected departure.

9 May 2017

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

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Timothy Sexton, the Artistic Director and CEO of the State Opera of South Australia (SOSA), has unexpectedly resigned from the company, citing personal reasons for his departure.

Sexton, who previously served as the company’s chorus master and conductor, was appointed to the joint AD/CEO position in 2011.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts