Richard Divall

Richard Divall
AO OBE
Born(1945-09-09)9 September 1945
Sydney
Died15 January 2017(2017-01-15) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Conductor and musicologist

Richard Sydney Divall AO OBE (9 September 1945 – 15 January 2017)[1] was an Australian conductor and musicologist.

Born in Sydney,[2] and after leaving Manly Boys High School, Divall joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission as a music producer in the early 1960s for nine years before working as a trainee conductor for Opera Queensland. In 1972, on the invitation of Dame Joan Hammond and Peter Burch, he became the inaugural music director of the Victoria State Opera in Melbourne, where he remained for 25 years.[3] A further five years were spent as principal resident conductor of Opera Australia. His teachers included Joseph Post, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Reginald Goodall and Wolfgang Wagner.

  1. ^ McPherson, Angus (16 January 2017). "Richard Divall has died". Limelight. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Trove".
  3. ^ Richard Mills (25 January 2017). "Conductor's heart shone through [web: Exemplary conductor: vale Richard Divall, Victorian State Opera legend]". The Australian (obituary). p. 14.