The following is a list of productions Austin has produced and/or directed:
The Feast of Neptune, A celebration of Charles Dibdin (director) - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
The Woodman, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (director) - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
Gilbert & Sullivan Workshop (director) - Grimsby International Concert Series
Tyne Coast Festival (co-producer) - Various concerts and a community opera
The Poor Soldier, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Opera e Tavola (producer & director) - Carluccio's Restaurant, Newcastle
Don Giovanni, Mozart (director) - Leeds Youth Opera
Carmen Scenes, Bizet (co-producer) - Berwick Festival Opera
HMS Pinafore, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Preparing a Role Workshop (Director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Rinaldo, Handel (producer & director) - The William Shield Festival
The Farmer, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Rita, Donizetti (co-producer, translation & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Cox and Box, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Don Giovanni, Mozart (editor, translation, co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Rosina, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Iolanthe, Sullivan (co-producer, & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (producer & director) - Hull University
The Vampire, Heinrich Marschner (editor, translation, co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
La Scala di Seta, Rossini (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
The Mikado, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Carmen, Bizet (co-producer & co-director) - The Sage Gateshead
The Great Boxing Booth Revival Opera Scene, Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart (director)
Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Dido & Aeneas, Purcell (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Trial by Jury, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Guildhall
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (co-producer & director) - The Sage Gateshead
Rocket Opera Gala Concert (co-producer) - All Saints Church, Gosforth
Rinaldo, Handel (producer & director) - Newcastle Area Chamber Opera, King's Hall, Newcastle
University
Brundibar, Hans Krasa (casting director & co-producer) - Newcastle Area Chamber Opera & Newcastle Music Service at the Discovery Centre, Newcastle
As well as the above Austin directed an outreach programme for young singers as part of the Sing Up campaign, was director of the Lantern Singers at Newcastle Cathedral, Director of Music at All Saint's, Gosforth and All Saints Festival Choir, and Acting Director of Newcastle Cathedral Girls Choir. He has conducted cathedral choirs, symphony orchestras, operas and oratorios for many years and engages in research in expressive English for singers. As well as a Masters Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in opera from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a Diploma of Higher Education from the Royal College of Music Fellowship of the Guild of Musicians & Singers and the Independent Society of Musicians, he has certificates in neuroscience, linguistics, and management and is a member of the Association of Teachers of Singing and a founder member of the Tyne Coast Arts Collective.
The Feast of Neptune, A celebration of Charles Dibdin (director) - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
The Woodman, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (director) - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
Gilbert & Sullivan Workshop (director) - Grimsby International Concert Series
Tyne Coast Festival (co-producer) - Various concerts and a community opera
The Poor Soldier, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Opera e Tavola (producer & director) - Carluccio's Restaurant, Newcastle
Don Giovanni, Mozart (director) - Leeds Youth Opera
Carmen Scenes, Bizet (co-producer) - Berwick Festival Opera
HMS Pinafore, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Preparing a Role Workshop (Director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Rinaldo, Handel (producer & director) - The William Shield Festival
The Farmer, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Rita, Donizetti (co-producer, translation & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Cox and Box, Sullivan (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Don Giovanni, Mozart (editor, translation, co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Rosina, William Shield (co-producer & casting director) - The William Shield Festival
Iolanthe, Sullivan (co-producer, & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (producer & director) - Hull University
The Vampire, Heinrich Marschner (editor, translation, co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
La Scala di Seta, Rossini (co-producer & director) - Berwick Festival Opera
The Mikado, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Carmen, Bizet (co-producer & co-director) - The Sage Gateshead
The Great Boxing Booth Revival Opera Scene, Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart (director)
Pirates of Penzance, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Dido & Aeneas, Purcell (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Festival Opera
Trial by Jury, Sullivan (co-producer & co-director) - Berwick Guildhall
John Cage Dinner Party, Stephen Montague (co-producer & director) - The Sage Gateshead
Rocket Opera Gala Concert (co-producer) - All Saints Church, Gosforth
Rinaldo, Handel (producer & director) - Newcastle Area Chamber Opera, King's Hall, Newcastle
University
Brundibar, Hans Krasa (casting director & co-producer) - Newcastle Area Chamber Opera & Newcastle Music Service at the Discovery Centre, Newcastle
As well as the above Austin directed an outreach programme for young singers as part of the Sing Up campaign, was director of the Lantern Singers at Newcastle Cathedral, Director of Music at All Saint's, Gosforth and All Saints Festival Choir, and Acting Director of Newcastle Cathedral Girls Choir. He has conducted cathedral choirs, symphony orchestras, operas and oratorios for many years and engages in research in expressive English for singers. As well as a Masters Degree and Postgraduate Diploma in opera from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a Diploma of Higher Education from the Royal College of Music Fellowship of the Guild of Musicians & Singers and the Independent Society of Musicians, he has certificates in neuroscience, linguistics, and management and is a member of the Association of Teachers of Singing and a founder member of the Tyne Coast Arts Collective.
