Australian stage director Andrew Sinclair made his San Diego Opera debut in 2000 with Lohengrin followed by Aida in 2001 and the highly successful The Pearl Fishers in 2004 and 2008, a production he has also directed for New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Florida Grand Opera and Opera Colorado. He returned in 2006 to stage Lucia di Lammermoor, 2008 for Mary, Queen of Scots, and Tosca in 2009. He is a Staff Director with Covent Garden and has worked at the Bayreuth Festival. Since 1981 he has had an association with Opera Australia directing new stagings of La bohème and The Bartered Bride, and from 1983 to 1985 was Principal Resident Director of that company returning for many productions including Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci, Peter Grimes and Lohengrin. He has also directed in Sydney, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle and New York City.