Australian stage director Andrew Sinclair made his San Diego Opera debut in 2000 with Lohengrin followed by Aida in 2001, 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, Opèra de Montréal, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Colorado, Minnesota Opera, Pittsburgh Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre. He returned in 2006 to stage Lucia di Lammermoor, 2008 for Mary, Queen of Scots, 2009 for Tosca and 2010 for La traviata. He is a Staff Director with Covent Garden where he has worked on many productions including Der Rosenkavalier and both Lohengrin and Der Ring des Nibelungen with Götz Friedrich. He was also at the Bayreuth Festival with Lohengrin. Andrew Sinclair began his association with Opera Australia in 1981, directing new stagings of La bohème and The Bartered Bride, and from 1983 to 1985 was Principal Resident Director of that company. He has since returned for many productions including Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci, Peter Grimes and Lohengrin. Other United States engagements include Norma for San Francisco Opera and La bohéme for Opera Colorado.