Bruce Beresford
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney
University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film
Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the
Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several
operas including Girl Of The Golden West (Puccini), staged for the
Spoleto Festival in Charleston and Spoleto (Italy) and Elektra
(Strauss), which was staged for the State Opera Company of South
Australia and performed in Adelaide and Melbourne. It won the Award for
Best Opera Production of 1991. Immediately prior to starting production
on PARADISE ROAD, Beresford directed SWEENEY TODD for the Portland
Opera in Oregon.
