Bruce Beresford — Australian Director born on August 16, 1940,

Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career. Notable films he has directed include Breaker Morant, Tender Mercies, Crimes of the Heart and Driving Miss Daisy... (wikipedia)

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created.
There's a bright spot in every dark cloud.
With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.
Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.
It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.