PATRICK TOGHER ARTISTS' MANAGEMENT

                        Press Release   -      16th July 1998


Opera Australia Principal and "Phantom of the Opera" Star, Patrick Togher,
has just announced the formation of his new enterprise - Patrick Togher
Artists' Management.  Mr Togher, one of Australia's most experienced young
singers, has decided to follow in the footsteps of his Manager, the late
Raymond Myers AM, and take on the representation of a select group of
Australian and international singers, conductors and musical theatre
performers.

Patrick Togher was born in Sydney and graduated in Law and Economics from
The University of Sydney.  Subsequently, he built up an impressive list of
credits with Australia and New Zealand's leading performing companies.  For
The Australian Opera (now Opera Australia), Mr Togher established a
repertoire of over 40 roles specialising in Wagner, Strauss and 20th
Century Music.  He has appeared frequently with all the major opera and
theatre companies in Australasia and has been a regular guest with the ABC
Orchestras.

In 1994, Patrick Togher accepted an invitation to sing 'Ubaldo Piangi' in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera".  After nearly 1000
performances in Sydney and Brisbane, Mr Togher was engaged to play the same
part in London's West End; he recently returned to Australia with his young
family and decided to change direction - from Performer to Manager.

"I have always loved singing but love 'the business' even more" he said
earlier today.  "Ray Myers and many other colleagues have always encouraged
my administrative ambitions -  Artists' Management affords me the
opportunity to combine a legal background with my intimate knowledge of the
Music Industry."


Mr Togher will announce his inaugural list of clients in August.
Meanwhile, he is busy establishing his office in the inner-Sydney suburb of
Newtown and attempting to create new areas of employment for classical
musicians.  "The core of my work will be centred around the traditional
large opera companies and concert organisations" he said. "However, I am
convinced that opportunities exist for the presentation of fine music in
venues as diverse as Churches and Casinos!  I want Australians to be able
to take opera and classical  music much more for granted - a rarefied
atmosphere only serves to marginalise the audience."


For further information:

Patrick Togher Artists' Management
22 Yaralla Street,
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia

Tel: (02) 9557 1958
Fx:  (02) 9557 1758
Mobile: 0411 129690
e-mail:  pjtogher@ozemail.com.au













The artist's Mr. Togher currently represents are:



LIST OF ARTISTS   May 1999

CONDUCTOR:
George ELLIS
Alan FOSTER
Lionel FRIEND
Gerald KRUG
Stephen MOULD
Barrington PHELOUNG
Henryk PISAREK
Steven ROTH
Brian SALESKY
Timothy SEXTON
Patrick THOMAS
Dr. Stephen WATSON

SOPRANO:
Christine BEASLEY
Peta BLYTH
Tarita BOTSMAN
Amanda COLLIVER
Kathi CRAIG
Karen CUMMINGS
Susan Lorette DUNN
Jane EDWARDS
Wendy HOPKINS
Natasha HUNTER
Catherine IRELAND
Katherine KULAS
Christa LEAHMANN
Elaine McKRILL
Fiona MACONAGHIE
Arax MANSOURIAN
Sandra PARTRIDGE
Toni POWELL
Barbara RENNISON
Romola TYRRELL
Nicola WAITE
Nicole YOUL

MEZZO-SOPRANO:
Kathryn DINEEN
Prudence DUNSTONE
Deborah HUMBLE
Gail ROBERTSON
Ingrid SILVEUS

COUNTER-TENOR:
Cristopher FIELD
Francisco ROMERO

TENOR:
Gabriel ALEXANDRESCU
Jamie ALLEN
Lionel BIDWELL-BROWN
Domenico CANNIZZARO
Joshua COHEN
Paul FERRIS
David HAMILTON
Michael HOWARD
Paul McMAHON
Paul MILOSAVLJEVIC
Shaun MURPHY
James OXLEY
Ronald STEVENS
Ding YI

BARITONE:
John ANTONIOU
David BRENNAN
Jose CARBO
Martin COOKE

BASS:
David HIBBARD
John MILLIGAN

PIANO:
Michael BLACK
David BOLLARD
Scott DAVIE
Maryleigh HAND
Leslie HOWARD
Andrea KATZ
Fiona McCABE
John MARTIN
David SCHEEL
Larry SITSKY
Simon TEDESCHI
Paul VIRAG
GENOVA & DIMITROV (Piano Duo)


VIOLIN:
Jack GLATZER
Ronald THOMAS
Asmira WOODWARD-PAGE

TROMBONE:
Warwick TYRRELL

TRUMPET:
Paul GOODCHILD

COMPOSER:
Larry SITSKY

DESIGNER:
Allan LEES

DIRECTOR:
Anthony ERNST
Brian FITZGERALD
Dianna NIXON

GERMAN LANGUAGE COACH:
Dr. Elisabeth PILLGRAB

MUSICAL THEATRE:
Pauline ALLISON
Kylie BAILEY
Paul BATEY
Deborah CADDY
Katie COOGAN-MASON
Kristen CORNWELL
Jennifer DUNN
Daniella EHRLICH
Roseanne HOSKING
Paul HUGHES
Kirk HUME
Lanneke JONES
Ian LAKE
Jarod LAURIE
Monique LEWIS
Benjamin LOOMES
Renee LUMPKIN
Wayne McDANIEL
Cheryl MACDONALD
David McMEEKING
Sam MORAN
Anita PARAKH
Jeremy POWELL
Wendy Lee PURDY
Mathew REYNOLDS
Derek SCRIVEN
Margaret SPICER
Warwick TYRRELL
Samantha U'REN
Mia VAN DEN EYKEL


ATTRACTIONS:
- Combo Fiasco
- Tenor Australis
- Philharmonia Wien
- Sydney String Quartet
- The Vienna Trio
- Pot-Pourri: "From Figaro to
  Phantom"
- The Three Sopranos (NZ)
- Opus 5
- Sydney 2000 Singers
- The Australian Boys Choir
- Sydney Brass
- "Music in the Night": Tim Beveridge
   in Concert
- David Scheel - "Maestro" & "Don't
  Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player"
- "Dizzy Fingers" with John Martin