Beloved Australian music identity and Order of Australia recipient dies trends now

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Beloved Australian music identity and Order of Australia recipient Stephen Phillips died earlier this month following a long illness.

Phillips was the General Director of State Opera South Australia from 1989 - 2011 and under his guidance helped the company stage several world-class productions.

He was a respected leader in his field and under his supervision SOSA debuted many popular shows, including Dead Man Walking (2003), Little Women (2007) and Moby Dick (2010).

In 2013, the English-born impresario was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours, in recognition of his services to arts administration in the field of opera.

SOSA confirmed his passing on Wednesday in a statement: 'Vale Stephen Phillips, State Opera South Australia's former General Director passed away last weekend.