Peter Bassett is a writer, speaker and broadcaster on Opera, particularly the works of Richard Wagner. He has written five books on opera, and is a regular contributor to opera journals and programmes.

Peter has led 20 tours for Renaissance Tours since 2001, including to Germany, France, Switzerland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, China, Spain, Austria, the US and Canada, and within Australia

He was closely involved with the 1998 production of Der Ring des Nibelungen in Adelaide and the 2001 Australian premiere of Parsifal, Artistic Administrator, Dramaturg, lecturer and coordinator of ancillary events for the 2004 State Opera of South Australia’s production of the Ring, and a consultant for West Australian Opera’s 2006 Tristan und Isolde and the State Opera of South Australia’s 2009 Der fliegende Holländer. He contributes to programme books and publications of opera companies and symphony orchestras in Australia and New Zealand.

Peter served for twenty years in the Australian Diplomatic Service in embassies in East and West Europe, Asia and the Pacific and was, for a further decade, chief of staff to two Governors of South Australia.

Peter's travels