Damien Cooper has won the APDG Award for Lighting Design for Live Performance for his work on DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN.

DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN consists of 4 operas; DAS RHEINGOLD, DIE WALKÜRE, SIEGFRIED AND GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. It was performed by Opera Australia in 3 cycles from November to December of 2013.

The 2014 awards were announced on the 24th November at Bondi Junction Event Cinemas.