 A pre-eminent conductor for the ballet, Patrick Flynn conducted for Rudolf Nureyev on Broadway and for the American Ballet Theatre, the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Netherlands Dance Theatre, among others.Flynn was a staff conductor for the Australian Opera between 1970 and 1977.He won acclaim as musical director for "Hair", "Jesus Christ Superstar", and later "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat".