Victorian Opera Tickets 2011-2012
Victorian Opera - your opera company
Led by Music Director Richard Gill, Victorian Opera recently celebrated its fifth birthday. The company's distinct artistic program, champions the creation of new Australian opera whilst presenting less familiar repertoire to audiences in Melbourne and across regional Victoria.
"This rising company consistently punches above its weight and age" The Herald Sun, 2011
Victorian Opera is committed to presenting new opera each year and engaging the widest possible audience with accessible ticket pricing and regional touring. Victorian Opera is also committed to collaborating and co-producing with different partners (including Malthouse Theatre as well as festivals and other opera companies) and also maintains a vibrant education program. The company nurtures Victorian Youth Opera, a strong youth development initiative, and presents popular community events such as Sing Your Own Opera.
As Victoria's state opera company Victorian Opera has a unique role; to present professional opera in Victoria; maintain a commissioning program for new Australian work; create more employment and professional development opportunities for Victorian opera artists; and provide access to touring productions for regional Victorians. Victorian Opera has also established and maintains the only professional chorus in Victoria.
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By Igor Stravinsky | 17 - 27 March
"Another innovative and varied program from a company that is soaring"
The Age
At the core of Stravinsky's great opera, The Rake's Progress, is a battle between good and evil. Inspired by a series of 18th century paintings by William Hogarth, Stravinsky's opera depicts the tumultuous journey of Tom Rakewell from man to monster. Acclaimed Director John Bell (Bell Shakespeare) works with Music Director Richard Gill who will conduct this timeless story of love, morality and forgiveness.
Opening with an idyllic duet between Tom and his beloved Anne Trulove, the pleasantries quickly unravel with the introduction of the malevolent Nick Shadow - the Devil in disguise. The opera tracks Tom's downfall as his temptation for material happiness leads him into madness he cannot escape.
The Rake's Progress showcases strong dramatic roles in a powerful libretto by WH Auden and Chester Kallman.
Cast:
Richard Gill - Conductor
John Bell - Director
Leon Krasenstein - Set & Costume Designer
Matt Scott - Lighting Designer
Steven Heathcote - Choreographer
Jonathan Bode - Mother Goose
Andrew Collis - Nick Shadow
Roxane Hislop - Baba the Turk
Jerzy Kozlowski - Trulove
Oliver Mann - Keeper of the Madhouse
Benjamin Namdarian - Tom Rakewell
Tiffany Speight - Anne Trulove
Victorian Opera Chorus
Orchestra Victoria
| Dates |
Time |
| 17, 21, 23, 27 March |
7:30pm |
| 25 March |
3:00pm |
| 19 March |
6:30pm |
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Gordon Kerry / Louis Nowra | 16 - 29 May
Merlyn Theatre at the CUB Malthouse (Stalls)
Merlyn Theatre at the CUB Malthouse (Balcony)
'None of the characters as we portray them is inherently evil, but rather all are fallible human beings, with whom, at various points, the audience is invited to feel empathy.'
Gordon Kerry
Midnight Son was commissioned with the financial assistance of the Music Board of the Australia Council and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust.
Set against the backdrop of suburban Melbourne, Midnight Son is a modern-day operatic tragedy. Contemporary Australian composer Gordon Kerry and acclaimed playwright and librettist, Louis Nowra explore how passion and obsession can morally blind otherwise normal people, leading them to lose control of their lives with devastating consequences.
This commision builds on the success of Victorian Opera's tradition of new Australian work at the Malthouse Theatre which includes Rembrandt's Wife.
Cast:
Ollivier-Philippe Cuneo - Conductor
Louis Nowra - Director
Antoinette Halloran
Dimity Shepherd
Byron Watson
With Jonathan Bode and Roxane Hislop
Orchestra Victoria
| Dates |
Time |
| 16, 17, 19, 22, 23 May |
7:30pm |
| 20 May |
3:00pm |
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By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 18 July - 3 August
The Arts Centre, Playhouse
'What a gift to be asked to work on sets for the sublime Figaro in the intimate environment of the Playhouse with my colleagues, Richard, Jean-Pierre, Christina and Paul - our third collaboration together on a Mozart opera, following Don G and The Flute - how could I refuse?'
Richard Roberts, Set Designer
Victorian Opera is delighted to present its fourth Mozart opera - the ravishingly beautiful The Marriage of Figaro. This production brings to life a stylish world where social position and knowing one's place are everything. Couched in a comic framework by Lorenzo da Ponte, the opera examines the complexities of marriage, relationships, infidelity, infatuation and lasting commitment.
The Marriage of Figaro blends breathtaking arias and ensembles with irrepressible characters and chaotic humour. Victorian Opera's new production reunites the team who bought you The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni with Richard Gill conducting and award-winning Jean-Pierre Mignon directing an acclaimed ensemble cast.
Cast:
Richard Gill - Conductor
Jean-Pierre Mignon - Director
Richard Roberts - Set Designer
Christina Smith - Costume Designer
Paul Jackson - Lighting Designer
Jonathan Bode - Don Basilio
Andrew Collis - Figaro
Roxane Hislop - Marcellina
Oliver Mann - Antonio
Jacqueline Porter - Susanna
Dimity Shepherd - Cherubino
Tiffany Speight - Countess Almaviva
Daniel Todd - Don Curzio
Christopher Tonkin - Count Almaviva
Emily Uhlrich - Barbarina
David Woloszko - Dr Bartolo
Victorian Opera Chorus
Ludovico's Band
| Dates |
Time |
18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30 July
1, 3 August |
7:00pm |
| 22 July |
3:00pm |
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Master Peter's Puppet Show / What Next?
by Manuel de Falla / Elliott Carter
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
'We're approaching the two as cycles of transition between worlds. A massive event of destruction marks the end of one opera, and the opening of the next.'
Nancy Black, Director, Black Hole Theatre
In the stunning surrounds of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, experience a double bill of two special 20th century operas which question our ideas of identity and the very nature of our being.
Based on an episode from Don Quixote, Master Peter's Puppet Show delves into the minds of the protagonists, as lines are blurred between reality and fiction. Victorian Opera, in collaboration with Black Hole Theatre takes the concept of a show within a show one step further.
What Next? is the only opera written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning composer Elliott Carter. The opera explodes with vitality as it looks at how six people regain consciousness after an accident and try to recall who they are.
2011 Developing Artist Daniel Carter embarks on his debut as lead conductor in this enigmatic double bill.
Cast:
Daniel Carter Conductor
Nancy Black Director
Adam Gardnir Set and Costume Designer
Philip Lethlean Lighting Designer
Lynne Kent Puppet Designer
Master Peter's Puppet Show - Cast
Carlos Barcenas Master Peter
Anthony Mackey Don Quixote
What Next? - Cast
Jessica Aszodi Rose
Emily Bauer-Jones Stella
Timothy Reynolds Zen
Gary Rowley Harry or Larry
Ireni Utley Mama
Orchestra Victoria
| Dates |
Time |
| 15, 16, 18, 21, 22 August |
7:30pm |
| 19 August |
3:00pm |
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by Richard Gill | 19 December 2012
The Arts Center, Hamer Hall Balcony
The Arts Center, Hamer Hall Circle
The Arts Center, Hamer Hall Stalls
Don't miss your chance to celebrate seven glorious years of Founding Music Director Richard Gill.
In June 2006 Victorian Opera burst into life in Melbourne. Bringing a distinctive and different program – including new Australian commissions, less familiar repertoire, Youth Opera and new opera staging of classics – the company has grown from strength to strength with audiences and critics.
In the newly reopened Hamer Hall, Richard Gill conducts the Victorian Opera Chorus and Orchestra Victoria with soloists who have been working with the company since the beginning and others who will make their company debut.
Expect a program which inspires, informs and delights including excerpts from Boris Godunov, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Fidelio, Der Rosenkavalier and a few surprises.
Cast:
Richard Gill will conduct the Victorian Opera Chorus and Orchestra Victoria with soloists who have been working with the company since the beginning and others who will make their company debut.
More information will be available shortly.
Victorian Opera Chorus
Orchestra Victoria
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