New adventures

The Opera School Melbourne is a new, independent training organisation that enables singers to experience the process of learning, rehearsing and performing, guided by internationally recognised opera professionals and expert... Read Mores. Providing vital, on-the-job training, performing to diverse audiences in multiple locations, The Opera School Melbourne is offering a one year program, with intensive coaching and rehearsing to prepare for mainstage, chamber and childrens' opera in a variety of venues. The program provides links to the industry as well as a supportive environment for cultivating and refining a distinctive artistic personality through performance. A not-for-profit incorporated organisation supported by The National Theatre, St Kilda.

Email: theoperaschool.com.au

Website: http://www.theoperaschool.com.au

Location: Melbourne, Australia

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Resonate cellebrates 10 years

Art Gallery of New South Wales: Resonate 2009

Source: www.artgallery.nsw.g...

Resonate 2009. Classical music concerts in the Gallery's old courts, from March to November 2009.

    The Art Gallery Society is thrilled to present the 10th Anniversary season of Resonate in 2009. In its 10 years Resonate has grown from four concerts a year to eight and established itself as a significant part of Sydney’s fine music scene.
n a truly unique experience, audiences are able to view the extraordinary variety of exhibitions on display in the Art Gallery of NSW, with complimentary refreshments, before each of the concerts, giving a visual enhancement to the sublime musical offerings presented in the Gallery’s beautiful Old Courts. In our 10th Anniversary year it is also a privilege to welcome the generosity of Resonate’s new supporter the Trust Foundation.

To take full advantage of Resonate’s special ambience and be guaranteed the best seats in the house you can obtain reserved seating by subscribing to the entire series.

Come along and celebrate Resonate’s 10th Birthday.

Proudly supported by the Trust Foundation    

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AvaTãra- the Opera

‘The drama of human life, played out in the microcosm of the cell’

Join us in this unique new work that celebrates the power of the human voice as a transformative theatrical experience. AvaTãra tells of extraordinary events that unfold in the lives of ordinary people- through the catalyst of a cancer diagnosis. The opera follows an inspirational journey of emotions and revelations and draws on the history of medicine to provide a rich landscape infused in a lyrical setting.  

AvaTãra is based on five contemporary stories first told in the award winning documentary “Opera Therapy” that followed the creation of a new work drawing on the personal journeys of Bruce McCulloch, Dianne & Marla Graham, Lisa Kanidiadis & Mary Doggett-Williams with composer/facilitator Emma O’Brien. 

This completed work of AvaTãra is a significant creative development of the piece written in 2004 whilst still honoring the original participants. The work uses multi media projections and puppetry as powerful story telling devices and the music is set with a chamber ensemble and for five voices. 

Featuring world-renowned performers, Ian Cousins, Judith Dodsworth, 

Merlyn Quaife, Michael Bishop  & Emma O’Brien, 

with puppeteers Jacob Williamson  and Sarah Kriegler

Directed by Robert Draffin      Music Director Mark Shiell 

Designed by Indira Shanahan & Ivanka Sokol.

Composed by Emma O’Brien

@ Space 28, 28 Dodds Street, Southbank, Melbourne

WORLD PREMIERE

 Strictly limited showcase season for four performances only

Thursday 16th April, Friday 17th, & Saturday 18th at 8pm. 

Sunday 19th April at 5.30pm. 

Tickets are now available through M-TIX

www.m-tix.com.au

Phone 9685 5111

Full price $35, Concession $25

www.avataratheopera.com