(Image Courtesy of Carriageworks) Opera Australia, Sydney Chamber Opera, and Carriageworks are joining forces to present the world premiere of Jack Symonds and Louis Garrick’s “Gilgamesh.” The opera, which is based on the famed myth and will be presented at Carriageworks from Sept. 26- Oct. 5, 2024, will be directed by Kip Williams and stars Jeremy Kleeman in the title {…}
Photo credit: Zan Wimberley “earth.voice.body” will be presented by Carriageworks from Sept. 28 – Oct. 7. The triple bill of new solo works by resident company Sydney Chamber Opera features a new Australian work, a radical interpretation of a 20th century classic, and a major work by a leading 21st century international composer. The program is reflects the major musical {…}
(Credit: Christophe Abramowitz) Sydney Chamber Opera is set to present “earth.voice.body” at Carriageworks next year. The company will showcase the new Australian work starting on Sept. 29; it will run through Oct. 5, 2022. The performance will pair Jack Symonds’ “The Shape of the Earth” with Kaija Saariaho’s “Quatre Instants” and Poulenc’s “La voix humaine.” “The Shape of the Earth” {…}
Carriageworks is set to present the Australian premiere of “Awakening Shadow” starting on Sept. 30, 2022. The opera, by the Sydney Chamber Opera, features Britten’s five “Canticles” in combination with music by composer Luke Styles. The Sydney Chamber Opera has been a major proponent of Britten’s work and this latest production continues with that project. “For almost a decade, SCO {…}
Australian-based companies Carriageworks and Sydney Chamber Opera will present the online world premiere of “Breaking Glass” on Saturday, April 26, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. local time. “Breaking Glass” is a compilation of four operas by Australian female composers Peggy Polias, Josephine Macken, Georgia Scott and Bree van Reyk. Polias is the composer of “Commute,” Macken created “The Tent;” Plath created “Her Dark {…}
The Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks will team up to present “Breaking Glass” between March 28-April 4, 2020. The showcase will feature four world premieres of operas by Australian female composers including “Commute” by Peggy Polias, “The Tent” by Josephine Macken, “Her Dark Marauder” by Georgia Scott, and “The Invisible” by Bree van Reyk. The operas are all adapted from other texts or based {…}
Sydney-based Carriageworks is set to showcase the Australian premiere of artist Mette Edvardsen and composer Matteo Fargion’s Opera Essay “Penelope Sleeps” on March 10-11. The performance will feature Edvardsen, Fargion, and Hicks as they explore the relationship between voice and music, space and scale. “In ‘Penelope Sleeps’ the experimental approach and work with the format of the medium is still in question,” {…}