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Media ReleaseState Opera
July 1, 2020

Statement on the Remainder of the 2020 Opera Season

STATEMENT ON THE REMAINDER OF THE 2020 OPERA SEASON See original statement here. See Statement from 19/03/2020 here.In light of the ongoing risks posed by…
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Nicholas Cannon (Quick Lamb) & Don Bemrose (Bob Crab) - Cloudstreet State Opera South Australia
Cloudstreet
June 30, 2020

Cloudstreet – Looking Into the Light

Reviewer Brenda Walker explains why Australians love Cloudstreet – Tim Winton’s big, brilliant slab of a book, published in 1991.The canvas of Cloudstreet is domestic…
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Don Bemrose (Bob Crab) & Spirit Girl projection Natasha Wanganeen - Cloudstreet State Opera South Australia
Cloudstreet
June 30, 2020

Cloudstreet Synopsis

Cloudstreet - Synopsis 1940s – 1960s: Act One It’s late afternoon on the Margaret River. The Lamb family are catching prawns for their dinner. In…
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The props team Angela and Marie Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet
June 30, 2020

Designing the Cloudstreet Set

The characters exist in a stylised space, so it is the costumes which show the period and the passing of time. These are people who…
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Costume designer Ailsa Paterson with one of Dolly's dresses
Cloudstreet
June 30, 2020

Designing the Cloudstreet Costumes

The characters exist in a stylised space, so it is the costumes which show the period and the passing of time. These are people who…
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Nicholas Cannon (Quick Lamb) & Nicholas Jones (Fish Lamb) - Cloudstreet State Opera South Australia
Arias From the ArchivesCloudstreet
June 29, 2020

The World Premiere of CLOUDSTREET

CLOLUDSTREET An opera in two acts by George Palmer Adapted from the Tim Winton novel Libretto by George Palmer and Tim Winton Based on Tim…
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Cloudstreet
June 26, 2020

Directing Cloudstreet

Cloudstreet the opera was five years in the making. I became involved way back in 2011 when George brought his first draft to me, and…
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George Palmer
Cloudstreet
June 26, 2020

Composing Cloudstreet

My ambition as a composer has always been to write an opera. by 2010, I felt that I was equipped to undertake a serious project.…
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Image 19 La Boheme State Opera South Australia 1976
Arias From the ArchivesLa Bohème
June 16, 2020

State Opera’s First Outing – La Boheme

LA BOHÈME An opera in four acts Giacomo Puccini, Composer Luigi Illica/Giuseppe Giacosa, Librettists In 1976, Premier Don Dunstan decided that South Australia needed its…
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Dead Man Walking - State Opera South Australia
Arias From the ArchivesDead Man Walking
May 28, 2020

The Australian Premiere of Dead Man Walking

DEAD MAN WALKING An opera in two acts Jake Hegge, Composer Terrence McNally, Librettist In 2003, State Opera South Australia gave Dead Man Walking its…
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