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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
September 2, 2020

Summer of the Seventeenth – The Draft

At my first meeting with Richard Mills, he told me the story of the diva, Montserrat Caballe, amply proportioned, who was asked to sing while…
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Media Release
August 5, 2020

JOSEPH CALLEJA – Now touring in 2021

STATEMENT ON JOSEPH CALLEJA POSTPONEMENT See original COVID-19 statement here. See COVID-19 Statement from 19/03/2020 here.In light of the ongoing global effects of COVID-19 and…
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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
July 31, 2020

Why Summer of the Seventeenth Doll?

Artistic Director of State Opera,  Stuart Maunder speaks about why he chose to include Summer of the Seventeenth Doll in State Opera's 2020 season.State Opera…
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Returning to the theatre
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July 27, 2020

Keeping You Safe in the Theatre

Keeping you safe in the theatre State Opera South Australia is excited to be able to welcome you back to the theatre this November for…
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Little Women- State Opera South Australia
Arias from the ArchivesLittle Women
July 10, 2020

The Australian Premiere of Little Women

LITTLE WOMEN - State Opera An opera in two acts Mark Adamo, Composer Mark Adamo, Librettist Little Women is an opera by American composer Mark…
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Arias from the ArchivesLittle Women
July 9, 2020

Composing Little Women

Little Women, that indispensable chronicle of growing up female in post-Civil War New England, has often materialized on-screen (and stage) as the romance of a…
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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

Why Australians love Cloudstreet

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: Read the Synopsis for the Opera Cloudstreet belowAct One It’s late afternoon on the Margaret River. The Lamb family…
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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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