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Desiree Frahn is a South Australian soprano. She is a graduate of the Elder Conservatorium and a former James and Diana Ramsey Foundation Young Artist.
For State Opera she has appeared as Valencienne (The Merry Widow), Leila (The Pearl Fishers), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Rose Pickles (Cloudstreet! – World Premiere), Pamina (Magic Flute), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Bastienne (Bastien und Bastienne), and Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly). In 2018 she performed in the Australian premiere of Jake Heggie’s To Hell and Back for Gertrude Opera. In 2019 she stars as the Vixen in State Opera’s production of Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen.
PERFORMANCES WITH STATE OPERA SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Bubba – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (2020)
Johanna – Sweeney Todd (2020)
Soprano Soloist – Carmina Burana (2020)
Vixen – Cunning Little Vixen (2019)
Frasquita – Carmen in the Square (2019)
Valencienne – The Merry Widow (2018)
Leila – Pearl Fishers (2018)
Lauretta – Gianni Schicchi (2017)
Rosalinda – Die Fledermaus (2017)
Rose Pickles – Cloudstreet! (2016)
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“This will be a completely new production and we are taking an entirely new approach. The set is being built here in Adelaide. The designer (Simone Romaniuk) and I are based here, and more than half the cast is local. We’re bringing our own vision to this work.” - Joseph Mitchell, Director
Tickets available for Summer of the Seventeenth Doll via BASS: stateopera.com.au/productions/summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll/
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 14-20 Nov - State Opera South Australia
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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler, is one of the most significant plays in Australian theatre, now adapted into an opera.Our confident conductors confidently conducting their way through the Sweeney Todd score in the last workshop of our series.
Opera returns to Her Majesty’s Theatre just in time for summer. An Australian classic re-imagined.
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State opera Soprano Bethany Hill and pianist Penelope Cashman explore how music helps us navigate challenging times in a program featuring the songs of Britten, Schubert, Quilter, and Bernstein... This is their homage, their love letter To Music.
Join them as they return to the recital stage with two performances at the magnificent UKARIA Cultural Centre.
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Please make opera more affordable for many. This is a wonderful beginning.
“Featuring a host of outstanding Australian artists and creatives, this is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together and celebrate having opera back on the stage in Adelaide.”
The Advertiser speaks with Desiree Frahn and Stuart Maunder about returning to the Adelaide stage with Summer of the Seventeenth Doll!
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Well, hello dolly – opera is back
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OPERA returns to the Adelaide stage in November – and it doesn’t get more Australian than this musical take on a modern classic, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.Comment on Facebook OPERA returns to the...
Could she look any more perfect, des you look stunning as always
Can’t wait to see and hear this production! And experience the new theatre!
That paywall is a killer.