“There’s a time for sowing and there’s a time for reaping.”
"There's a time for sowing and there's a time for reaping."
“There’s a time for sowing and there’s a time for reaping.”
SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL
HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE
14 Nov – 20 Nov
TICKETS
From $60*
Tickets
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Based on Ray Lawlerβs 1955 Australian play of the same name, this chamber opera tells the story of a long-standing tradition at the end of the sugarcane season, in which cane-cutters Barney and Roo travel south to Melbourne for their annual fling with two city girls. But this year, the seventeenth year, is different. Gone are the larrikin summers of their youth. Instead, their reunion is full of tension, silence, and awkward attempts to hold onto their past. One girl has married; all of them struggle to come to terms with what their futures hold.
Lawlerβs play is considered to be the most significant in Australian playwriting, marking the first time the authentic Australian voice was depicted on stage. So too does Mills and Goldsworthyβs opera express, at its heart, something heroic, fragile, and utterly moving.
The opera was commissioned by the Victoria State Opera and premiered in 1996. Opera Australia subsequently presented the work in 1999.
PRE-SHOW DINING + DRINKS
CAST
Olive Antoinette Halloran
Pearl Dimity Shepherd
Emma Elizabeth Campbell
Roo Joshua Rowe
Barney Bradley Daley
Bubba Desiree Frahn
Johnny Dowd Nicholas Cannon
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
CREATIVES
Conductor Richard Mills
Director Joseph Mitchell
Design Simone Romaniuk
Lighting Design Trudy Dalgleish
Suitability
PG
English
Hearing Loop
Accessible Venue
WATCH + LISTEN
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You'll see Kewpie dolls all over the set of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
Every layoff season, Roo brings Olive a kewpie doll, holding onto the dolls keeps Olive from having to face the reality that the layoff seasons of her youth are over.
"My goal as a composer has always been to write, firstly, for my fellow Australians"- Richard Mills explores making art that strives to achieve something of the marvellous.
stateopera.com.au/writing-for-my-fellow-australians/
Writing for my Fellow Australians - State Opera South Australia
stateopera.com.au
"Music is a language used to tell the story and express the feelings of the characters.βWeek 1 of rehearsals for Summer of the 17th doll done and dusted!
Tickets still available for Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at Her Majesty's Theatre 14-20 November: stateopera.com.au/productions/summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll/
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John Mather
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Summer of the 17th Doll. ....... what memories. It must be 40 years since seeing it for the first time.
Can’t wait to see and hear this terrific cast! πΆπ
Love the set. Can’t wait to see it.
Looks fabulous
Fantastic!
Looking forward to this.
Part of the thrill of Seventeenth Doll, like any great opera, is the ensemble writing for the singers - Anthony Hunt Delves into the ensemble writing in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Richard Mills.
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll comes to Her Majesty's Theatre from 14-20 November: stateopera.com.au/productions/summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll/
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