The Flying Dutchman
“Praise Your Angel And His Edict! Here I Stand, True To You Unto Death!”Festival Theatre
07 Nov - 14 Nov 2009The Flying Dutchman is an extraordinary collision of different realms: Erik’s nightmare of Senta’s visions of the Dutchman’s curse; Daland and his men sheltering from the storm within sight of home; the Steersman singing into the inky darkness conjuring the memory of his sweetheart; the women of the village spinning their desires for the safe return of their absent husbands and boyfriends. The cycle of images builds throughout the opera with increasing force, to coalesce in the final moments, realizing Wagner’s great theme of redemption through love.
- Conductor
- Nicholas Braithwaite
- Director
- Chris Drummond
- Set Design
- Geoff Cobham
- Lighting Designer
- Geoff Cobham
- Costume Design
- Michael A R Anderson
- Assistant Director
- David Lampard
- The Dutchman
- John Wegner
- Senta
- Margaret Medlyn
- Erik
- Stuart Skelton
- Daland
- Daniel Sumegi
- Mary
- Katharine Tier
- Steersman
- Angus Wood
State Opera Chorus
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
- Helpmann Nomination
- Best Direction of an Opera- Chris Drummond
- Helpmann Nomination
- Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera- Stuart Skelton
- Helpmann Nomination
- Best Male Performer in an Opera- John Wegner
- Helpmann Nomination
- Best Lighting Design- Geoff Cobham
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Sooo we have guests at the State Opera studio this week!
No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability is presenting a 5-show season of their brand-new production AMPLIFY! from Thursday 30 November to Saturday 2 December.
No Strings is a professional theatre company that proudly works exclusively with disabled performers and creates award winning productions that challenge perceptions and barriers associated with disability.
Come say hi and support their productions: www.nostringsattached.org.au
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Curtain call for our extraordinary season of The Marriage of Figaro. We are extremely proud of the team creating this show, right here in little mighty Radelaide, bringing together local, national and international talent both on stage, in the pit and behind the scenes.
We will be back at Her Majesty’s Theatre next year, with a scintillating concert production of Bernstein’s Candide, directed by State Theatre Company South Australia’s Artistic Director, Michell Butel. But keep an eye out, there will be more news revealed very soon… 👀
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Wonderful! 🎶💫
Bravo 👏🏼💐🤩💕
What an absolute joy!!
Great job !❤️
I love the performance Thursday night. Thank you
Delightful in every way, congratulations to all in bringing Mozart’s hilarious opera to us freshly and making it so relatable
It was magnificent. My teen daughter's first Opera and she loved it! The staging, costumes, and of course the performances were perfect in every way. And the ASO!!! Delightful and uplifting. Thank you.
We went today. Bravo! Great production in a modern setting 👏
A terrific interpretation 👏👏👏 Bravo everyone involved.
Already have tix to Candide. Very interested in what’s around the corner next!
Fabulous ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bravo 👏👏👏 Fantastic production. So much musical fun 🥰
Bravo! An amazing experience for my first ever opera! Thank-you ♥️
Wonderful production! Took a couple of friends on Thursday evening that had never seen a full opera in person previously! I didn’t know that, they both Loved it 🥰 I know I’m biased with any Mozart but the modern setting was cleverly done and the cast played up the comedic plot twists. A fabulous introduction to opera and a very good adaptation to modern life. My only minor complaint was the orchestra seemed very muted. Not sure it it was just the acoustics of HMT or overly cautious conductor? It was a pity they were invisible to much of the audience.
Bravo Tutti！🥳🥳🥳
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