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SUMMARY:Samantha Hargreaves: Farewell Concert
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nSamantha Hargreaves presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1687830164837{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nFarewell Concert\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1687830208517{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]3pm\, Sunday 20 August 2023[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1688108578777{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Sunday 20 August 2023\n\nduration: 75 minutes\ntimes: 3pm\nticket price: $16 – $22\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f170f3-894a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\nJoin soprano Samantha Hargreaves in her final farewell concert before she flies to London in September to continue her opera training at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. An afternoon of opera\, Filipino folk-song\, and golden age musical theatre\, hosted by bass-baritone Eddie Muliaumaseali’i\, and featuring Coady Green (pianist)\, Bernardo Soler (guitarist)\, and Amanda Hargreaves (soprano). A wonderful chance to hear Samantha and enjoy a highly varied program of music.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f170f3-894a”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $22\nConcession: $16\nGroup 6+: $18 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n*Please note\, a seniors card is not a valid concession for this performance \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:1863: The Birth of Impressionism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nSongmakers Australia\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1657069830671{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\n1863: The Birth of Impressionism\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1657071487103{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]5pm\, Sunday 21 August 2022[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1657765724717{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Sunday 21 August 2022\n\ntime: 5pm\nticket price: $32 – $38\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15ce4-cf52″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The year is 1863 and the Emperor Napoleon III has decreed that all paintings rejected by the Salon’s judges can be exhibited in a nearby room “wishing to let the public judge the legitimacy of the artists’ complaints”. Thus was born the first Salon des Refusés and the seed of Impressionism was planted. Using 5 famous paintings as focal points\, this program explores French poetry and music inspired by them through songs by Debussy\, Fauré\, Duparc and duets by Chausson. Looking to future generations of painters and composers\, we pay tribute to Poulenc with a performance of his monumental song cycle Le Travail du peintre.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artists” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15ce4-cf52″][vc_column_text]\nSongmakers Australia\nMerlyn Quaife AM\, soprano\nNicholas Dinopoulos\, bass-baritone\nAndrea Katz\, piano\n \nUnique in the musical landscape of Australia\, Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of all chamber music. \nUnder the artistic patronage of Graham Johnson\, founding director of the acclaimed London-based Songmakers Almanac\, pianist Andrea Katz teams with soprano Merlyn Quaife\, mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson\, tenor Brenton Spiteri and bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos in inspired programs that feature a dynamic interplay of song and chamber music.Celebrating their 10th anniversary\, the ensemble continues their pursuit for musical excellence and the promotion of international and Australian vocal chamber music. They presents a yearly subscription series at the Melbourne Recital Centre\, where they have been Local Heroes since 2011\, as well as numerous invitations to perform at leading festivals and recital series Australia-wide (Melbourne Festival\, Art Gallery of NSW\, Peninsula Summer Music Festival\, Art Song Canberra\, MDCH and the Art Gallery of Ballarat). They are regularly heard in national live-to-air broadcasts.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15ce4-cf52″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $38\nConcession: $32\nGroup 8+: $32 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:As One
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nGertrude Opera presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1574123635636{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nAs One\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nA Chamber Opera for Two Voices and String Quartet\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1573792812865{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]22 January – 1 February 2020\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘Accessible\, evocative and profoundly relevant\, As One breathes new life into opera.’ Limelight\n★★★★ ‘Hats off to Gertrude Opera’ Herald Sun\n‘…a beguiling\, absorbingly unique contemporary opera experience. The music is sublimely hypnotic and the singing exquisite.’ Stage Whispers \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1576213675945{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]22 January – 1 February 2020\n\npreview: Wednesday 22 January\nopening night: Thursday 23 January\nduration: 75 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nticket price: $40 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f164e2-e971″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Gertrude Opera presents the Australian premiere of the groundbreaking and acclaimed chamber opera As One as part of the 2020 Midsumma Festival. \nInspired by the work of transgender filmmaker and librettist Kimberly Reed\, As One is the World’s first opera to depict the transgender experience\, tracing the journey of protagonist Hannah from her small town youth\, to her college years\, overseas travels and personal discoveries. \nFeaturing fifteen songs that comprise the three-part narrative\, the role of Hannah is shared by Mezzo-Soprano Marie Campbell and Baritone Joshua Erdelyi-Gotz\, under the direction of Gertrude Opera Artistic Director Linda Thompson and joined by Chicago based conductor Alexandra Enyart. \n\n‘…formidable on all fronts…As One is everything that we hope for in contemporary opera: topical\, poignant\, daring\, and beautifully written.’ New York Classical Review \n  \nMusic & Concept by Laura Kaminsky\nLibretto by Mark Campbell & Kimberly Reed \nBy arrangement with Bill Holab Music\nAs One was commissioned and developed by American Opera Projects (AOP) \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f164e2-e971″][vc_column_text]Conductor: Alexandra Eryart \nStage Director: Linda Thompson \nHannah after: Marie Campbell \nHannah before: Joshua Erdelyi-Gotz \nString Quartet: Zoe Knighton (leader) – cello\, Kristian Winther – violin\, Natalia Harvey – violin\, Suying Aw – viola \nLighting Design: Jason Crick \nFilm Footage: Kimberly Reed[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f164e2-e971″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $40\nFull: $55\nConcession: $45 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:FLY - a chamber opera
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nLyric presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557992256125{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nFLY – a chamber opera\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nComposed by Barry Conyngham\nLibretto by Murray Copland\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557992297037{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]25 August – 1 September 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1566445868565{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]25 August – 1 September 2019\n\nopening night: Sunday 25 August\npost-show Q&A: Thursday 29 August\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday\, Thursday\, Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $30 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1382e-7544″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Lyric Opera brings Australian stories to the operatic stage with a boutique Melbourne production of Barry Conyngham’s opera Fly\, based on the life of pioneering Australian explorer and aeronautical engineer Lawrence Hargrave. \nLawrence Hargrave\, explorer\, engineer\, inventor and the man on the old twenty dollar note\, led the world in the race to fly. This immersive\, intimate performance revisits the life and achievements of this brilliant mind and the beautiful music of Barry Conyngham. \nThe production features an outstanding cast\, chamber orchestra and installation-style design based on Hargrave’s own inventions. \n*Grab a glass and hang around after the show on Thursday 29 August to be part of a conversation with Composer Barry Conyngham\, Harpist Marshall Mcguire and conductor Pat Miller about the journey Fly and Australia music has flown from 1984 to today. \n  \nPROGRAM & SYNOPSIS\nView the Fly program and synopsis online here.  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1382e-7544″][vc_column_text]Composor: Barry Conyngham\nLibretto: Murray Copland\nMusic Direction: Pat Miller\nDirector: Lara Kerestes\nDesign: Zunica\nPerformers: Lisette Bolton\, Shakira Dugan\, Sam Robert-Smith\, Cameron Sibly and Caroline Vercoe\nLighting design: Richard Vabre\nSet design and construction: Tom Petty\nCostume design: Nathan Burmeister \n  \nBarry Conyngham (Composer)\nBarry Conyngham is an Australian composer and academic. He has over seventy published works and over thirty recordings featuring his compositions\, and his works have been premiered or performed in Australia\, Japan\, North and South America\, the United Kingdom and Europe. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne. \nPat Miller (Musical Director)\nPat Miller completed a Master of Music in Conducting at the University of Melbourne\, studying under John Hopkins before making his professional debut leading the National Tour of Carmen for Oz Opera. Further training was through the Symphony Australia Conductor Development Program and was followed by an apprenticeship at the Opera de Lyon. 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Its featured Bird of Paradise feathers cause Hargrave to recall his expedition to New Guinea some thirty years previously. The fun and games soon devolve into a fierce confrontation between husband and wife. \nAct 2\, Scene 1: 1876 Fly River\, New Guinea\nThirty years earlier  Hargrave is on board the steamer Neva as part of the Italian aristocrat Luigi D’Albertis’ expedition up the Fly River in New Guinea. D’Albertis\, who is recovering from fever\, questions Hargrave about his drawings and designs\, before asserting his authority as leader of the expedition. Hargrave berates  D’Albertis for his destructive methods of exploration before the Italian in turn humiliates Hargrave for his humanitarian views. Hargrave vows to renounce all personal fame or fortune. \nAct 2\, Scene 2: 1915 Sydney\nNews has just reached Australia of the landings at Gallipoli. Mrs Hargrave explains to Meg that her father is now regarded as a traitor because the only museum willing to utilise his lifetime of aeronautical research was German. She shares her concern for her husband’s failing health but also the comfort brought by the assistance of  Geoffrey\, now himself a promising engineer. \n​The doorbell announces the arrival of a clergyman bringing news from Gallipoli. Hargrave returns to his workshop.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1382e-7544″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $55\nConcession: $30\nEarly Bird: All tickets $30 for Tuesday 27 August (limited availability) \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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