We launch a monthly newsletter about all things new opera & opera adjacent in Australia. Plus new developments & events.
Edition 1 :: June 2024
We attempt to round up all the new work on stage, the stories of people finding new ways to present, consume and digest opera, and tidbits of some of the most exciting things happening overseas. This month a concert from Australian Contemporary Opera Co. and an acclaimed new work opens at Opera Australia.
FLUXUS have started working on a new development with writer and emerging librettist Jordan Shea. Shea, (he/him) is a Filipino-Australian writer and teacher who works across theatre, screen and fiction:non-fiction. He has been shortlisted or nominated for the Queensland Premier's Drama Award, the Lysicrates Award and the Australian Theatre Festival New Play Award.
Our second year as Artistic Director of Stonnington Opera Classics was a huge success. In February, 'A Midsummer Night's Opera' was performed for nearly 4000 people in Victoria Gardens. Starring Dimity Shepherd, Natalie Jones, Henry Choo, Kiran Rajasingham, conductor Trevor Jones, and an ensemble of emerging artists, the night was filled with Shakespeare text and beautiful song.
Formerly under the working title 'Little Lon,', this development has just reached the first draft stage of the script with a 'Proof of Concept' development week planned for December.
