Night and Dreams

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Event Night and Dreams
Venue State Opera Studio, Netley, SA
Umbrella Event The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000
First Date 8 March 2000
Opening Date 8 March 2000
Last Date 12 March 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Celebrating his 75th birthday in 2000, the extraordinary singer Gerald English has been central to the development of Australian contemporary opera and music theatre. Always willing to take risks in performance, Gerald shows his amazing mettle in a new work written specifically for him about the last days of Sigmund Freud. Dark and hypnotic, yet frequently very funny, Night and Dreams is scored for singer and taped sounds. As the exiled Freud contemplates his death, we the audience are invited to become his psychoanalyst. This bravura performance promises to be one of the Festival's highlight
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Opera
Chamber Play
Subjects Death
Psychiatry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Andrew Ford Composer
Eamon D'Arcy Designer
George Whaley Director
Margaret Morgan Librettist
Gerald English Performer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000 guide
Event Identifier 100441
Dataset AusStage