 Event |
Tales of Love
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| Venue |
The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW |
| First Date |
13 June 1990 |
| Opening Date |
14 June 1990 |
| Last Date |
24 June 1990 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
In Tales of Love, the performers reinterupted, juxtaposed and intertwined love songs from the early 13th through to the late 20th centuries and created an incisive vision of the Western ideal of love.
Calculated Rick Opera Productions was formed to take opera out of the 19th century traditional form and to provide new opera work that blurs the boundaries between opera, music/theatre and performance. Tales of Love was the company's first production.
Reviewer's Opinion: "Uses the idea of the love song, represented through seven centuries of Western music, to explore some fundamental aspe |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
June 1990 |
| Performance Space Database |
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| Event Identifier |
12234 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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