Rembrandt's Wife

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Event Rembrandt's Wife
Venue Opera Centre , Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 16 September 2020
Last Date 19 September 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description He lived with his wife, Saskia, in love and luxury. Hers is the plump face that smiles out of so many of his works.

But as an old man, Rembrandt did not paint laughing women. He died alone, destitute. The women he loved — his wife, his mistress, and his last muse — were gone. One to consumption, one to the plague, one confined without cause to an insane asylum at his own bidding.

Discover this extraordinary story in the first revival of this 2009 chamber opera by Andrew Ford and Sue Smith.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Warwick Stengards Conductor
Mark Thompson Designer
Tabatha McFayden Director
Richard Anderson Singer Rembrandt van Rijn
Taryn Fiebig Singer Saskia van Uylenburgh / Hendrickje Stoffels
Benjamin Rasheed Singer Govert Flinck / Torquinius / Judge / Councillor
Agnes Sarkis Singer Geertje Dircx
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://opera.org.au/whatson/events/rembrandts-wife-sydney
Event Identifier 148863
Dataset AusStage