 Event |
Brass Poppies
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| Venue |
Shed 6, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand Festival 2016 |
| First Date |
3 March 2016 |
| Opening Date |
3 March 2016 |
| Last Date |
6 March 2016 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
This ground-breaking new chamber opera from Ross Harris and Vincent O'Sullivan (Requiem for the Fallen) powerfully portrays Gallipoli as both a military story and one of domestic New Zealand. Wives and families at home in Wellington are as much to the fore as men in uniform at the front in an innovate depiction of the 1915 battle of Chunuk Bair. Directed by Jonathan Alver, with award-winning tenor James Egglestone as Wellington Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel William Malone, and the score performed by Stroma New Music Ensemble, Brass Poppies offers fresh perspectives on World War 1, along with music and emotional resonances that will stay with you long after the curtain falls. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
2016 New Zealand Festival programme |
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| Event Identifier |
156413 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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