Batavia

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Event Batavia
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 19 August 2006
Opening Date 19 August 2006
Last Date 31 August 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The opera is based on the extraordinary story of the Dutch East Indies ship Batavia. In 1629, during its journey to Java, the Batavia was wrecked along the Western Australian coast with 300 men, women and children aboard. After Franciso Pelsaert, the ship's commander, set off to get help, the mutinous but charismatic Jeronimus Cornelisz attempted to create a new paradise for the shipwrecked survivors. With hedonistic and amoral religious zeal, Cornelisz controlled the survivors through a ritualised lottery of slaughter in which 125 people were murdered.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Subjects Historical
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ollivier-Philippe Cuneo Assistant Conductor
Julie Edwardson Assistant Director
Michael Black Chorus Master/Mistress
Richard Mills Composer
Sun Yi Concert Master
Richard Mills Conductor
Dan Potra Designer
Lindy Hume Director
Peter Goldsworthy Librettist
Rory Dempster Lighting Designer
Jamie Allen Singer
Elizabeth Campbell Singer
David Corcoran Singer
Tim DuFore Singer
Amelia Farrugia Singer
Tom Hamilton Singer
Anke Hoppner Singer
Michael Lewis Singer
Bruce Martin Singer
Andrew Moran Singer
Barry Ryan Singer
Peter Ripon Sound Designer
Crissie Higgins Stage Manager
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Four performances.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Sydney Opera House Events Jul/Aug 2006
Event Identifier 68288
Dataset AusStage