The Ghost Wife

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Event The Ghost Wife
Venue The Studio (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Festival 2001
First Date 12 January 2001
Opening Date 12 January 2001
Last Date 16 January 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A man leaves his wife and baby in his hut to go shearing. He will not be back for days. The woman is terrified. The silence of the bush is eerie and unsettling. Alone with her child the woman sings of her lost dreams, of her life with 'a black snake'. This exciting new Australian music theatre work operates on a number of levels - psychological, metaphorical and symbolic.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Barbara Baynton Author The Chosen Vessel
Jonathan Mills Composer
Stephen Curtis Designer
Adam Cook Director
Dorothy Porter Librettist
Richard Gill AM Musical Director
Kanen Breen Singer
Dimity Shepherd Singer
Grant Smith Singer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information A new Australian chamber opera based on the turn-of-the-century short story The Chosen Vessel by Barbara Baynton.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Press Release John McCallum Collection
Programme Sydney Festival
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Jan/Feb 2001
Event Identifier 7282
Dataset AusStage