Event
The Aqueduct : a chamber opera
- Date: Friday, 26 October 2012, 7pm
- Venue: Visy Theatre — Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD
- Series: This event is part of the Restrung Festival series
- Tickets: Full: $35 | Concession: $25 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (07) 3358 8600
Event Details
What happens when a Jewish woman befriends a Palestinian in Israel?
A chamber opera in three acts, The Aqueduct weaves together the enthralling sounds of Middle Eastern musical traditions with jazz to underscore the human side of the Israel–Palestine conflict.
Talia is a middle-class Jew from Melbourne who has grown up with an idealistic view of Israel as her true home; ‘the land of milk and honey’. Amal, a Palestinian Muslim is a single mother who lives with her young children in a squalid settlement just outside Israeli borders.
The two women meet at the Aqueduct, a tourist attraction built under the ‘old city’ of Jerusalem during Roman times. They connect instantly, but can they rise above personal tragedy, cultural differences and bigotry?
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0407 754 275 or by email to jgamelop@une.edu.au
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