Event
The Visitors
- Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2023 to Saturday, 21 October 2023, 2pm, 7.30pm
- Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne, The Playhouse — 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC
- Tickets: Adults: $120 | Concession: $112 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1300 182 183
Event Details
We join seven Aboriginal Elders in 1788 as they meet ‘The Visitors’. Imbued with Aboriginal customs, melody and humour from composer Christopher Sainsbury and libretto by original playwright and Muruwari woman, Jane Harrison, it tells the story of the early days of colonialism and its impacts on the First Peoples. Through metaphors of birds falling from the sky and changes to the weather, we watch as the Elders question how to respond to ‘the visitors’. Joining us for the first time Queensland Theatre Associate Artist and Noongar man, Isaac Drandic, will work alongside Victorian Opera’s Head of Music, Phoebe Briggs, as conductor, with a cast assembled from across Australia.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0390 016 412 or by email to evan.james.lawson1@gmail.com
Featured Australian Works
| The Visitors : opera by Christopher Sainsbury and Jane Harrison — World premiere — performed by Isaac Drandi, Phoebe Briggs and Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble |
Featured artists
- Performer Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble
- Conductor Phoebe Briggs
- Director Isaac Drandi
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