Audio Sample
From the CD sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
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CD
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior : an opera / by Colin Bright and Amanda Stewart.
Library shelf no. CD 656 [Available for loan]
Score
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior : an opera in one act (prelude & 6 scenes) for 6 singers & 6 musicians / by Colin Bright ; libretto: Amanda Stewart.
Library shelf no. Q 782.1/BRI 3 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1994
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass baritone, recorder(s)/flute(s), clarinet(s)/saxophone(s), violin, double bass (bass guitar or keyboard as required), keyboard(s), percussion (bass drum, tenor drum, tam-tam, log drums, toms, big drums, snare drum, crash cymbal, metal bar, cow bell, sticks, gongs or samples).
Duration: 60 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Contents note: Underworld -- Interrogation -- 'Love' duet -- Testimony -- La bombe -- Vortex.
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Metropolitan Opera Company with funds provided by Australia Council. Performing Arts Board.
First performance: by Song Company, austraLYSIS — Jan 97. Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Analysis
Resonate article: A Compendium of Cage: Whales, Mushrooms and Hymns by Melissa Lesnie
Kit: The sinking of the rainbow warrior : teacher resource kit / research and questions by Anne Power.
Performances of this work
Jan 97: Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Featuring Song Company, austraLYSIS.
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