Event
Victorian Opera: Echo and Narcissus & Cassandra : LIVE and online
- Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2021 to Saturday, 20 March 2021
- Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne — 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC
- Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
Echo, a talkative nymph of the forest, is in love with Narcissus, who only loves himself. After she is rejected, Echo retreats to the caves, doomed to forever only repeat the words she hears. Narcissus is unable to tear himself away from his own reflection and turns into a flower on the riverbank.
The gift of prophecy becomes a curse when no one believes you. Cassandra foresees that the Trojan horse will lead to the downfall of her people, but her warnings go unheeded. The gods show mortals who’s boss.
Two Melbourne-based writing teams reimagine these timeless stories in a double bill of new works commissioned as a direct response to the coronavirus crisis.
Whether watching in the theatre or livestreamed, these prescient myths will foretell and entertain. Heed their moral lessons.
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The performance of Echo and Narcissus / Cassandra on Friday 19 March at 7.30 pm will be livestreamed as part of the Virtual Victorian Opera program.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
Echo and Narcissus : opera by Kevin March — World premiere — performed by Simon Bruckard and Victorian Opera | |
Cassandra by Simon Bruckard — World premiere |
Featured artists
- New work by Simon Bruckard
- Performer Victorian Opera
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