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Bliss

CD

Bliss : opera in three acts / Brett Dean ; libretto by Amanda Holden ; Opera Australia.

  • Published by ABC Classics — 2015 [4811820] — 3 CDs (145 min.)
  • Sales Availability: This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
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  • Library Availability: CD 2661 — Reference (not for loan) copy only

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This item may be available to purchase from the Australian Music Centre.
Please contact our Sales Department to confirm pricing and availability.

Featured Australian works

  Work Composer PerformersDuration
Bliss for opera
Recorded/performed at: Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, on Mar 10.
Brett Dean and Amanda Holden Opera Australia, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Peter Coleman-Wright, Merlyn Quaife, Elgar Howarth 1 hours, 24 mins, 29 sec.

Product details

Bliss is the story of Harry Joy, the MD of an advertising company who returns to consciousness after a near-death experience - and sees his life in a new light. His wife is having an affair with his business partner; the company for which he works is selling cancer-inducing chemicals; his son (a drug dealer) and his daughter (a communist) are having an incestuous relationship. Harry escapes into the arms of Honey, a prostitute and healer, in whose company he eventually finds solace - but not before his family has self-destructed, in some cases quite literally.

The coruscating story of Bliss is brought to life in all its vivid and surreal reality by Amanda Holden's libretto and Brett Dean's score - resulting in one of the most engaging contemporary operas to emerge in recent years. This recording, made at the world-premiere season in Sydney prior to acclaimed performances throughout Europe, is made available here for the first time and is an indispensable record of one the most talked-about cultural events of our time. Peter Coleman-Wright stars as Harry Joy alongside a brilliant cast.

Duration: 145 min.

Liner notes include synopsis, composer's and librettist's notes, and libretto.


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