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The Carnival : a circus opera / Chloe Charody.
Library shelf no. 782.14/CHA 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
The story of The Carnival centres around Lucy - a spoilt and selfish young woman living in a social bubble that reeks of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. However, Lucy's perfect world implodes when her husband-to-be, Kenneth, reveals his homosexuality at the altar. Lucy's earsplitting scream propels her out of the church window and high into the sky! Chaos ensues as Lucy is transported to a wild and whacky circus called The Carnival on Carnival Island - a magical island that sits in the middle of a dazzling ocean some million-thousand light-years away from Earth.
Work Details
Year: 2007, this version: 2011
Duration: 121 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
First performance: 2011. London's West End.
The Carnival is a circus opera composed by Chloé Charody and developed by Chloé Charody and Sonja Schebeck. The Carnival debuted on London’s West End in March 2011, running a sold out season, and then went on to run a series of sell-out shows in Australia. Schebeck and Charody’s innovative fusion of classical music, opera and discipline of circus received acclaim from audiences and press alike.
Videos
'Variations on an Epitaph' from The Carnival |
'Touch of Sin' from The Carnival |
'The Phoenix' from The Carnival |
Performances of this work
5 Nov 19: Pier 1, Frankfurt, Germany . Featuring Chanda Vanderhart, Sonja Schebeck, Simone Easthope.
17 Feb 2017: at 'The Carnival' a circus opera by Chloé Charody (The Concourse, Chatswood).
22 Oct 13: The Hamburg season of The Carnival, The Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg Germany
8 Sep 13: The Audi Youth Ball, Crown Casino, Perth
10 Aug 12: The Fairmont Resort, Blue Mountains NSW
21 Sep 11: Red Bennies, Melbourne
6 May 11: Red Bennies, Melbourne. Featuring Francesca Hiew, Krishna Martin, Leilisha Marning, Billy Wilson-Coffey, Jessica Ward, Siobhan Stagg.
2011: London's West End.
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