Name: The duel
Start: 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Government House

Organization

Conductor

Christopher van Tuinen

Stage director

Humphrey Bower

Lighting designer

Matthew Nankivell

Singer

Soprano

Prudence Sanders

Madame Herz

Emma Pettemerides

Mademoiselle Silberklang

Matthew Reardon

Mr Cash

Eleonora

Bass

Jake Bigwood

Il compositore

Lachlann Lawton

Il Poeta

Tonina

West Australian Opera

Italian

The duel

Perth

Australia

Government House

Ballroom

The duel: Der Schauspieldirektor (+1 More)

Public

The Impresario

First the Music and Then the Words

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Music's greatest competition? In 1786 a standoff was held in one of the world’s most lavish palaces. Joseph II (Holy Roman Emperor) had set his tame composers a challenge, pitting the Italian opera style against the German ‘singspiel’. With both pieces performed on the same night, more than pride was at stake. The winner would be feted with commissions and patrons; the loser, fighting for scraps.

In one corner, the upstart Wolfgang Mozart flew the nationalistic flag with his comedy Der Schauspieldirektor (The Theatre Director), and in the other corner, the established Antonio Salieri set an opera buffa entitled Prima la musica e poi le parole (First the Music, then the Words)

For this re-creation, we invite you to get up close and personal in the intimate surrounds of Government House Ballroom with stages at either end, dinner with your friends and a time machine back to the eighteenth century. Decide for yourself who wins – Mozart or Salieri?

The duel by Mozart, Salieri, From (2022/2022), Directed by Humphrey Bower,, Conductor Christopher van Tuinen, Government House, Perth, Australia

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues