Organization

Singer

Simon Meadows

Priam

Samuel Sakker

Apollo

Shakira Dugan

Cassandra

Kathryn Radcliffe

Echo

Nathan Lay

Narcissus

Costume designer

Anna Cordingley

Set designer

Sound designer

Jim Atkins

Stage director

Sam Strong

Conductor

Simon Bruckard

Lighting designer

Paul Jackson

Victorian Opera

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Orchestra Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble

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ECHO AND NARCISSUS / CASSANDRA

Southbank

Australia

Arts Centre Melbourne

ECHO AND NARCISSUS / CASSANDRA: Cassandra (+1 More)

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Echo and Narcissus

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Cassandra (+1 More)

Victorian Opera presents a double bill of two new operas by local composers, Simon Bruckard’s 'Cassandra' and Kevin March’s 'Echo and Narcissus'. Witness the...

Ancient myths for modern times

Ancient myths for modern times.
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.

ECHO AND NARCISSUS / CASSANDRA by Bruckard, March, From (2021/2021), Directed by Sam Strong,, Conductor Simon Bruckard, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank, Australia

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