Name: Orpheus
Start: 2019-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Abbotsford Convent

Artist

Admin

Conductor

Evan Lawson

Choreographer

Ashley Dougan

Dancer

Piaera Lauritz

Luke Fryer

Singer

Tenor

Raymond Khong

Orpheus

Mezzo-soprano

Kate Bright

Eurydice

Baritone

Joseph Ewart

Calais

Costume designer

Jane Noonan

Set designer

Candice MacAllister

Producer

Emily Sweeney

Jasmin Bardel

Publicity

Diana Wolfe

Orchestra

Forest Collective

Others

prismatx ensemble

English

Abbotsford

Australia

Abbotsford Convent

Orpheus: Orpheus Lawson

Public

Approved

My new dance-opera, premiered by Forest Collective and Abbotsford Convent, as part of Midsumma Festival, January & February 2019.Choreography by Ashley Douga...

“Forest Collective make contemporary music sound, look, and feel exciting.” - CutCommon
For Midsumma Festival 2019 Forest Collective is proud to present the world premiere season of new ballet-opera of ancient Greek myth Orpheus by artistic director Evan Lawson. A thrilling retelling of the infamous myth, this version not only explores the sad tale of his love with Eurydice but his untold gay relationship with fellow argonaut, Calais. Devised from text’s from ancient operas based on Orpheus, this work will be danced and choreographed by dynamic emerging artist Ashley Dougan and Eurydice sung by Forest Collective core mezzo soprano Kate Bright. Orpheus’ dark and mysterious journey is brought life by designer Jane Noonan to bring about a rich and inspiring series of performances. Composed and conducted by one of Australia's leading emerging queer musicians, Evan Lawson’s music has been described as “bar to bar, beautiful” in RealTime Magazine. This landmark new opera, the first in Midsumma Festival’s history, will prove to be one of the cultural highlights for Melbourne summer 2019.
This performance is part of Abbotsford Convent's Convent Live program.

Orpheus is support by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and Yarra City Council.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble