Organization

Singer

Deborah Cheetham

Gorngany

Kiran Rajasingam

Mr Waa

Shauntai Batzke

Mrs Waa

Jess Hitchcock

Tjatjarrang

Michael Petruccelli

Koki

Conductor

Rhydderch Hael

Costume designer

Mel Serjeant

Set designer

BJ O’Toole

Don Christopher

Bunjil

Lighting designer

Peter Darby

Rebecca Rashleigh

Parrwang

Stage director

Elizabeth Hill-Cooper

Victorian Opera

Assisted Director

Orchestra

Orchestra Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble

Short Black Opera

English

Parrwang Lifts The Sky -  (Parrawang Lifts The Sky)

Southbank

Australia

Arts Centre Melbourne

Playhouse

Parrwang Lifts The Sky Cheetham

Public

Parrawang Lifts The Sky

Approved

Parrwang Lifts The Sky

A vibrant and joyful treat for the whole family, check out Deborah Cheetham's beautiful new opera Parrwang Lifts the Sky.Available to stream on-demand now: b...

Head into Victorian Opera's rehearsal room for a first glimpse of 'Parrwang Lifts the Sky', a new opera by Yorta Yorta composer, librettist and soprano Debor...

In the rehearsal room: Parrwang Lifts the Sky

Did you know that magpies created the first dawn?*
A long time ago…

The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid. It was a very sad state of affairs and would have stayed that way except for the courage of Parrwang the Magpie.

Tjatjarrang (Big Sister) and Koki (Brother) are young, adventurous and tired of living in the dark. When they manage to climb to the highest branches of an ancient gum tree, they discover an exciting new world and a steadfast friend in Parrwang, who decides to help the young humans lift the blanket of darkness from the ground.

Parrawang Lifts The Sky by Cheetham, From (2021/2021), Directed by Elizabeth Hill-Cooper,, Conductor Rhydderch Hael, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank, Australia

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