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Education and Youth Programs
Victorian Opera reimagines the opportunities for schools located continuously seek in their
potential of opera and musical in and around Ballarat, Bendigo development and training.
theatre for schools and young and Sale to view a streamed We continue our partnership
people with its Season 2022 and performance of The Selfish Giant with Montsalvat after a
through its Education and Youth at their local cinema. successful first year of the
Programs. Beyond the Stage: Composing inaugural Community Youth
From the rock ‘n’ roll culture New Opera sees composers Project. Young singers in Eltham
of The Who’s Tommy, to the Kevin March and Simon Bruckard and the surrounding local areas
exploration of sexual identity break down the art of composing are encouraged to audition for
Victorian Opera respectfully acknowledges the people of the Eastern Kulin and power of love in The Butterfly opera for secondary school a role. This project is a great
Lovers, our Season 2022 presents students studying Music and steppingstone for any young
Nations on whose un-ceded lands we honour the continuation of the oldest a multitude of opportunities for Music Styles and Composition. singer passionate about opera
music practice in the world. Victorian schools to delve into Kevin and Simon draw from and musical theatre to perform
the stories presented onstage their works, Echo and Narcissus alongside like-minded peers and
and to examine how they reflect and Cassandra, respectively, to to be mentored by professional
the social matter that make up demonstrate how the elements directors and musicians from the
our everyday existence. of music and compositional industry.
Teachers are invited and devices are employed to Finally, in 2022 Victorian Opera
indeed encouraged to push the create a variety of moods and invites young people in Years
boundaries within the confines atmospheres and to capture and 11 or 12 to become a Victorian
of their classrooms and to convey the emotions expressed Opera Youth Ambassador.
challenge themselves and their in the libretto in the score. Ambassadors will receive
students in engaging with the Victorian Opera continues to free tickets to Season 2022
potential of these works and the support the development of performances, backstage passes
lessons they hold. young singers through its youth to production rehearsals and
Victorian Opera’s celebrated programs. In 2022 the company will become advocates for the
Access All Areas: Livestream will establish a Children’s Chorus, company within their school and
Program returns in 2022 with whose members will form part social communities. They will
The Selfish Giant, a new work by of the cast of two productions: also work with Victorian Opera
Simon Bruckard and Emma Muir- Il Mago di Oz and A Christmas to improve the way the company
Smith based on Oscar Wilde’s Carol. engages with younger audiences.
short story of the same name. VOYCE (Victorian Opera’s Youth 2022 promises to be an exciting
Ideal for Primary school Ensemble Chorus) will merge year with a calendar full of
students, Access All Areas with the company’s annual Youth opportunities for schools, young
introduces students to the art Opera Program to become the singers and young people who
form as they enter the rehearsal VOYCE Youth Opera Program. wish to engage with their state
room and discover the wonders The amalgamation of these opera company.
of opera. The company also two staple programs will meet We all look forward to working
extends its regional output with the demand for performance for you and with you in 2022.
opportunities young singers
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The Who’s MUSICAL Happy End MUSICAL/CABARET
Tommy
Term 1 Term 1
February March
Tue 22, 7.30 pm Suitability Wed 23, 7.30 pm
Wed 23, 7.30 pm Secondary schools, Years 10 to 12 Thu 24, 7.30 pm
Thu 24, 7.30 pm Fri 25, 7.30 pm
Curriculum Areas
Fri 25, 7.30 pm Sat 26, 1.00 pm, 7.30pm
Suitability Music, Drama and Visual Arts
Sat 26, 1.00 pm, 7.30 pm
Secondary schools, Years 10 to 12 General Capabilities Arts Centre Melbourne,
Mon 28, 7.30 pm
Curriculum Areas Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and Social Playhouse
March
Music, Drama and Visual Arts Education Resource
Tue 1, 7.30 pm Tickets $25 per student
General Capabilities Available Friday 11 February
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and Social Palais Theatre, St Kilda
One complimentary teacher ticket
Education Resource Tickets $25 per student Composer Book for every 10 students booked. Any
Now available here Kurt Weill Elisabeth Hauptmann additional teacher ticket is $25.
One complimentary teacher ticket
Lyrics English Adaptation 2 hrs, plus one interval
Music and Lyrics by Originally Produced on for every 10 students booked. Any
Bertolt Brecht Michael Feingold
Pete Townshend Broadway by additional teacher ticket is $25. Sung in English
Pace Theatrical Group and 1 h 45, plus one interval To book, call the Arts Centre
Book by
Dodger Productions with Melbourne box office number on
Pete Townshend Sung in English
Kardana Productions 1300 182 183.
& Des McAnuff
Licenced exclusively by To book, email Ticketmaster Group
Additional Music and Lyrics by Bookings at groups@ticketmaster.
Music Theatre International
John Entwistle & Keith Moon Chicago, 1915. Gangsters, The
(Australasia) com.au or fill out the online booking
form here. Salvation Army, and a happy ending.
Premiering a year after their
landmark hit The Threepenny Opera,
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are back
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and
with a vengeance.
Elisabeth Hauptmann’s anti-capitalist
Victorian Opera is finally set to musical comedy tells the unlikely
supercharge Melbourne with the love story of gangster Bill Cracker
Australian premiere of The Who’s and Salvation Army Lieutenant Lillian
Tommy at the Palais Theatre. Holiday. Happy End roars with Weill’s
The Who’s 1969 rock opera album musical genius and charismatic
jazz-influenced style, boasting some
Tommy was revolutionary and sold
of Weill and Brecht’s most iconic
over 20 million copies. From it came
songs.
the powerhouse rock musical that
received five Tony Awards, four The first of Victorian Opera’s
Drama Desk Awards, three Olivier triptych of Weill’s musicals, this
Awards and a Grammy. new production reunites director
Matthew Lutton and musical
With music and lyrics by The
director Phoebe Briggs, following
Who’s guitarist and vocalist Pete
their triumphant 2017 collaboration
Townshend, get ready to rock with
on Tom Waits and William S.
smash hits ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘I’m Free’
Burroughs’ The Black Rider: The
and ‘Acid Queen’.
Casting of the Magic Bullets.
Don’t miss The Who’s Tommy as it
Witness a remarkable ensemble in
takes over Melbourne’s rock ‘n’ roll
this rarely staged gem of the 20th
stomping ground!
century.
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Access All Areas: The EDUCATION OPERA
Livestream Program Selfish Giant
Term 2
May
Thu 26, 10.30 am, 1.00 pm
Fri 27, 10.30 am*, 1.00 pm**
Suitability Based on the short story *This performance will be
Primary schools, Years Foundation to 6 The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde livestreamed out to participating
schools. See p. 6.
Curriculum Areas WORKSHOP AND Composer
**This performance is a Relaxed
Music, Drama and Visual Arts; English PERFORMANCE Simon Bruckard
Performance and is ideal for
General Capabilities INFORMATION Librettist audience members with Autism
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and Social Emma Muir-Smith
Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome
Education Resource Workshops and those sensitive to sensory
Available Friday 25 March Workshop 1: What is opera? IN ASSOCIATION WITH ACCESS ALL AREAS variance.
Wed 4 May, 10.30 am IS SUPPORTED BY
Melbourne Conservatorium of Arts Centre Melbourne,
Victorian Opera’s innovative Access All Areas: Livestream Program Workshop 2: Directing a scene Music, The University of Melbourne Playhouse
returns in 2022 with Simon Bruckard and Emma Muir-Smith’s new
Wed 11 May, 10.30 am SUPPORTED BY
Australian opera, The Selfish Giant (see p. 7). 50 min, no interval
Workshop 3: Creating the world of Jane Hemstrich
This fun-filled program is a great introduction to this incredible The Selfish Giant Sung in English
art form. Primary school students go behind the scenes of our Wed 18 May, 10.30 am RELAXED PERFORMANCE
Education opera The Selfish Giant and discover how a full-scale IS SUPPORTED BY
production is realised for the stage. Workshop 4: The orchestra Victorian Opera acknowledges
The Marian & E.H. Flack Trust the support of the Department of
Wed 25 May, 10.30 am
Through four interactive workshops livestreamed directly into William Angliss Charitable Fund Education and Training, Victoria,
Each workshop runs for approximately through the Strategic Partnerships
classrooms across Victoria, students will meet the opera singers Program.
starring in the production, explore the story, discover how 30 minutes and is easily accessed
the director shapes the action on stage, observe an orchestral online.
rehearsal and learn about the creation of the costumes and set. Oscar Wilde’s charming short story,
Performances The Selfish Giant, has enchanted
The four-week program concludes with a performance of The Livestreamed performance young readers since it was first
Selfish Giant, available to watch either live in-theatre at Arts Fri 27 May, 10.15 am
Centre Melbourne, streamed live into the classroom, or at one of published in 1888.
three regional cinema locations listed below. For in-theatre performance dates and
After a cantankerous Giant banishes
times, see p. 7.
Visit our Primary School’s webpage to find out how your school children from playing in his garden,
can take part. he experiences the chill of perpetual
Winter. When children sneakily
return, so does the beauty and
PROGRAM COST joyfulness of Spring, teaching the
The cost of the Access All Areas: Livestream Program differs depending on the location of your school. Receive Giant to open his heart generously in
free access to all four workshops when you book. order to enjoy life’s riches.
For schools located within 75 For schools located outside 75 For schools located in Bendigo, Premiered in 2019, this Green
kilometres from Arts Centre kilometres from Arts Centre Ballarat or Sale Room Award-winning adaptation
Melbourne Melbourne comes from the creative genius of
Watch The Selfish Giant at your local
Watch The Selfish Giant live on Watch The Selfish Giant in the cinema or performing arts centre, two of Victorian Opera’s former
stage at Arts Centre Melbourne’s comfort of your classroom, streamed live from Arts Centre Developing Artists: composer Simon
Playhouse Theatre. streamed live from Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse Theatre. Bruckard (Cassandra) and librettist
Melbourne’s Playhouse Theatre. Emma Muir-Smith.
Tickets are $16 per student with Tickets are $5 per student with
one complimentary teacher ticket Tickets are $1 per student with no one complimentary teacher ticket Following its sold-out debut season
for every 10 students booked. Any additional cost to teachers. for every 10 students booked. Any in 2019, The Selfish Giant returns to
additional teacher tickets are $16 additional teacher tickets are $5 the stage with its wit and playfully
To book, visit Victorian Opera’s eclectic musical style.
each. each.
Access All Areas: Livestream
To book, visit the Arts Centre Program Regional webpage. To book at one of these venues, visit
Melbourne Arts Learning Victorian Opera’s Primary Schools
Department webpage. webpage and select your preferred
venue.
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Il Mago AUSTRALIAN Elektra SEMI-STAGED
di Oz
PREMIERE CONCERT
Term 3 Term 3
Suitability
August Secondary schools, Years 10 to 12 September
Sat 27, 7.30 pm Wed 14, 7.30 pm
Curriculum Areas
Suitability Tue 30, 7.30 pm Arts Centre Melbourne,
Music, Drama and Visual Arts; Classical Studies; German
Primary and Secondary schools, Years 2 to 12 Hamer Hall
Palais Theatre, St Kilda General Capabilities
Curriculum Areas
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural, Ethical and Personal Tickets $25 per student
Music, Drama and Visual Arts; English; Italian Tickets $25 per student
and Social
General Capabilities One complimentary teacher ticket One complimentary teacher ticket
Education Resource
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural, Ethical and Personal and for every 10 students booked. Any Available Friday 5 August
for every 10 students booked. Any
Social additional teacher ticket is $25. additional teacher ticket is $25.
Education Resource 1 h 45, plus one interval IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRESENTING PARTNER 1 h 40, no interval
Available Friday 15 July
Sung in English Sung in German with English surtitles
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY To book, email Ticketmaster Group To book, call the Arts Centre
Bookings at groups@ticketmaster. Melbourne box office number on
SUPPORTED BY
com.au or fill out the online booking 1300 182 183.
Hans and Petra Henkell
form here. Henkell Family Fund 2
Launched from the pages of
Based on the tragedy by Sophocles,
L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wizard
Richard Strauss and Hugo von
of Oz, Dorothy Gale’s journey down
Hofmannsthal’s opera remains one
the yellow brick road has captured
of the greatest works in the Western
the imagination of children and
canon.
adults alike since the novel was first
published in 1900. Her encounters Elektra yearns to avenge the murder
with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, of her father, King Agamemnon. Her
Cowardly Lion, and Witches – good brother, Orest, returns to cleanse
and bad – are legendary. the palace of its evil. From her
obsessive beginnings to her final
Following inspired retellings
dance of vengeance and collapse,
on screen, as well as spin-off
Elektra’s journey to catharsis is one
Broadway musicals, the land of Oz
of the great trajectories of character
is reimagined yet again. Discover
in operatic literature.
composer Pierangelo Valtinoni’s
wondrous new Italian opera, Il Mago Revered dramatic soprano Catherine
di Oz. Foster, a veteran of Bayreuth and
the major opera houses of the world,
This Australian premiere production
sings the title role alongside a stellar
will introduce Victorian Opera’s
Australian cast. Maestro Richard
Emerging Artists (see p. 18) and a
Mills conducts the combined forces
specially trained children’s chorus
of Orchestra Victoria, Australia’s
(see p. 16). With an emphasis on
opera orchestra par excellence, and
childhood and its capacity to
the very talented young musicians
embrace the fantastic, Il Mago di Oz
from the Australian National
will speak directly to young people
Academy of Music.
and to the child in all of us.
A thrilling one-night-only event.
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The Butterfly WORLD PREMIERE A Christmas WORLD PREMIERE
Lovers Carol
Term 4 Term 4
October December
Wed 12, 7.30 pm Wed 14, 7.30 pm
Thu 13, 7.30 pm Thu 15, 7.30 pm
Fri 14, 7.30 pm Fri 16, 7.30 pm
Suitability Sat 15, 1.00 pm, 7.30 pm Suitability Sat 17, 1.00 pm, 7.30 pm
Secondary schools, Years 10 to 12 Primary and Secondary schools, Years 2 to 12
Arts Centre Melbourne, Palais Theatre, St Kilda
Curriculum Areas Curriculum Areas
Playhouse Music, Theatre Studies, Drama and Visual Arts; English
Music, Theatre Studies, Drama and Visual Arts; Literature; Sociology Tickets $25 per student
General Capabilities Tickets $25 per student General Capabilities
One complimentary teacher ticket
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural, Ethical and Personal One complimentary teacher ticket Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and for every 10 students booked. Any
and Social Social additional teacher ticket is $25.
for every 10 students booked. Any
Education Resource additional teacher ticket is $25. Education Resource 1 h 40, with one interval
Available Friday 2 September Available Friday 4 November
1 h 10, no interval Sung in English
SUPPORTED BY SUPPORTED BY Sung in English IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY To book, email Ticketmaster Group
Circle5 Foundation
To book, call the Arts Centre Bookings at groups@ticketmaster.
Melbourne box office number on com.au or fill out the online booking
1300 182 183. form here.
In a famous Chinese legend, doomed The spirit of the festive season will
lovers find freedom when their shine brightly in a new adaptation
spirits transform into butterflies. of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas
Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge, the
Yingtai disguises herself as a boy
Ghosts of Christmas’ Past, Present,
to pursue an education. On the
and Yet to Come, as well as Tiny
way to commence her studies, she
Tim and the Cratchit Family, are
meets Shanbo and they become
transported from 19th century
friends. Confused by their growing
London to contemporary Melbourne
attraction, they eventually succumb
in a sparkling reimagination of this
to their love. But Yingtai is destined
timeless tale.
for an arranged marriage. Only as
butterflies can they be together Composer Graeme Koehne (Love
forever. Burns) and writer Anna Goldsworthy
In an international collaboration (The Magic Pudding – The Opera)
with Singapore’s Wild Rice theatre, realise Dickens’ story about the
Victorian Opera’s Richard Mills importance of love, compassion
has composed a new opera with and generosity as a new Australian
a libretto by playwright Joel Tan. opera for us all. With Koehne’s flair
Directed by one of Asia’s greatest for lastingly memorable melodies
theatre-makers, Ivan Heng, expect alongside Goldsworthy’s gift for
the colour and sound of Chinese storytelling, A Christmas Carol
culture fused with traditions of will warm your heart at its world
opera. premiere in December 2022.
An exploration of sexual identity and Victorian Opera’s new production
societal oppression, The Butterfly invites all Melburnians to celebrate
Lovers is above all else a celebration the festive spirit and discover the
of love. magic of opera as one proudly
diverse community.
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Baby Bilby Sings Beyond the Stage:
Composing New Opera
Suitability
Primary schools, Years Foundation to 2 FEATURING
Curriculum Areas Singers
Music, Visual Arts; English Eliza Bennetts O’Connor, soprano Suitability
Secondary schools, Years 9 to 12
General Capabilities Rebecca Rashleigh, soprano
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and Shakira Dugan, mezzo soprano Curriculum Areas INTERVIEW TOPICS
Social Music; Music Styles and Composition
Carlos Bárcenas, tenor Video 1: Introduction
General Capabilities Familiarise yourself with opera and
Raphael Wong, baritone
Creative and Critical Thinking, Intercultural and Personal and some of the key characteristics that
An interactive digital book designed to introduce children to
Instrumentalists Social separate it from composing for other
the joy and wonder of opera.
Phoebe Briggs, piano art forms.
Follow Baby Bilby on an adventure around the world as he Join composers Kevin March and Simon Bruckard in Victorian
burrows to different countries and meets colourful opera Illustrations Video 2: The relationship between
Opera’s newest education program, Beyond the Stage:
characters along the way. the libretto and the music score
Mel Serjeant Composing New Opera.
Learn about the text in the libretto
Created by Australian artists, Baby Bilby Sings is an interactive Over a series of short video interviews, Kevin and Simon and how it can impact or guide a
digital book featuring beautiful illustrations and music from unpack the scores they each composed for the company’s composer’s creative decisions when
popular operas. 2021 commissioned double bill, Echo and Narcissus / writing the music.
Baby Bilby Sings is now available to read online for free. Cassandra.
The program includes access to: Video 3: Compositional devices
Join in the fun and download a copy for your class.
Kevin and Simon demonstrate how
• Video interviews with each composer where they explain they utilise a variety of elements of
how they used a range of compositional devices and music and employ compositional
elements of music to compose their operas. devices in their work to create
‘For all the children we love and adore, • A recorded performance of Echo and Narcissus / a specific atmosphere, sound
Who may never have seen an opera before, Cassandra. or texture and elicit a particular
response in the listener.
We introduce our wonderful art • A curriculum-aligned Activites Resource full of hands-on
And hope this story warms your heart.’ classroom activities that will have students putting theory Video 4: Composing for voice
into practice. Discover the stylistic choices on
offer when composing for the
PROGRAM COST different voice types in opera and
what the composer should consider
Digital access to an on-demand performance of Echo and when writing music for voice.
Narcissus / Cassandra
$20 per school Video 5: The orchestration process
Access to the interview series and resources Kevin and Simon reveal the
$5 per student process behind orchestrating for
No charge to teachers an ensemble and discuss choosing
instruments and the reasons behind
For more information on the program and how to book, visit their choices.
Victorian Opera’s Beyond the Stage webpage.
SUPPORTED BY
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Youth Ambassador Work Experience &
Program Internships
Suitability Suitability: Work Experience
Secondary schools, Years 11 and 12 Secondary schools, Year 10
PROGRAM Suitability: Internships APPLICATION DATES
In 2022, Victorian Opera launches its Youth Ambassador
Program.
SCHEDULE Tertiary students
Work Experience
As part of the program, 5 secondary school students in Years Ambassadors will attend the WORK EXPERIENCE Applications open Monday 31
following: January and close Friday 4 March
11 or 12 will be selected to represent Victorian Opera in their In 2022, Victorian Opera is offering six Year 10 students the 2022.
school and social communities and to support the company in Performances and pre-show Patrons’ chance to work in one of the below roles or departments to
its engagement with young audiences. functions form a mini company shadowing the professional company Internships
The company is looking for Ambassadors with an interest in Happy End of Victorian Opera’s Education and Families production, The Inquiries to complete an internship
opera, musical theatre, drama, design and stage management Thu 24 March Selfish Giant. with Victorian Opera are welcome all
and with the intention of pursuing a career in the performing Elektra • Director year around.
arts industry. Wed 14 September Successful applicants are subject to
• Stage Manager
The Butterfly Lovers the availability of Victorian Opera
Ambassadors will take on a leadership role, acting as
Thu 13 October • Wardrobe Department staff.
advocates for Victorian Opera and the work it produces while
working with the company to improve on how it engages with A Christmas Carol • Music Department
audiences of a similar age. Thu 15 December
• Marketing Department
As part of the program, Ambassadors will receive: Rehearsals • Development Department
1. 2 tickets to a number of Victorian Opera Season 2022 The Selfish Giant This program gives successful applicants the opportunity to
performances. General rehearsal, Wed 25 May gain hands-on experience in a variety of roles critical to the
2. An invitation to attend pre-show events to meet Victorian Il Mago di Oz staging and success of an opera.
Opera Patrons. Stage Orchestral rehearsal, Thu 25
Successful applicants will spend the week observing
August
3. Access to Stage Orchestral and General rehearsals. rehearsals of The Selfish Giant and will be mentored by leading
A Christmas Carol professionals within the arts industry.
Applications open Wednesday 5 January and close Friday 4 General rehearsal, Tue 13 December
For more information on the program and application
March.
process, visit Victorian Opera’s Work Experience webpage.
For information on the application process, visit Victorian
Opera’s Youth Ambassador Program webpage.
INTERNSHIPS
ELIGIBILITY Victorian Opera welcomes tertiary students to join the
company as an intern.
The Youth Ambassador Program is available to any Victorian secondary school students in Year 11 or 12.
Interns gain valuable insight into the workings of a
Applicants must be able to attend all the dates listed above and are expected to make their own way to professional arts organisation and work alongside operational,
performance and rehearsal venues. artistic and production staff to develop their creative and
Please note, this is a voluntary role, and any travel and accommodation costs are not covered by Victorian critical thinking skills within the context of the arts industry.
Opera. The company works with interns to ensure they complete the
Applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, those from culturally and linguistically diverse requirements as outlined by the tertiary institute they attend
backgrounds, and those with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. and the unit of study they are completing.
For more information or to inquire how you can complete
an internship with Victorian Opera, contact our Education
Manager Ioanna Salmanidis via email.
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Children’s Chorus Montsalvat
Suitability
Community Youth Project
Children aged 10-15
AUDITIONS
Victorian Opera continues its commitment to the Suitability
Audition registrations open Young singers aged 15-25
development of young singers in 2022 with its newly
Tue 26 April, 10.00 am
established Children’s Chorus. AUDITIONS
Audition registrations close Montsalvat and Victorian Opera come together to present a
The program will bring together young singers aged 10-15 Audition registrations open
Fri 13 May, 5.00 pm semi-staged production as part of their annual Community
and guide them in the development of their singing and Mon 14 February, 10.00 am
Auditions dates Youth Project.
performance skills central to the art form of opera.
Audition registrations close
Wed 1 June Singers aged 15-25 are invited to audition for a soloist or
Successful applicants will form the chorus of Victorian Fri 11 March, 5.00 pm
Thu 2 June chorus role that will form the cast of this production.
Opera’s Season 2022 productions, Il Mago di Oz and A
Auditions dates
Christmas Carol. Successful applicants will work closely with Victorian Opera’s
Mon 28 March, 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm
music staff and artistic teams to perform in Montsalvat’s Barn
Members of Victorian Opera’s Children’s Chorus will perform Wed 30 March, 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Gallery.
on stage alongside professional opera singers and orchestral
musicians and will work with leading directors, designers and The program takes place in the Term 2 school holidays.
repetiteurs of the industry.
Rehearsals
Sign up to receive Victorian Opera’s Education eNews to Mon 27 June to Thu 7 July
keep up to date with new information as it becomes available.
Performances:
VOYCE
Fri 8 July
Sat 9 July
Sun 10 July
Youth Opera Program
For more information, visit Victorian Opera’s Youth Programs
webpage.
Suitability
Secondary school and tertiary students aged 13-20
Victorian Opera’s Youth Chorus Ensemble (VOYCE) celebrates its eighth year in 2022.
A weekly training ground for gifted young singers, VOYCE focuses on dramatic works and singing, with heavy
emphasis applied to the delivery of text and expression of dramatic intent and movement.
Directed by opera singer, composer and music educator Angus Grant, VOYCE brings together like-minded and
equally passionate young people to take part in a program that rehearses a range of operatic repertoire and
develops skills essential to opera chorus roles.
In 2022, VOYCE will merge with Victorian Opera’s Youth Opera Program to become the VOYCE Youth Opera
Program and to strengthen the pathway for young singers into the company’s newly established Emerging
Artists Program (see p. 18).
Throughout the school year, participants have access to professional singers, repetiteurs and directors from the
performing arts industry, receiving educational and performance-based expertise and opportunities of state-
company calibre.
Sign up to receive Victorian Opera’s Education eNews to find out when auditions will take place for VOYCE
2023.
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Emerging Artists Calendar
Program Term 1
The Who’s Tommy Performances Tue 22 Febraury – Tue 1 March
Suitability
Emerging Artists of all ages Happy End Performances Wed 23 March – Sat 26 March
Victorian Opera establishes its Emerging Artists Program in 2022. Audition registrations open Mon 14 February
Montsalvat Community Youth Project
Audition registrations close Fri 11 March
This program is designed to enable artists with early-stage professional experience to perform in a fully-staged
opera under the guidance of Victorian Opera’s music staff and production teams.
Montsalvat Community Youth Project Auditions Mon 28 March & Wed 30 March
Having established the Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize, Victorian Opera now provides
emerging artists with a dedicated program to extend their skill base. The Emerging Artists Program offers a Applications open Wed 5 January
Youth Ambassador Program
vehicle for professional exposure in a nurturing and safe environment; the first step on the professional stage. Applications close Fri 4 March
The inaugural production, Il Mago di Oz, will provide opportunities for several emerging artists to work alongside
Applications open Mon 31 January
youth participants and Victorian Opera’s Children’s Chorus to present this magical work. Work Experience
Applications close Fri 4 March
For more information, visit Victorian Opera’s Emerging Artists webpage or contact Company Manager Luke
Hales on (03) 9001 6409 or via email.
Term 2
Access All Areas: Livestream Program Workshops and Performances Wed 4 May – Fri 27 May
The Michael Stubbs and
Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize The Selfish Giant Performances Thu 26 May & Fri 27 May
The Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize will Audition registrations open Tue 26 April
be awarded to an emerging artist each year to assist them in Victorian Opera Children’s Chorus
Audition registrations close Fri 13 May
developing their operatic career through specialised coaching,
mentoring and performance.
Victorian Opera Children’s Chorus Auditions Wed 1 June & Thu 2 June
The $50,000 opera prize will enable the recipient to work in
residence with Victorian Opera. This will include opportunities
to perform in productions and recitals, and receive private
coaching from Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director Richard
Mills and the company’s music staff.
Term 3
Il Mago di Oz Performances Sat 27 August & Tue 30 August
Elektra Performances Wed 14 September
30 YEARS AND UNDER
Are you 30 years and under and have a passion for opera and musical theatre? Don’t miss out on Term 4
the great prices Victorian Opera has on offer across its Season 2022.
The Butterfly Lovers Performances Wed 12 Oct – Sat 15 October
Save up 70% on full-priced tickets when you subscribe or pay $30 for single tickets to any of our
performances in 2022. A Christmas Carol Performances Wed 14 December – Sat 17
December
For more information, visit Victorian Opera’s 30 Years and Under webpage.
18 19Accessibility RELAXED Venues
PERFORMANCE
Victorian Opera is committed to producing opera and
The Selfish Giant Arts Centre Melbourne Palais Theatre
musical theatre for everyone. We work diligently to 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
ensure our entire audience can enjoy our productions May
and get the most out of their experience at every Fri 27, 1.00 pm Arts Centre Melbourne 1300 182 183 Palais Theatre 03 8537 7677
point. We offer a wide range of initiatives and artscentremelbourne.com.au palaistheatre.com.au
resources to provide an accessible experience for our
Arts Centre Melbourne,
Public Transport Public Transport
whole audience. Playhouse
50 min, no interval • Train – Get off at Flinders Street Station • Train – Sandringham Line to Balaclava
Vision, Hearing and Mobility in the Melbourne CBD and walk for a few Station, then from the corner of Carlisle
Sung in English
• Surtitles or scene descriptors minutes along St Kilda Road, over Princes Street and William Place, Balaclava, take
A Relaxed Performance is ideal for Bridge and the Yarra River. Tram 16 to Acland Street, stop number 138.
• Audio Description and Tactile Tours (select
audience members with Autism • Tram – Trams that stop in front of the Palais
performances) Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome • Tram –Trams that stop in front of Arts
Centre Melbourne, at the ‘Arts Precinct’ Theatre at stop number 138: 16, 3a, 96
• Assisted listening devices (select venues) and those sensitive to sensory
variance. stop number 14: 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and • Bus – Bus routes that include a stop near
• Relaxed Performance (The Selfish Giant)
72. Palais Theatre: 246, 600/922/923, 606, 623
• Wheelchair-accessible car parking and venue
access Parking Parking
• Accessible toilet facilities AUDIO DESCRIBED • Open 24 hours a day, the Arts Centre • There are many parking options just a short
• Wheelchair and limited mobility seating PERFORMANCES Melbourne car park entrance is accessible stroll from the Palais Theatre. Visit the Palais
from 4 Sturt Street. Theatre website for full details.
• Assistance animals are welcome in all our venues
The Who’s Tommy • In the interests of visitors’ safety, Arts
Ticketing Centre Melbourne Car Park is now a cash-
February
• Wide range of prices to suit every budget free facility.
Sat 26, 1.00 pm
• Accessible pricing for Pension and Health Care
Palais Theatre, St Kilda
• Drop off points for chartered buses are
located in the (city-bound) service lane of
TRAVEL TIP
Card holders, Full-time Students, Seniors,
St Kilda Road outside the NGV and Hamer Public Transport Victoria offers
Children, 30 Years and Under, Arts Access
Victoria The Selfish Giant Hall, but there is no parking permitted at discounted prices or free travel to school
these locations. Two-hour bus parking is groups travelling into Melbourne city.
• Companion Card ticketing May
available opposite Arts Centre Melbourne Conditions apply.
• Complimentary education resources and Sat 28, 11.00 am along St Kilda Road and is regulated by the Visit the Public Transport Victoria website
programmes for all performances
Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne City Council. for details.
MORE INFORMATION
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victorianopera.com.au/accessibility Il Mago di Oz
(03) 9001 6400
August
victorianopera.com.au/venue-information Tue 30, 7.30 pm
for venue-specific accessibility details
Palais Theatre, St Kilda Venue Safety
Our venue partners have worked diligently • Mask wearing
A Christmas Carol to develop venue specific COVID-safe plans • Contact tracing
December and procedures. More information can be • Hand hygiene
Sat 17, 1.00 pm found via https://www.victorianopera.com.au/ • Physical distancing and signage
coronavirus-covid-19-information • Regular cleaning and sanitisation
Palais Theatre, St Kilda
In conjunction with our venue partners, our • Reduced capacities and access
RELAXED PERFORMANCE IS
efforts to keep audiences, performers and • Cashless venues
SUPPORTED BY
staff safe include a variety of hygiene and Our venue partners retain the right to refuse entry to
safety measures: anyone who does not follow their health and safety
measures.
20 21Thank You Our Partners
Patron-in-Chief
The Hon. Linda Dessau, AC,
The Sparky Foundation
Rosemary & Dr Alan Tait
Lesley Bawden
Ines & Dr Donald Behrend
Our
We Partnersand thank our partners
acknowledge
who make our andwork possible
Governor of Victoria Prof. Belinda Tynan Kirsty A Bennett
Secret Admirers (2) Cheryl R Benson
Founding Benefactors
The late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC Silver Patrons ($1,000+)
David Bernshaw & Caroline lsakow
Stephen & Maura Best
We acknowledge thank our partners who make our work
Lady Potter AC Dr Zita Ballok & Andrew Decker
Laurie Bebbington & Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Ms Shirley Breese
Dr Sylvia Cardale
possible
Leadership Syndicate ($40,000+) Philip Benjamin & Sandy Benjamin OAM
Jane Hemstritch Mal & Marcia Carter
Nancy Bomford Vivienne Corcoran Government Partners
Hans & Petra Henkell Box Family
Simone Lourey & William Randall Ian Dallas & Judith Hall
Stuart Brown Susan Donath
Dr Michael Stubbs & Malcolm Roberts Susan Brownrigg Dennis Freeman
Artistic Director’s Circle ($10,000+) The Hon David Byrne Alan Gunther
John & Diana Frew Elise Callander Dr Janet Hiller Victorian Opera is supported
The Gailey Lazarus Foundation Jennifer Cook Eduard Ingles & Kate Fryer Victorian Opera is assisted by the Australian by the Victorian Government
Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE)
Fund – an Australian Government initiative
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper Beatrice & Richard Donkin Dr Irene Irvine & Prof. lain Wallace Government through the Australia Council, through Creative Victoria.
Suzanne Kirkham Dr M Elizabeth Douglas Joan Janka its arts funding and advisory body.
Peter & Anne Laver The Late Dr Helen M Ferguson Elizabeth & Peter Kelly
Mercer Family Foundation Margaret Flatman Jack & Marie Kirszenblat
Richard Mills AM Bill Fleming Evelyn Kolar Foundation Partner University Partner Awards
Joy Selby Smith Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris Dr Shirley Lanning
Nigel Simpson & Madeleine Coulombe in John Haasz Dr Kathy Laster
Memory of Joseph H. Coulombe Luke Hales Joan Lefroy AM & George Lefroy AM
Prof Barbara van Ernst AM John L Harrison & David J Wright Dr Justus Lewis
Dr John & Mrs Elizabeth Wright-Smith Peter & Melissa Hebbard Denise & William Logan
Secret Admirers (1) Hartmut & Ruth Hofmann Dr Carlson Loke
Damion Holling Dr Kristina & Bruce Macrae
Platinum Patrons ($5,000+) Anne Houlihan Monita Mascitti-Meuter & Paul Mascitti Trusts and Foundations Major Partner
Mr Anthony Buzzard & Dr Pamela Craig Simon L Jackson & Brian Warburton
Carolyn & Stephen Coffey Margaret Mayers
David Joseph Douglas & Rosemary Meagher
Mary-Jane Gething Angela Kayser
Linda Herd Beverley Middleton
The Hon Rod Kemp & Mrs Daniele Kemp Susan Mountford
Peter & Jenny Hordern Angela & Richard Kirsner
Siobhan Lenihan Anne T Myers
John Landy AC & Lynne Landy Nillumbik U3A
Peter Lovell & Michael Jan Dr Anne Lierse
Kaye E Marion Jill Page OAM & Roy Page
Selina Lightfoot Lyn Payne
Ian Merrylees Helmut and Gillian Lueckenhausen
Tony & Genny Nunan Greg J Reinhardt AM
Ian Marshman AM & Judi Marshman Elspeth & the late Harold Riggall
Grant PowelI & Sally McCutchan Graham McCallum & Mary Kehoe
Michael Rigg & Gerard Condon AM Jocelyn & Andrew McLeish
Michael Riordan & Geoff Bush Official Partner Media Partners
Marian & Ken Scarlett OAM Douglas Savige & the late Diane Mosley
Gillian Montgomery Bruce Sims & Peter Ronge
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine Isobel Morgan OAM
Chris & Helen Trueman Dr Rosalynd Smith
The late Ken & Merle Morris Julia Stoppa & Daniel Bogemann
Secret Admirers (1) Jude Munro AO & Louise Kummrow Christine Stott
Gold Patrons ($2,500+) Elspeth & Brian Noxon Teresa Tjia
Joanna Baevski Jillian Pappas & George Pappas AO Neil Twist & Leon McEnroe
Helen Paton Supply Partners Corporate Member
Warwick & Paulette Bisley Catherine Walter AM
Pam Caldwell Jane Patrick & Robert Evans Beth Woollacott
Alan Chuck & Wendy Hughes Chuck Campbell & Christine Penfold In memory of Helen Robertson
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins AM John Rickard Secret Admirers (10)
Craig D’Alton & Peter Sherlock Kay Rodda
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker Aubrey Schrader Bequestors
Earl of Wilton Phillip & Sue Schudmak Jenny Anderson
Freda Freiberg John & Thea Scott Graeme Bawden & Len de Kievit
Bob Garlick AM Bernadette Slater & Charles Edmonds Lesley Bawden
Peter Garnick John E Smith Frank & Danielle Chamberlin
John & Gaye Gaylard Libby Smith & John Middleton Dr Garry Joslin & Prof. Dimity Reed AM
Peter J. Griffin AM & Terry Swann Michael Smith & Sonia Fuenteseca Jane Kunstler
Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker AO Lady Southey AC Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Pat & Alun Kenwood Patricia Stebbens Gregory J Reinhardt AM
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM James Syme Tony Wildman & Robert Gibbs
Andrea Tappe Secret Admirers (6) Performance Partners
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
RJ-AM Charitable Trust Caroline & Richard Travers OAM
Russell Waters & Marissa Barter-Waters Bequests
Ian Manning & Alice De Jonge The Estate of the late Margaret Anne Brien
Ms Linley Martin AO Ian Watts OAM
Rev Noel Whale The Estate of the late Maxwell Herbert
Dr Paul Nisselle AM Charles Schultz
Greg Noonan Diana & Robert Wilson
Tom & Ruth O’Dea Secret Admirers (6)
List current at time of printing
Prof Michael Quinn AM & Prof Susan Carr Bronze Patrons ($500+)
Dr Richard Reed & Vivienne Reed OAM Seonaid Alexander
Tomasz & Elzbeita Romanowski Prof Dennis Altman AM
Prof Cheryl Saunders AO & Ian Baker Jenny Anderson
Lynne Sherwood
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Victorian Opera is the state opera company of
Victoria. We make creative, accessible and affordable
work for everyone while adventurously evolving our
Governance
art form. Patron-in-Chief
The Hon. Linda Dessau AC,Governor of
Since the company was founded in October 2005,
Victoria
Victorian Opera has entertained hundreds of
thousands of people with our imaginative approach Founding Benefactors
to opera and musical theatre. We premiere at The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
least one new Australian opera each year and have Lady Potter AC
commissioned 34 new works since our formation. Founding Music Director
We employ hundreds of people across the creative The Late Richard Gill AC
industries, recruit some of the finest local singers, Chairman
and collaborate with Australia’s leading companies, Genevieve Overell AM
venues and learning institutions.
Board of Directors
The next generation of talent is developed from the Vivienne Corcoran
ground up through the Emerging Artists Program, Richard Kurth
the Victorian Opera Youth Chorus Ensemble Siobhan Lenihan
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