Iris Dreaming

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Event Iris Dreaming
Venue Theatre Royal, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Adam Chamber Music Festival
First Date 6 February 2017
Last Date 6 February 2017
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A new opera about poet, novelist and journalist Robin Hyde. The opera opens in London in 1939, at the end of Hyde's short life and on the brink of World War II. From here, the heroine looks back, singing her own audacious history.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Chamber Opera
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gillian Whitehead Composer
Sara Brodie Director
Fleur Adcock Librettist
Joanne Roughton-Arnold Singer Robin Hyde
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information 40 minutes with one singer and a 3-piece chamber orchestra, the NZ Trio. Follows London premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 203464