Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

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Event Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan
Venue Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
First Date 14 June 2024
Last Date 16 June 2024
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description It’s 50 years since the infamous drowning of Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan; a moment in time that triggered an alleged police cover-up, a city-wide scandal, national outrage, a Scotland Yard investigation, pioneering gay law reform... and a glaring absence of convictions. Watershed, a new oratorio commemorating this moment, is the product of some of Australia’s most acclaimed creative talents. A searing, no-punches-pulled libretto by Alana Valentine and Christos Tsiolkas has been set by Brisbane composer Joe Twist, winner of the Chanticleer Prize for international choral composition.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Classical
Dance
Opera
Orchestral
Oratorio
Subjects 1970s
Adelaide
Homosexuality
LGBTQI
Sexual Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cheryl Pickering Associate Director
Lewis Major Choreographer
Joseph Twist Composer
Christie Anderson Conductor
Ailsa Paterson Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Christos Tsiolkas Librettist
Alana Valentine Librettist
Nigel Levings Lighting Designer
Pelham Andrews Singer: Bass Baritone
Mark Oates Singer: Tenor
Jane Rossetto Sound Designer
Sean Bacon Video Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Originally presented at 2022 Adelaide Festival of the Arts
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Opera Australia website
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 213299