 Event |
The Pearl Fishers
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| Venue |
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
28 August 2003 |
| Opening Date |
28 August 2003 |
| Last Date |
7 September 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Pro-Am |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
This version of The Pearl Fishers is set in classical Ceylon in a community of pearl fishermen...but the story is universal: the king and his friend make the fatal mistake of falling in love with the same girl, a priestess named Leila. |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Opera
|
| Subjects |
Love
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
|
Jenny Purcell
|
Choreographer
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Georges Bizet
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Composer
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John Dingle
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Conductor
|
Aug 28,30, Sept 3,7
|
|
Greg Hocking
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Conductor
|
Aug 29, 31, Sept 4
|
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Silvia Scodellaro
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Costume Designer
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Kaoru Alfonso
|
Designer
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Plamen Kartaloff
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Director
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Nick Merrylees
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Lighting Designer
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Piers Bray
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Singer
|
Nourabad Aug 29, 31
|
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Tim Daly
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Singer
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Nourabad Sept 4, 7
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James Egglestone
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Singer
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Nadir Aug 28,30, 4/9
|
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David Gould
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Singer
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Nourabad Aug 28, 30, Sept 3, 6
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Ebony Hack
|
Singer
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Leila Aug 28,30, 4/9
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Roger Howell
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Singer
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Zurga Aug 29,31, 3/9 & 6/9
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Manfred Pohlenz
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Singer
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Zurga Aug 28, 30, 6/9
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Stephen Smith
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Singer
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Nadir Aug 29, 31, 3/9 7/9
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Elena Xanthoudakis
|
Singer
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Leila Aug 29, 31, 3/9 7/9
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Lucy Barclay
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Stage Manager
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Tim Butler
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Technical Manager
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| Resources |
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Review: Clive O'Connell, Opera-Opera, October 2003, 22
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Review: John Slavin, A3, 2 September 2003, 12
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Review: Neil Jillett, Agenda, 7 September 2003, 9
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Review: Sybil Nolan, The Herald Sun, 1 September 2003
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| Works |
|
| Text Nationality |
France
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
30065 |
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