OPERA IN THE PARK CITY OF PERTH’S
WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA
50 1967 - 2017
50TH GALA CONCERT A FREE EVENT supported by Lotterywest and Alcohol. Think Again
50th Anniversary of WA Opera
perth.wa.gov.au
Opera in the Park. This popular annual summer event is celebrating 26 years of live opera under the stars, nestled in the picturesque Supreme Court Gardens. Opera in the Park’s outdoor setting offers an accessible platform to experience opera of an international standard. This year the company celebrates its golden anniversary and presents a 50th Gala Concert of greatest hits. Principal singers are joined by the West Australian Opera Chorus and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brad Cohen. On behalf of the City of Perth, I acknowledge the artists and volunteers for their dedication to this important cultural event. Thank you to Lotterywest, the Department of Regional Development, the Community Resource Network and Westlink for extending the experience to regional Western Australia via simulcast. Please enjoy this operatic experience.
The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor Lisa - M Scaffidi City of Perth
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The City of Perth is proud to be a major sponsor of
Welcome to City of Perth’s ‘Opera in the Park’.
Opera is an extraordinary artform. It makes us feel and it makes us think and most of all it should be shared. Thank you to the City of Perth for continuing to support this event, allowing thousands of West Australians to access opera each year, and thank you to Lotterywest who have enabled live regional broadcasts of this event since 2010. I acknowledge our Principal Partner Wesfarmers Arts and our local, state and federal Government Partners including the City of Perth, the Department of Culture and the Arts and the Australia Council. I acknowledge Healthway who support this event with the message Alcohol. Think Again. Please continue the journey of opera by joining us at a performance of Tosca, The Merry Widow’ and Lucia di
Lammermoor in the beautiful
His Majesty’s Theatre as we
celebrate 50 years of being
your state opera company.
Carolyn Chard General Manager West Australian Opera
Image credit: James Rogers
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OPERA IN THE PARK 50th GALA CONCERT Conductor Brad Cohen Director Brendan Hanson Soprano Emma Pearson Mezzo Soprano Fiona Campbell Tenor Virgilio Marino Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes Baritone Sam Roberts-Smith
WAO Chorus Mark Alderson Dudley Allitt Fleuranne Brockway Charles Bogle Sonni Byrne Mary-Attracta Connolly Ry Charleston David Dockery Thomas Friberg Louis Hurley Naomi Johns David Jones Chelsea Kluga Matthew Lester Lucy Mervik Anne Millar Harriet O’Shannessy Stephanie Parr David Penco Emma Pettemerides Tim Schoenmakers Elizabeth Vale Simon Wood Xiaojia Zhang
Production Manager Mandy Farmer
Hair Virginia Hawdon
General Manager Carolyn Chard
Site Manager Matthew Nankivell
Makeup Sharon Krywood
Artistic Director Brad Cohen
Lighting Designer Sean McKernan
Regional Project Manager Melanie Timms
Head of Music Thomas Johnson
Sound Engineer James Hewgill
Repetiteur Tommaso Pollio
Development Manager Coralie Bishop
Stage Manager Karen Farmer
Musical Librarian Allison Fyfe
Accountant Debbie Liebgott
Deputy Stage Manager Josh Marsland
Publicity Lynne Burford
Education Manager Terasa Letizia
Assistant Stage Manager Erryn Hanson
Financial Accountant Sue Hobson
Artistic Administrator Rebecca Kais
Sales Consultant Rachel Sait
Marketing Manager Danielle Ierace
Production Assistant Sarbjit Singh Head of Wardrobe Sue Kerr
Office Coordinator Marion O’Connor
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Celebrating 50 years of West Australian Opera ACT 1
ACT 2
Bizet
CARMEN Prelude 1
Verdi
BRINDISI
Verdi
RIGOLETTO La donna è mobile
Verdi
LA TRAVIATA Prelude
Mozart Donizetti
DON GIOVANNI Là ci darem
LUCIA Regnava nel silenzio ... Quando rapito in estasi
Bizet
CARMEN The Toreador’s Song
Wagner
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER
Puccini
LA BOHEME Che gelida manina ...
Verdi
NABUCCO Va pensiero
Offenbach LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Barcarolle
Verdi
Summ und brumm
mi chiamano Mimi ... O soave fanciulla
RIGOLETTO Quartet
Verdi Delibes
Handel
IL TROVATORE Anvil Chorus LAKME Lakme Duet
SERSE Ombra Mai Fu
Puccini
MADAMA BUTTERFLY Humming Chorus
Verdi
LA TRAVIATA Libiamo
Puccini
TURANDOT Nessun Dorma
Léhar
Puccini
THE MERRY WIDOW Lippen Schweigen
TOSCA Te Deum
WASO on stage tonight VIOLIN Laurence Jackson Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assoc Concertmaster Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/Principal 1st Violin Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Beth Hebert Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Ken Peeler Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby David Yeh
VIOLA Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Kathryn McKay Allan McLean Katherine Potter Helen Tuckey CELLO Louise McKay Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Fotis Skordas Tim South DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait
FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Elizabeth Chee COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Adam Mikulicz Linda Charteris^ CONTRABASSOON Peter Moore^
HORN David Evans Sharn McIver Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O’Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook
TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Chiron Meller A/Assoc Principal Percussion and Timpani Robyn Gray Paul Tanner HARP Bronwyn Wallis^ KEYBOARD Graeme Gilling PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL GUEST MUSICIAN^
*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.
West Australian Opera thanks Principal Partner
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body
Tonight’s performance is simulcast to: Albany Entertainment Centre • Sun Pictures Broome • New Lyric Theatre Bunbury • Weld Theatre Busselton • Carnarvon Civic Centre • Esperance Civic Centre • Queens Park Theatre Geraldton • Goldfields Arts Centre Kalgoorlie • Margaret River Cultural Centre • Cummins Theatre Merredin • Northbridge Piazza • Community Resource Centres throughout the state • Westlink Regional Satellite TV Channel 602 The regional simulcast is supported by Lotterywest, The Department of Regional Development, The Community Resource Network and Westlink
You don’t need alcohol to have a great night Enjoy the show! To stay at low risk of developing alcohol-caused cancer and other diseases, health experts recommend having no more than two standard drinks on any day. To find out more, visit alcoholthinkagain.com.au