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PROJECTS
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LORELEI
By Gillian Cosgriff/Casey Bennetto/Julian Langdon. Commissioned by Victorian Opera in 2018, with return season and a season for Opera Queensland in 2021.
Directed by Sarah Giles, Design by Marg Horwell, Lighting Design by Paul Jackson. Starring Antoinette Halloran, Ali McGregor and Dimity Shepherd.
Directed by Sarah Giles, Design by Marg Horwell, Lighting Design by Paul Jackson. Starring Antoinette Halloran, Ali McGregor and Dimity Shepherd.
THE CALL
By Connor D'Netto/Kate Miller-Heidke/Keir Nuttal - Commissioned by Opera Queensland and Brisbane Festival 2023. Directed by Patrick Nolan, Design by Marg Horwell, LIghting by Bernie Tan Hayes. Starring Ali McGregor
YMA SUMAC: The Peruvian Songbird.
Written and starring Ali McGregor. Commissioned by Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2018.
BEG, BORROW, STEAL.
"Beg, Borrow or Steal: Tracing the echoes of classical music in popular song," exploring how classical melodies, themes, and harmonies are borrowed and reinvented across genres. Created for Stonnington Opera Classics 2026
OPERA ON THE SILVER SCREEN
Opera on the Silver Screen is a concert program featuring famous operatic arias and music connected to famous cinematic moment. Created for Stonnington Opera Classics 2023.
MYTH, MAGIC & MEMORY
From the tragic grandeur of Greek and Roman myth, where gods and mortals are bound by fate and free will, to the enchanting magic of European folklore, opera has long explored universal themes of love, loss, and redemption.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S OPERA
A Midsummer Night's Opera showcases some of the most famous and beautiful operatic renditions of Shakespeare's finest plays and sonnets woven together. Created for Stonnington Op.era Classics 2024
FLASH HOUSE - A Ballad Opera by Virginia Gay & Victoria Falconer.
A Ballad Operatic narrative that celebrates both the history of Melbourne as well as the history of sex workers during Australia's gold rush period.
ELSIE - A Work in Progress by Sienna Brown
This work will follow the story of Elsie Williams (neé Carr), an Australian-born singer of Afro-Caribbean descent who had a remarkable singing career in the 1920s & 30s.
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
"This new opera, so neatly skewering some of our societal expectations, led to more solid in-depth discussions with my concert-partner than any other opera I’ve seen for a long time. ★★★★½"
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