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Gertrude Opera

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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25.01.2022 Happy Moon Festival! How appropriate that today we are working on 'When the harvest moon hangs low over old Guangzhou' from the opera Kate Kelly! Streaming from 7pm on October 24 as part of our Yarra Valley Opera Festival. Tix at www.gertrudeopera.com.au #contemporaryopera #michaellapina ... #emilyburke #andrewmoran #yarravalleyoperafestival #yava #Australianstory #sisterofned #operafestival #onlineopera #merrillfindlay #chincommunications #charlesqin See more

24.01.2022 AriArchitecture #4 Don't forget to tune in in 15 minutes for tonight's episode of AriArchitecture. Where will we take you tonight? Register to watch free in the link below...... https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au//ARIARCHITECTURE-Secret-L

24.01.2022 Tune in here or on the @VisitYarraValleyandDandenongRanges Facebook page at 5:30pm to hear the 'Flower Duet' broadcast across the #tulips at the @TesselaarTulipFarm in the Dandenong Ranges. It is all part of the Yarra Valley Garden Party and part of the fun leading up to the #yarravalleyoperafestival season beginning Oct 16. With special thanks to Emily Burke and Belinda Paterson (and their respective "iso tech" teams) for the beautiful audio.

23.01.2022 The Tesselaar Tulip Festival isn't going ahead this year so Paul Tesselaar is taking us on a special tour around the tulip fields for the Yarra Valley Garden Party - A Virtual Event P.S keep watching til the end for the Yarra Valley Opera Festival floer duet More information on the Tesselaar Tulip Festival here: https://bit.ly/3jpr1KH The Yarra Valley Opera Festival will be virtual this year, 16-25 October. More information here: https://bit.ly/3cPtsUq

23.01.2022 FREE EVENTS: Did you know we have free events in the #YarraValleyOperaFestival? Ariarchitecture - A series of weekday events, each set in an architecturally significant location in the Yarra Valley. Oct 19 - 23 at 5:00pm. ... Q&A Style Forum: Where we draw back the curtain on 'Opera and the nature of work' in a free live-stream on Sunday 25th October at 10:30am. Register to access them at tix.gertrudeopera.com.au #YVOF #YarraValleyOperaFestival #VisitYarraValley #Ariarchitecture #qanda #OperaFestival #Opera #FreeEvent

22.01.2022 'To My Distant Love' is a one on one immersive live telephone experience featuring Beethoven's song cycle 'An die ferne Geliebte' (To the distant beloved). At a time when many of us are kept apart from those we hold dear, Beethoven's song cycle, set to Jeitteles' aching poetry, resonates profoundly with its lamentations of separation and hopes of a reunion. Calling out to a loved one from afar speaks directly to the current climate of social distancing and uncertainty about ...the future. Where will you take such an intimate phone call? A chair by the window? A walk in the park? Ticket link and full details on the website. Art by @thejessrc #ToMyDistantLove #Beethoven2020 #OperaAcrossOceans #OperaSansFrontiers #YarraValleyOperaFestival #YarraValley #OperaInLockdown #IsoOpera #PhoneOpera #OperaOneOnOne #ShoutAStranger

22.01.2022 'Kate Kelly' premiered in Forbes as the headline show at the inaugural Kalari-Lachlan River Arts Festival in September 2011. Nearly a decade later this opera is hitting the headlines of the Forbes Advocate again. #YarraValleyOperaFestival... #KateKelly #SisterOfNed Tickets at [email protected] See more

22.01.2022 https://artsreview.com.au/gertrude-opera-presents-australi/

21.01.2022 And the 'YVOF Comment of the Day' goes to... Catherine Manning, for "now you can wear your trakky dax to the opera" ... Yarra Valley Opera Festival - online - Oct 16 - 25, 2020 www.gertrudeopera.com.au

21.01.2022 We almost knocked the footy off the front page...!! (missed by 23 pages, but still...) Thanks for the great review The Age! https://www.theage.com.au//online-festival-proves-you-can-

21.01.2022 What people are saying about the Yarra Valley Opera Festival. "Pure joy online" - The Age Exquisite and stirring - Stage Whispers swept me away in the moment - Limelight... extraordinary talent - Stage Whispers a rejuvenating antidote - Operachaser Love this series - Facebook comment "fantastic contemporary exploration" - Limelight Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges #TogetherApart #KateKelly #Q&AForum #yarravalleyoperafestival #yvof2020 #yvopera https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au/Shows/TOGETHER-APART

20.01.2022 https://www.nytimes.com//mu/ruth-bader-ginsburg-opera.html

19.01.2022 Created by #Australian #Composer @nicgentile21 and Lachlan Hall, #TogetherApart explores the complexities of human relationships in a #SwipeLeft or #SwipeRight world. Moments of intimacy, doubt, honesty, and choice, the piece that gives a snapshot of four #YoungLives negotiating what brings us together and pushes us apart. 'Together, Apart' is about letting people in and letting people go. #GertrudeOpera's production has four accomplished #YoungAustralianSingers take on the 1...6 #Songs in this work. @georgia.wilkinson.soprano @morgancartersoprano @nigelhuckle @sam.ward___ #TogetherApart2020 #ContemporaryOpera #AustralainContemporaryOpera #ContemporaryAustralianOpera #OperaInIsolation #OII #IsoOpera #IO #ShoutAStranger

17.01.2022 Join us on our zoom webinar now to hear, and participate in, the discussion on the topic - 'Opera - Is it a real job?' Panellists include: Julian Burnside... Alison Pennington Nigel Huckle Brian Castles-Onion Linda Thompson Elly Varrenti Use the chat function to ask your questions. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81732037686

17.01.2022 https://www.theage.com.au//modern-opera-festival-moves-fro

16.01.2022 How appropriate that the curtain comes down on our Yarra Valley Opera Festival this evening with a one-to-one performance of On Site Opera To my distant love - sung from Bethany Hill in Adelaide to a ‘beloved’ in Melbourne! Congratulations to everyone involved - it was mammoth, it was brilliant, and, watch this space, we are working to extend streaming access to our festival operas ASAP! Simply, for now, heartfelt thanks to all - artists, musicians, creative & production team, partners, sponsors, donors, board, guests, audience.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to conductor Tianyi Lu (GO Cosi fan tutte YVOF2018) on winning the prestigious Premio Cantelli prize! A well-deserved and inspirational win.

14.01.2022 Figatroll. A modern take on the #3BillyGoatsGruff, set to music by #Rossini (Think #BugsBunny and #LooneyTunes). Figatroll is a #ChildrensOperaPodcast with associated #DesignChallenge for school-age kids. Let young imaginations run free as they dream up costumes for our 3 opera singing goats Milly, Silly and Willy, and our Troll (Figatroll).... Place the action in your set design that may feature a bridge and road to an opera house. Top entries submitted will feature in an online gallery hosted by YAVA Gallery & Arts Hub during the festival. So get out the pencils and paper and start designing now. Full details on the website and ticket link in our profile. Art by@thejessrc #Figatroll2020 #Opera #KidsOpera #OperaForKids #OperaToDrawTo #TheatreDesign #OperaPodcast #OperaInIsolation #OperaInLockdown #YarraValleyOperaFestival #OperaFestival #OperaOnline

12.01.2022 'Kate Kelly' Streams on-demand Sat' 24th Oct 7:00pm - Sun' 25th Oct 11:55pm. Filmed in isolation in NSW, TAS and VIC. 'Kate Kelly' tells the story of Kate, a death penalty abolitionist, celebrity and expert horserider from an infamous family. ... #Yarravalleyoperafestival #YVOF2020 #yvopera Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Merrill Findlay Arts Outwest

12.01.2022 Figatroll an Opera for Children | Gertrude Opera online festival! To buy tix follow this link: https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au//FI/Sun-Oct-18-2020-14-00... I am very happy to announce another collaboration with my wonderful colleagues at Gertrude Opera. This time I have leant my piano skills to the children's podcast performance of Figatroll. This piece is loosely based on the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff and is influenced by Rossini's music from the Looney Toones music, including the one and only Bugs Bunny. It is an exciting and entertaining piece that will be sure to excite children and adults alike. ____________ #opera #operaonline #operonline #gertrudeopera #yarravalley #covidcreativity #supportyourlocals #australianopera #australiansinberlin #savethearts #childrensopera #childrenspodcast #funforkids #melbournelockdown #classicalmusic #looneytonnes #bugsbunny #billygoatsgruff #matthewtoogood #matthewtoogoodconductor

10.01.2022 Q&A Forum. Opera and the nature of work. Sunday Oct 25, 10:30am - 12:00. Do you have any questions you'd like us to ask our panel?... Host: Elly Varrenti (ABC Radio National - Life Matters) Panel: Julian Burnside Barrister, human rights activist and philanthropist Linda Thompson: CEO and Artistic Director of Gertrude Opera Brian Castles-Onion: Conductor Alison Pennington: Senior Economist at the Centre for Future Work. Nigel Huckle: Professional Singer These are turbulent times for the arts sector and many aspects of professional opera practice have been shown in sharp relief recently. We can't wait to hear your questions as we draw back the curtain and grapple with this important topic. Get your questions to us in the comments below or by Direct Message. A free event. Register to attend in the link below and you will receive your Zoom invitation prior to the show. https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au/Shows/Q-A-STYLE-FORUM

09.01.2022 Streaming ends Nov 30th for love fail by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang . . . . Available only at https://www.gertrudeopera.com.au/ . . . . Directed and des...igned by Luke Leonard @lukelandric . . . . Featuring sopranos Amelia Jones and Heather Fletcher, mezzo-soprano Belinda Paterson, contralto Alexandra Amerides, and actors Josh Landis, Charlotte Simcock, Gates Leonard, and Oscar and Amelia Landis. . . . . Produced by @gertrude_opera , Linda Thompson , Artistic Director . . . . Music Director Patrick Burns, Sound Engineer Fergus Nash . . . . #chamberopera #lovefail based on #tristanandisolde #opera #davidlang #gertrudeopera #monkparrots #lukeleonard

06.01.2022 'Together, Apart' Friday, 23rd October, 8:00pm. 'Together, Apart' explores the complexities of human relationships in a swipe left or right world. Moments of intimacy, doubt, honesty, and choice, the piece gives a snapshot of four young lives negotiating what brings us together and pushes us apart. Together Apart is about letting people in and letting people go. ... Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Morgan Carter Nigel Huckle Georgia Wilkinson Sam Ward https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au/Shows/TOGETHER-APART

05.01.2022 2021 awaits...who will come sing, work, and play with us? https://www.gertrudeopera.com.au/auditions

05.01.2022 Earlier this morning Gertrude Opera CEO and Artistic Director Linda Thompson was interviewed on Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM by Richard Watts about the upcoming Yarra Valley Opera Festival. It was a wide-ranging conversation covering highlights of the festival program, contemporary opera, and starting a conversation about opera and the nature of work. Full interview here but if you need to skim.. Ariachitecture - 01:25... Contemporary opera - 03:15 Kate Kelly - 05:30 International Collaboration - 09:05 Opera and the nature of work - 10:45 See more

05.01.2022 'Together Apart' Meet housemate 4: Morgan. On-demand from 8:00pm on Friday until midnight Saturday night.... #YarraValleyOperaFestival #yvof2020 #yvopera Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Morgan Carter Nigel Huckle Georgia Wilkinson Sam Ward

05.01.2022 Take your own sweet time to watch love fail, Together Apart and Kate Kelly throughout November. "pure joy online" - The Age Festival ticket holders can 'top-up' for $10! Go to gertrudopera.com.au for details

05.01.2022 SHOUT A STRANGER: To say 2020 has been "different" is an understatement. With our 'shout a stranger' ticket type, we are giving ticket buyers the opportunity to buy tickets for a 'stranger' or "shout" someone who you know will love it. It works in two ways:... 1) Buy a 'shout a stranger' ticket and leave us to allocate the ticket against our list of recipients or... 2) Buy a 'shout a stranger' ticket and stipulate a recipient by entering their details in the checkbox provided. We are already seeing some 'shout a stranger' tickets being bought. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone for our worthy "strangers" list, then DM us with details. Make sure you like our Facebook page and keep an eye out for updates. 'Shout a Stranger' tickets here: tix.gertrudeopera.com.au #ShoutAStranger #Nominate #YVOF #YarraValleyOperaFestival #Thanks2020

04.01.2022 #KateKelly, the sister of bushranger #NedKelly, is a folk hero, an icon, a legend in Australia. She was born in Victoria in 1863, and, by 1880, the year #Ned was captured at #Glenrowan, was a household name, a teenage celebrity as famous (or infamous) as the celebrities we read about it the populist press today. People queued to meet her and to watch her ride. They bought postcards of her in her mourning outfit, a fashionable black silk riding habit. And then she disappeared.... This work not only honours Kate Kelly herself, but also foregrounds the challenges women of all backgrounds have faced in inland rural Australia. It also acknowledges the diverse cultures of the people who have lived along the Lachlan River for the last forty thousand years or more. The music and lyrics reference many of these peoples, including the Wiradjuri nation, the different groups of Europeans who settled in and around Forbes in the nineteenth century, and the town’s many Cantonese migrants. And, of course, Kate Kelly’s own Irish ancestors. (Dr Merrill Findlay) The Kate Kelly Song Cycle, a creative collaboration by composer #RossJamesCarey and writer #MerrillFindlay, re-interprets the life of one of Australia’s most #iconicwomen, the youngest sister of bushranger Ned Kelly. #Artwork by @thejessrc #Ticket link in bio #KateKelly #NedKelly #yarravalleyoperafestival #yarravalley #Opera #OperaFestival #OperaOnline #OperaFestivalOnline

02.01.2022 AriArchitecture Episode 5 streams in 15 minutes until midnight tomorrow. What a ride it has been, pairing some of our favourite arias with a selection of architectural highlights of the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.... Tonight we move closer to town in anticipation of this evening's stream of 'Together Apart' at 8 pm. Register to watch AriArchitecture free in the link below. Visit Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Morgan Carter https://tix.gertrudeopera.com.au//ARIARCHITECTURE-Secret-L