Opera: English eccentrics
The next generation of Australian opera singers听from the University of听Sydney's听Conservatorium of Music will perform Australian composer Malcolm Williamson's operatic interpretation of Edith Sitwell's novel, English Eccentrics.
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Where English wit and Australian larrikinism collide, the comic opera offers a sideways look at a collection of quirky characters from English society. Bonkers and barking mad, each character more bizarre than the last, the opera introduces us to a weird and wonderful palette of aristocracy, tradesmen, maids and clergy and exploring the eccentricities that lie within.
English Eccentrics is one of Malcolm Williamson鈥檚 most important works
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鈥淓nglish Eccentrics is one of Malcolm Williamson鈥檚 most important works, and a natural choice to programme in celebration of the Centenary of the Sydney Conservatorium, of which Malcolm Williamson was an alumnus,鈥� said听,听musical director and Chair of Opera Productions at the .
鈥淭he opera is a humorous and poignant setting for a subject which embraces high comedy as well as the tragic, from a text which is a literary classic.鈥� 听
Australian composer Malcolm Williamson studied at听the听Sydney Conservatorium of Music before embarking on a prolific career as a composer. His diverse work spanned opera, jazz, choral and orchestral works and in 1974 he was appointed Master of the Queen's Music.
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When:听12 October (6.30pm), 14 October (6.30pm), 16 October (6.30pm), 17 October (2pm)
Where:听Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Tickets: $50 adult, $25 senior/concession, $25 student/child available from or听1300 797 118