29 March - 2 April 2022
Performance The Sopranos
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Celebrating bold and rebellious women
Season 2022 opens with The Sopranos, a new commission by writer Sarah Holland-Batt, celebrating the bold and rebellious roles women have played throughout the history of opera.
In this rich and exciting terrain, women dare to be different, love more intensely than is considered proper, refuse to play the roles they were supposedly born to play – and often face shockingly violent ends. Yet even as they meet madness or murder, sopranos command the stage with voices so virtuosic and emotionally powerful audiences are enthralled century after century.
Shining a light on some of the greatest dramatic moments in the repertoire, The Sopranos challenges our assumptions, inviting us to experience these unforgettable women anew.
Creative Team
Concept by SARAH HOLLAND-BATT & PATRICK NOLAN
Written by SARAH HOLLAND-BATT
Conductor JESSICA GETHIN
Director LAURA HANSFORD & PATRICK NOLAN
Concept Designer MARG HORWELL
Costumes KAREN COCHET & BIANCA BULLEY
Lighting CHRISTINE FELMINGHAM
Dramaturg JANE SHELDON
Chorus Master NARELLE FRENCH
Cast
SARAH CRANE
AMBER EVANS
TANIA FERRIS
ELEANOR GREENWOOD
LISA HARPER-BROWN
LEANNE KENNEALLY
EVA KONG
KATIE STENZEL
SOFIA TRONCOSO
HAYLEY SUGARS
JOSÉ CARBÓ
MICHAEL HONEYMAN
SIMON LOBELSON
CARLOS E. BÁRCENAS RAMÍREZ
OPERA QUEENSLAND CHORUS
Presented in association with Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Sung in several languages with English surtitles.
Content warning: Contains adult themes, including depictions of violence of a sexual nature and child loss.
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Artists
Concert Hall, QPAC
Cnr Grey and Melbourne Streets South Brisbane QLD 4101
Event Information
29 March - 2 April 2022
Concert Hall, QPAC
Approximately 2.5 hours including interval
Sung in several languages with English surtitles.
Adult tickets $85 - $135
The Sopranos Interview Series with Rebecca McIntosh and Sarah Holland-Batt
Rebecca McIntosh speaks to Sarah Holland-Batt, writer and co-concept creator of 'The Sopranos'.
Go behind the scenes with Opera Queensland as we prepare to present 'The Sopranos'.
Who are The Sopranos?
Audiences will meet both well-known heroines like Carmen, Tosca, Dido and Turandot as well as being introduced to new characters from lesser-known works like 'Biographica' and 'Written on Skin'.
Meet opera’s bold and rebellious women
How well do we really know Carmen and Tosca?
The Sopranos invites us to go deeper with opera’s most unforgettable women.
Get ready to meet your favourite characters anew—and feel the power of nine of Australia’s most brilliant sopranos up close.
The music of The Sopranos
Rebecca McIntosh speaks to Sarah Holland-Batt, writer of 'The Sopranos' about selecting the repertoire for 'The Sopranos'.
'The Sopranos' draws on repertoire from across the full history of opera, spanning from classics such as Monteverdi through to contemporary Australian works.
The humanity and history of The Sopranos
"To truly understand someone's interior world, you need to understand their wound."
Rebecca McIntosh speaks to Sarah Holland-Batt, writer of The Sopranos, about how this applies to the new production.
The power of The Sopranos
We think we know opera’s women like Carmen and Tosca well, but 'The Sopranos' takes us deeper as we are drawn into their worlds and we get to know characters like Tosca, Carmen, Dalila, and The Queen of the Night.
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