WORLD PREMIERE

WATCH A PREVIEW of Midnight Son on the ABC 7.30 Report

"My head is gonna burst! I'm trapped, I'm cursed! I feel like I can't breathe. All I can do is grieve"

From the opening lines of Midnight Son, Ray Clark’s predicament is clear. His world has spiralled out of control. His wife Marisa is dead and his lover Clara has been jailed for her murder. As the clock is wound back on these three devastated lives, the blinding nature of obsession is revealed in this modern-day operatic tragedy.

Midnight Son continues Victorian Opera’s tradition of new Australian work at the Malthouse Theatre.

Midnight Son was composed with financial assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council, the federal government’s arts and advisory body, and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust.

“None of the characters as we portray them is inherently evil, but rather all are fallible human beings, with whom, at various points, the audience is invited to feel empathy.”

Gordon Kerry

“Since its inception, Victorian Opera has programmed new Australian work in every season: an ambitious strategy, unrivalled by other big companies.”

The Australian, 2011

Discover Midnight Son - Panel Discussion: Crime in Art at Horti Hall, 31 Victoria Street, Melbourne. Sunday 6 May, 3pm

Gordon Kerry Composer

Gordon Kerry is Musica Viva's 2012 featured composer

Ollivier-Philippe Cuneo Conductor

Nicky Wendt Director

Andrew Bellchambers Set Designer

Esther Marie Hayes Costume Designer

Nigel Levings Lighting Designer

Cast

Antoinette Halloran

Dimity Shepherd

Byron Watson

With Jonathan Bode

and Roxane Hislop

Orchestra Victoria

Venue

Merlyn Theatre at the Malthouse

Performances

Wednesday 16 May      7:30pm
Thursday 17 May         7:30pm
Saturday 19 May          7:30pm
Sunday 20 May             3:00pm
Tuesday 22 May           7:30pm
Wednesday 23 May      7:30pm

Approximately 90 minutes
Sung in English with surtitles  |  @victorianopera #midnightson

Supported by Victorian Opera’s New Work Syndicate

Please note this performance contains explicit language and is not recommended for persons under 18 years.

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