The
Play of
Daniel

Victorian Youth Opera

13 - 15 April

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Join Victorian Youth Opera and classical Turkish group Nefes Ensemble in an exciting collaboration at the State Library of Victoria. The medieval miracle play, The Play of Daniel will be performed in conjunction with the Library’s sumptuous exhibition, Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond - the first major exhibition of Persian manuscripts in Australia, presented in partnership with the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.

The Play of Daniel is an example of a forerunner to opera. Written by the Youth of Beauvais, it represents the relationship between text and music which is characteristic of all operatic works.

“The State Library of Victoria, apart from its extraordinary collection, is a wonderful place to experience musical performances. Indeed, the State Library has a track record in this type of enterprise and Victorian Opera embraces the synergy of this exercise with its focus on this part of the ancient world, presenting a play which characterises the richness of Melbourne’s cultural life and the happy association of an opera company with a library.”  

Richard Gill

Image: Bahram Gur and the lady of Khwarazm in the Blue Pavilion, from Nava'i, Sab'a Sayyara, 1553, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

Richard Gill Conductor

Rachel Atkinson Music Director

Greg Eldridge Director

Andrew Bellchambers Set & Costume Designer

Peter Darby Lighting Designer

Nefes Ensemble

Venue

Experimedia, State Library of Victoria


Performances

Friday 13 April 6:30pm SOLD OUT

Saturday 14 April 4:00pm SOLD OUT

Saturday 14 April 6:30pm SOLD OUT

Sunday 15 April 1:30pm SOLD OUT

Sunday 15 April 4:00pm SOLD OUT

 

Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes

Sung in Latin and English

 

Supported by:

Victorian Youth Opera Patron: Betty Amsden OAM

Victorian Opera's Education Syndicate


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