Sydney Chamber Opera World Premiere of Muhly Opera
June 20 @ 7:00 pm - June 28 @ 3:00 pm
Sydney Chamber Opera presents the world premiere of Aphrodite by US composer Nico Muhly and Australian playwright Laura Lethlean.
This biting, contemporary opera channels the Aphrodite myth to ask: is our focus on beauty so preoccupying that we remove ourselves from the human connection of attraction? Is it Aphrodite’s fault that the beauty industry has never been more powerful?
Directed by Alexander Berlage (American Psycho), this world premiere features the extraordinary voices of Jessica O’Donoghue (Gilgamesh) and Puerto Rican soprano Meechot Marrero, performed in collaboration with Omega Ensemble.
Duration: Approximately 70 mins without interval