Photo: Daisy NoyesAbout
Three of Australia’s most innovative arts companies came together to present a new chamber opera by Switzerland’s Fritz Hauser in collaboration with architect Boa Baumann. With a libretto by Aphids Artistic Director Willoh S Weiland, The Box starts its life as a Living Room Opera in a 1955 Grounds, Romberg & Boyd House overlooking the steep banks of the Yarra River.
Collaborators
Fritz Hauser with Boa Baumann, Concept, Music, Space & Object
Willoh S. Weiland, Libretto
Deborah Kayser, Soprano
Eugene Ughetti, Percussion
Matthias Schack-Arnott, Percussion
Leah Scholes, Percussion
Awards
2013 Nomination, Green Room Awards Outstanding Production
2013 Nomination, Green Room Awards Production in Alternative & Hybrid Performance
Presentation History
2012 A Private Living Room in Kew, Melbourne [March]
Reviews
'The Box is a work of extreme subtlety that blurs the line between living space and performance space.'
'More house party than grand opera, Chamber Made Opera inverts the scale of traditionally large productions and invites audiences to experience ”terrifying experiments” in Melbourne’s private living rooms.'
Partners
Presented by Chamber Made Opera in association with Speak Percussion, Aphids and the New Music Network.
