2010 Annual Report Part 1 - Opera Australia
2010 Annual Report Part 1 - Opera Australia
2010 Annual Report Part 1 - Opera Australia
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ACTIVITIES <strong>2010</strong><br />
For <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Australia</strong><br />
Performances<br />
For The <strong>Australia</strong>n Ballet<br />
Performances<br />
Summer Season of <strong>Opera</strong><br />
Autumn Season of Ballet<br />
Tosca 21 Silver Rose 22<br />
Manon 8 Coppelia 21<br />
La traviata 19 43<br />
A Midsummer Night's Dream 10<br />
Bliss 6 Spring Season of Ballet<br />
64 Edge of Night 19<br />
The Nutcracker 22<br />
41<br />
Winter Season of <strong>Opera</strong><br />
A Little Night Music 12 Total for The <strong>Australia</strong>n Ballet 84<br />
The Marriage of Figaro 22<br />
La fanciulla del West 8<br />
La sonnambula 9<br />
The Pirates of Penzance 27<br />
Rigoletto 15<br />
Der Rosenkavalier 8<br />
101<br />
Concerts/other performances<br />
Mazda <strong>Opera</strong> in the Domain – Candide 1<br />
Great Christmas Caper 6<br />
New Year's Eve Gala 1<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Singing Competition finals 1<br />
9<br />
Total for <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> 174 Total performances 257<br />
AUSTRALIAN OPERA AND BALLET ORCHESTRA CONTINUED<br />
occupational health and safety issues, mainly high noise levels, make it<br />
necessary to employ seasonal and casual musicians to provide respite<br />
for the permanent musicians of the Orchestra.<br />
In addition to performances for the opera and ballet, the AOBO<br />
also performs mainstage concerts throughout the year, including<br />
Mazda <strong>Opera</strong> in the Domain, Great Christmas Caper and the famous<br />
and celebrated New Year’s Eve concert at the Sydney <strong>Opera</strong> House.<br />
The performance of a brass fanfare composed by a member of the<br />
Orchestra has now become a well-established feature of the New Year’s<br />
Eve concert.<br />
Notable performances for <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> in <strong>2010</strong> included the world<br />
première season of Brett Dean's Bliss, performing on-stage as a key<br />
feature in Baz Luhrmann's spectacular production of Benjamin Britten's<br />
A Midsummer Night's Dream, and performances of Der Rosenkavalier in<br />
October. Highlights with The <strong>Australia</strong>n Ballet included a season of The<br />
Silver Rose to a score by Carl Vine, and The Nutcracker in December.<br />
The Orchestra also features on recordings of live performances in<br />
the Sydney <strong>Opera</strong> House of The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto and Der<br />
Rosenkavalier, for cinema and DVD release.<br />
The Orchestra performed for the memorial service for Dame Joan<br />
Sutherland in the Concert Hall of the Sydney <strong>Opera</strong> House on 9<br />
November.<br />
In addition, in October the Orchestra performed for the finals of the<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Singing Competition at the Sydney <strong>Opera</strong> House.<br />
OPERA AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2010</strong><br />
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