Victorian Opera and GPAC:ED presents

YOUTH OPERA - Brundibar

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The search is on to find Geelong's opera stars of the future! The Victorian Opera in conjunction with GPAC is organising the region's first ever youth opera experience, which will culminate in a performance of the children's opera Brundibár by Jewish/Czech composer Hans Krasa.

Participants will gain a rare opportunity to work with the musical director of Victorian Opera, Richard Gill, prior to his retirement from the company in 2012.

The opera will be performed with an orchestra featuring students from Christian College, who will be mentored by professional musicians.

Brundibár was first performed in a Jewish orphanage in Prague and then reconstructed in the concentration camp Theresienstadt. Richard Gill describes the opera as an "extraordinary piece".

"This opera is a vehicle for bringing children into the company to make an opera, to learn how an opera goes together, to understand the function of a director, the function of the music, the function of the text etc. Brundibár is a perfect opera for that particular purpose, because it's a short piece, 30 minutes long."

TICKET PRICES:
All tickets $10

CAST LIST
Little Joe - Louis Reed
Annette - Phillipa McQuinn
Brundibar - Liam Headland
Icecream maker - Carolyn West
Baker - Brianna Ekberg
Milkman - Patrick Corney
Policeman - Harry Pohl
Sparrow - Meghan Elsworth
Cat - Rhiannon Irving
Dog - Sarah McQuinn

School children:
Anna May Babare
Eamon Dooley
Jasmine Dober
Eugenie English
Georgia Gordon
Grace Holt
Madelyn Horne
Eamon O'Callaghan
Liam Pohl
Michaela Ryan
Mathilde Sims
Ruby Treloar
Paige Van Rossum
Amelia Van Someren

Adults:
Caitlin Bury
Vittoria Di Martino
Montanna MacDonald
Brielle Wheeldon