Name: The Butterfly Lovers
Start: 2022-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Arts Centre Melbourne

Organization

Stage director

Ivan Heng

Conductor

Rhydderch Hael

Costume designer

Max Tan

Repetiteur

Phoebe Briggs

Singer

Meili Li

Liang Shanbo

Cathy-Di Zhang

Zhu Yingtai

Lighting designer

Philip Lethlean

Sound designer

Jim Atkins

Haotian Qi

Father

Kate Amos

Chorus

Elizabeth Barrow

Shakira Dugan

Syrah Torri

Shanul Sharma

Michael Dimovski

James Emerson

Stephen Marsh

Victorian Opera

Set designer

Brian Tan

Orchestra

Orchestra Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble

English

The Butterfly Lovers

Southbank

Australia

Arts Centre Melbourne

Playhouse

Public

Private

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Contralto

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Have you heard the sounds of the dizi? The Chinese bamboo flute that is played sideways. Or have you ever been enchanted by the pipa? Sometimes called “The Chinese Lute”, its beautiful melodies have echoed since the Han Dynasty.
Victorian Opera is thrilled to present a brand new opera, The Butterfly Lovers, composed by one of the country's most distinguished composers, Richard Mills AM with a libretto by Joel Tan. Richard is well known for his melodic and dynamic operatic works, such as The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Batavia and The Love of the Nightingale.

The Butterfly Lovers tells the tale of identity and societal repression based on a traditional Chinese folk story. It also combines the talents of some of Australia's finest opera makers and performers with Singapore’s Wild Rice theatre (world renowned as one of the best theatre companies in Asia) led by their intrepid Artistic Director Ivan Heng. Some may be familiar with Ivan from the Australian tour of the play, Emily of Emerald Hill.

Featuring the Australian premiere of countertenor Meili Li who joins Victorian Opera from the Royal Opera House and the Bavarian State Opera; baritone Haotian Qi, who's recently been heard as soloist with Opera Australia; and soprano Cathy-Di Zhang in her debut for Victorian Opera, and renowned for her performances with Pintchgut Opera.

This exciting, and innovative, opera is a world-first.

The Butterfly Lovers by Mills, From (2022/2022), Directed by Ivan Heng,, Conductor Rhydderch Hael, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank, Australia

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

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