Name: Iolanta, op. 69
Start: 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
Location: His Majesty's Theatre

Organization

Conductor

Christopher van Tuinen

Lighting designer

Michael Rippon

Chorus master

Singer

Soprano

Elena Perroni

Iolanta

Grace King

Queen Iolanta

Tenor

Matthew Reardon

Count Vaudemont

Chelsea Burns

Brigitta

Mezzo-soprano

Fiona Campbell

Laura

Contralto

Brigitte Heuser

Marta

Baritone

Lachlann Lawton

Robert

Bass

Adrian Tamburini

Rene

Simon Meadows

Ibn-Hakia

Callen Dellar

Bertrand

Ammon Bennett

Almeric

Stage director

Katt Osborne

Set designer

Tyler Hill

Costume designer

Sound designer

Jeremy Turner

West Australian Opera

Others

WAO Chorus

Orchestra

WASO

English

Iolanta, op. 69 -  (Iolanta)

Perth

Australia

His Majesty's Theatre

Public

Approved

After thrilling audiences with her performances in West Australian Opera’s Opera in the Park productions of La traviata and La bohème, acclaimed local soprano Elena Perroni returns home from New York City to perform the title role in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta.

The production marks Elena's debut at His Majesty's Theatre; the venue where she first experienced live opera!

6, 7, 8, 9 April 2022
His Majesty's Theatre, Perth

Tchaikovsky’s last opera tells the tale of a beautiful woman who falls in love. At least, that’s all it should be about.

Instead, we witness the story of a woman who is held captive, not by her blindness, but by the ignorance and assumptions of those around her.

In a world premiere production, WAO has worked with the blind and vision impaired community of Perth to update the libretto and develop a production that tells the story from Iolanta’s view.

True to the sumptuous beauty of Tchaikovsky’s music, this season will have more than soaring voices and sweeping melodies. The production will take the audience on a journey to discover the lived experience of the blind and vision impaired, to see the world the way they see it, in a truly immersive event experience.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble