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Pacific Opera \u2013 \u2018the young artists opera company’ presents a re-imagined version of the Gilbert and Sullivan favourite.
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The Gondoliers Dream Getaway<\/i> will turn what you know of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic on its head. It\u2019s a journey from the mundane office politics of a local travel agency to a dreamscape of whirlwind romances and international espionage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a feel-good fantasy, a world that transcends the banal whilst including all the classic tunes of the Gilbert and Sullivan score,\u2019 said director, Nicholas Cannon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The set and lighting design by Lucy Scott and Sophie Pekilimbli, transport the audience from a colourless travel agency to a hyper-real Venice with undertones of a 1960\u2019s James Bond film.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The storyline has been re-written by composer and librettist George Palmer. Palmer is a well-known Australia composer whose works have been performed by leading orchestras, soloists and chamber groups throughout Australia and New Zealand, and in the USA and Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo audiences it offers an entirely new insight into Gilbert and Sullivan\u2019s familiar territory. In a completely revolutionary way we are expressing the work in contemporary idioms and plot situations,\u201d said Palmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The show has been reduced to a fast-paced ninety minutes. Bringing a wealth of expertise to the production is Adrian Bendt, an established Music Director who has recently returned from the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera. <\/i>\u201cIt\u2019s modernised and quirky. It\u2019s contemporised \u2013 it\u2019s fast moving. We have completely new orchestrations,\u201d says Bendt of Palmer\u2019s adaptation. \u201cThe music has been specifically orchestrated for our singers and has an intimate chamber-like feel to it\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c(The singers) are full of energy and wonderful spirit, showing lots of exciting potential for the future of opera in this country,\u2019 says Cannon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0This is a production of Gondoliers<\/i> with a twist (shaken not stirred).<\/p>\n
The cast:<\/p>\n
Duke\/Mr Ducati – Blake Parham\/Duchess\/Mrs Ducati – Marisa Panzarin\/Marco – Rocco Speranza\/Giuseppe – Nikolas Roglich\/Casilda – Emma Hansen\/Tessa – Jessica Harper\/Gianetta – Crystal Wei\/Fiametta – Elizabeth Beilharz (Understudy Casilda\/Gianetta)\/Antonio\/Chorus – Matthew Avery\/Luiz\/Chorus – Michale Gioiello\/The Consul-General\/Joe Grimaldi – Sepehr Irandoost (Understudy Giuseppe)\/Emilio\/Chorus – Emillio Mancia\/Francesco\/Chorus – Chamberlain Zhang\/Natasha\/Chorus – Pamela Andrews (Understudy Duchess\/Mrs Ducati)\/Giulia\/Chorus –\u00a0Yeou-Ling Wen\/Vittoria\/Chorus – \u00a0Zanelle Ramsay.<\/p>\n
Tickets:\u00a0Adult $55; Under 35 & Student $30<\/p>\n