Opera Queensland has embarked on its regional tour Songs To Die For, featuring operatic classics such as Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Rigoletto and La traviata, alongside re-imagined hits from the likes of The Doors, Billie Holliday and Nirvana.
Songs To Die For is a cheeky, celebratory and ultimately reverend look at Opera’s relationship with the art of dying. Weaving some of the great operatic death scenes from Purcell to Wagner with contemporary pop songs from artists like Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain, Artistic Director Patrick Nolan believes Songs To Die For reveals that a great song speaks to the soul regardless of when it was written.
“Art through the ages – whether visual, musical or theatrical – from Shakespeare to Goya, Mozart to Cobain, often focuses on mortality as a major theme,” says Mr Nolan. “Songs to Die For draws on the power of music to explore our relationship with death in ways that are both tender and laugh out loud funny.”
Touring across regional Queensland, Songs to Die For stars leading artists; Soprano Rebecca Cassidy, Mezzo Soprano Jessica Low, Baritone Jason Barry-Smith, with musicians Scott Saunders and Trevor Jones. “At the heart of Songs To Die For is our commitment to introduce new audiences to the diversity and power of opera as an art form. Opera Queensland is delighted to continue its program of extensive regional touring, performing in traditional and unexpected locations and embracing the many unique creative communities that exist throughout Queensland,” Mr Nolan said. Songs To Die For celebrates the end of things with joy and wonder, brought to vivid life.
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