Wundig wer Wilura: Love in the details
Sometimes, says opera director Matt Reuben James Ward, it's the little things that count when building a bridge from the mythic past to the present day.
Sometimes, says opera director Matt Reuben James Ward, it's the little things that count when building a bridge from the mythic past to the present day.
After the success of Koolbardi wer Wardong, Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse have written a second (and maybe last) Noongar opera together.
Iain Grandage delivers his final Perth Festival as Artistic Director, one set to warm hearts and minds.
The lineup includes Carmen in the WACA, Sondheim's Into the Woods, a new Bohème and a world premiere by Lachlan Skipworth, with a new work in the Noongar language scheduled for 2024.
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When Aaron Wyatt steps on stage tonight to conduct Deborah Cheetham's Long Time Living Here for the MSO, he will be the first Indigenous person to conduct one of Australia's state orchestras.
173 projects have received funding in the Australia Council's latest round of grants, including Adelaide Festival, Australian Digital Concert Hall, Katie Noonan's AVÉ and Noongar artist Gina Williams.
This highly entertaining, accessible new family opera, performed in the Noongar language with surtitles, deserves further performances and exposure.
West Australian Opera is set to premiere an opera sung entirely in Noongar
The season includes the world premiere of the first opera performed in Noongar language, a new musical theatre work by Tim Finn performed in English and Tahitian, and a Figaro double.
Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse will create an opera about the traditional story of the magpie and crow.