Mulga Bill's Bicycle
The Children's Opera Project
This is a past production.
Composer Lachlan Massey
Based on the poem by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson
7.00pm Tuesday 9 April 2024
The Concourse Concert Hall
Composer Lachlan Massey
Based on the poem by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson
7.00pm Tuesday 9 April 2024
The Concourse Concert Hall
About the Show
It was Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk that caught the cycling craze, and when he turned away his good old horse, everything fell apart. He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen, hurried off to town and bought a shiny new machine.
Banjo Paterson’s delightful poem, Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, has been delighting readers since its first publication in The Sydney Mail in 1896. Now, Mulga Bill has a back story (and a few good tunes) in a new adaptation composed and conducted by Lachlan Massey.
Musgrove Opera is joined by over 300 young singers from schools across Sydney to present Mulga Bill’s Bicycle as the culmination of the 2024 Children’s Opera Project. The young singers fill the exciting surrounds of The Concourse Concert Hall alongside a a stellar cast led by soprano, Brianna Louwen. Join us for a joyous celebration of music, and the world premiere of a brand-new children’s opera. You won’t want to miss it!
Musgrove Opera’s Artistic Director, Lachlan Massey, says “I’ve loved Mulga Bill’s Bicycle for a long time…it’s a highly rhythmic text full of percussive oomph! Finding the right musical setting for Mulga Bill was like trying to pair cheese and chocolate…when it matches it’s brilliant, but it takes a long time to find the right combination of flavours! I’m thrilled that our new Children’s Opera project will bring together hundreds of school children to form the children’s chorus who are truly the stars of the show.”
Artists
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Principal Artists:
Brianna Louwen, soprano (Sylvia) Ellie Meagher, mezzo-soprano (Penny) Elias Wilson, tenor (Mulga Bill) Liam Green, baritone (Tommy) Lachlan Massey, conductor Treble chorus from Sydney junior schools. production dates2024
Tuesday 9 April Ticket informationCost All tickets $45.00
A transaction fee of $2.00 applies per booking Approximate duration 1 hour, no interval Recommended for ages 5+ Book via The Concourse Box Office AccessibilityThe Concourse is an accessible venue. For more information, click here:
www.theconcourse.com.au/visit/accessibility/ If you or anyone in your group has access requirements, please contact The Concourse Box Office to book: Email [email protected] Phone (02) 8075 8111 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) |
Illustration by Karen Erasmus
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