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The Priest's Passion
''The Priest's Passion'' is a one scene chamber opera by Australian composer Matthew Dewey (born 1984), and was first produced by the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory together with the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music in September 2004. It premiered at the Stanley Burbury Theatre at the University of Tasmania in 2004 and was subsequently recorded by ABC Classic FM. The work, which explores the nature of religious angst is a symbolist opera. Staging ''The Priest's Passion'' was directed by Robert Jarman and Designed by Constantine Koukias Original cast and creative team Catholic Priest - Tenor ( Adam Purton) Woman – Soprano ( Sarah Jones) Angel - Soprano (Pamela Andrews) Devil - Baritone ( Tane Thomas) Conductor – Jean Louis Forestier Direction and Design - Robert Jarman Musical Director - Matthew Dewey Matthew Ingvald Dewey (born 1984) is an Australian classical music composer, singer, and music producer. "Matthew Dewey – Represented Artist Profile", Australian Music Ce ...
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Chamber Opera
Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra. Early 20th-century operas of this type include Paul Hindemith's ''Cardillac'' (1926). Earlier small-scale operas such as Pergolesi's ''La serva padrona'' (1733) are sometimes known as chamber operas. Other 20th-century examples include Gustav Holst's '' Savitri'' (1916). Benjamin Britten wrote works in this category in the 1940s when the English Opera Group needed works that could easily be taken on tour and performed in a variety of small performance spaces. ''The Rape of Lucretia'' (1946) was his first example in the genre, and Britten followed it with ''Albert Herring'' (1947), ''The Turn of the Screw'' (1954) and ''Curlew River'' (1964). Other composers, including Hans Werner Henze, Harrison Birtwistle, Thomas Adès, George Benjamin, William Walton, and Philip Glass have written in this genre. Instrumentation for chamber operas vary: Britten scored ''The Rape ...
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Matthew Dewey
Matthew Ingvald Dewey (born 1984) is an Australian classical music composer, singer, and music producer. "Matthew Dewey – Represented Artist Profile", Australian Music Centre Ltd, 2009, webpageAMC Biography Matthew Dewey is an Australian composer and music producer who studied composition with Professor Douglas Knehans at the University of Tasmania and composition/theatrical design/singing with Greek-Australian composer/designer Constantine Koukias. His very early years were spent training with the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory in the creation of new musical-theatrical works, and this early exposure led to a career that flourished at a young age. In 2003 he sang the bass role in the Australasian premiere of '' Hydrogen Jukebox'' by Philip Glass. He works mostly in concert music and opera/music-theatre and has been involved in the premieres of more than 20 new works as a principal performer and singer, and numerous other productions variously as composer, orchestrator, condu ...
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IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory
IHOS Music Theatre and Opera is a Tasmanian opera company was established in Hobart in 1990, by composer and artistic director Constantine Koukias, and production director Werner Ihlenfeld to create original music-theatre and opera works. Major repertoire * Olegas - ''by Constantine Koukias, Libretto by Natasha Cica'' *Tesla - Lightning in His Hand. - ''An opera in two parts, sung in English By Constantine Koukias.'' * The Divine Kiss (Das Böse ist Immer und Überall) - ''An opera sung in Modern and Ecclesiastical Greek, Hebrew, German and English by Constantine Koukias. Dedicated to the memory of Józef Wawrzynczak'' * To Traverse Water - ''An Opera in Two Parts Sung in Ecclesiastical & Modern Greek by Constantine Koukias'' * Days and Nights with Christ - ''An opera by Constantine Koukias'' * Prayer Bells - ''A concert piece by Constantine Koukias'' * The Lunch Box - ''A chamber opera by Thanapoom Sirichang, sung in Thai'' IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory In late 1999 IHOS fo ...
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Tasmanian Conservatorium Of Music
The University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music offers students an integrated music education based on best international contemporary arts practice. Education structure The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music forms part of the faculty of Arts at the University of Tasmania. The Conservatorium offers professional education and training in classical and contemporary music in the Undergraduate Courses leading to the Diploma of Music and Bachelor of Music awards, and beyond in the Postgraduate Coursework awards. Research Higher Degree awards may involve research into contemporary performance, including cross-arts, multimedia performance, and explorations of new music technologies, and in traditional applied instrumental and composition areas. The school has a performance program through its various ensembles including the ARIA award nominated Southern Gospel Choir, Australian International Symphony Orchestra Institute, Jan Sedivka Camerata, and The Discovery Orchestra. It provi ...
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Symbolist
Symbolism was a late 19th-century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images, mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism. In literature, the style originates with the 1857 publication of Charles Baudelaire's ''Les Fleurs du mal''. The works of Edgar Allan Poe, which Baudelaire admired greatly and translated into French, were a significant influence and the source of many stock tropes and images. The aesthetic was developed by Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Verlaine during the 1860s and 1870s. In the 1880s, the aesthetic was articulated by a series of manifestos and attracted a generation of writers. The term "symbolist" was first applied by the critic Jean Moréas, who invented the term to distinguish the Symbolists from the related Decadents of literature and of art. Etymology The term ''symbolism'' is derived from the word "symbol" which derives from t ...
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Adam Purton
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Book of Genesis, Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations i ...
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Sarah Jones (singer)
Sarah Jones may refer to: *Sarah Jones (artist) (born 1959), London-based artist *Sarah Jones (field hockey) (born 1990), Welsh hockey player * Sarah Jones (freestyle wrestler) (born 1983), Scottish athlete *Sarah Jones (politician) (born 1972), British Member of Parliament *Sarah Jones (screen actress) (born 1983), American screen actress from ''Ugly Betty'', ''Big Love'' and ''Alcatraz'' * Sarah Jones (stage actress) (born 1974), American stage actress, activist and poet *Sarah Jones (rower) (born 1973), American rower *Sarah Garland Boyd Jones (1866–1905), African-American physician *Sarah Jones (drummer) (born 1985), drummer for Harry Styles, NYPC and Hot Chip *Sarah Jones (author), British author and speaker *Sarah Rees Jones (born 1957), British historian *Sarah Jones (Australian journalist) (born 1982), Australian television presenter and sportscaster *Sarah Jones (American journalist) *Sarah Patricia Jones (born 1934), full name of British salsa dancer Paddy Jones *Sarah J ...
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Tane Thomas
Tane or Tāne may refer to: People * Tane Ikai (1879–1995), a Japanese supercentenarian * Tané Matsukata (1918–1989), founder of Nishimachi International School in Azabu, Tokyo * Tané McClure (born 1958), an American singer and actress * Tane Nikolov (1873–1947), a Bulgarians, Bulgarian revolutionary * Tane Norton (born 1942), a New Zealand rugby union player * Tomoko Tane (born 1961), Japanese singer, songwriter and arranger * Tane Topia (born 1976), a New Zealand former cricketer * Tane Tu'ipulotu (born 1981), a former rugby union player Places * Tane (Bora Bora), a private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Tane Province, an old province of Japan in the area of Kagoshima Prefecture Other

* Tāne, the god of forests and of birds in Māori mythology * Tāne Mahuta, a giant Agathis australis, kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest * Tane-rore, in Maori mythology is the personification of shimmering air as he performs a haka for his mother Hine-raumati. {{disambiguation ...
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Jean Louis Forestier
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testa ...
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Robert Jarman
Robert Jarman is an Australian theatre artist based in Hobart, Tasmania. Primarily a director and actor, he is also a writer and designer. Education Jarman studied English and Drama at the University of Sydney, where he participated extensively with the Sydney University Dramatic Society, performing, writing and directing shows varying in style from Shakespeare to experimental political cabaret. Career In the late 1980s, Jarman moved to Hobart where he quickly established himself as one of the leading entities within the Tasmanian arts industry. He directed the Australasian Premiere of Philip Glass's opera '' Hydrogen Jukebox'' at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music The University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music offers students an integrated music education based on best international contemporary arts practice. Education structure The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music forms part of the faculty of Arts ... where he is currently the lecturer in Music Theatre. He has ...
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Operas
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: ...
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Chamber Operas
Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra. Early 20th-century operas of this type include Paul Hindemith's ''Cardillac'' (1926). Earlier small-scale operas such as Pergolesi's ''La serva padrona'' (1733) are sometimes known as chamber operas. Other 20th-century examples include Gustav Holst's '' Savitri'' (1916). Benjamin Britten wrote works in this category in the 1940s when the English Opera Group needed works that could easily be taken on tour and performed in a variety of small performance spaces. ''The Rape of Lucretia'' (1946) was his first example in the genre, and Britten followed it with ''Albert Herring'' (1947), ''The Turn of the Screw'' (1954) and ''Curlew River'' (1964). Other composers, including Hans Werner Henze, Harrison Birtwistle, Thomas Adès, George Benjamin, William Walton, and Philip Glass have written in this genre. Instrumentation for chamber operas vary: Britten scored ''The Rape ...
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