IHOS Music Theatre and Opera is a
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opera company was established in
Hobart in 1990, by composer and artistic director
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
, and production director
Werner Ihlenfeld to create original music-theatre and opera works.
Major repertoire
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Olegas - ''by
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
, Libretto by
Natasha Cica''
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Tesla - Lightning in His Hand
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. - ''An opera in two parts, sung in English By
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
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The Divine Kiss (Das Böse ist Immer und Überall) - ''An opera sung in Modern and
Ecclesiastical Greek
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Hebrew
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German
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English
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by
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
. Dedicated to the memory of
Józef Wawrzynczak''
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To Traverse Water - ''An Opera in Two Parts Sung in Ecclesiastical & Modern Greek by
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
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Days and Nights with Christ - ''An opera by
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
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Prayer Bells - ''A concert piece by
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
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The Lunch Box - ''A chamber opera by Thanapoom Sirichang, sung in Thai''
IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory
In late 1999 IHOS formed the ''IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory'', a sub-section of the main company that provides training for young opera / music-theatre performers, as well as commissioning and collaborative opportunities for Australian composers, directors and designers.
Works premiered
*2007 As if Electronically Controlled (Full Premiere)
Christopher Williams
*2007 Colonial Pictures
Simon Reade
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*2006 As if Electronically Controlled (Workshop only) Christopher Williams
*2005 The Death of Chatterton
Matthew Dewey
*2005 Da Ponte in Absentia
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
*2004 Blood Lights
Ian Cresswell
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*2004
A Priest's Passion Matthew Dewey
*2004 Succubus
Michael Lampard
*2004 For No Apparent Reason
Myles Griffith
*2003 The Fall of the House of Usher
Maria Grenfell
*2003 Creatures of the Wind
Kate Moore
*2003 Scenes from a Calabrese Opera
Angelina Zucco
*2002 Eden's Bequest (second stage)
Rosemary Austen
*2002 Harmony
Allan Badalassi
*2002 Touch Wood
Claudio Pompili
*2002 Antigone Sketches
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
*2002 POP
Sally Rees,
Matt Warren
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*2002 A Lizard Between Her Breasts
Raffaele Marcellino
*2001 Happy New Ears
Graeme Leak
*2001 Death by Defenestration
Joe Bugden
*2001 Eden's Bequest
Rosemary Austen
*2001 Sway
Lisa Morisset
*2001 Slip - Synthetic Spaces
Christos Linou Hugh Covill
*2000 Images from the Life of Nikola Tesla
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
*2000 The Tesla Project
Constantine Koukias
Constantine Koukias (born 14 October 1965) is a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. He is the co-founder and artistic director of IHOS Music Theatre ...
Notable Laboratory Alumni
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Matthew Dewey - Composer
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Rachel Wenona Guy - Performer, Singer, Writer, Visual Artist
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Sarah Jones - Singer
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Michael Lampard - Singer and Composer
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Craig Wood - Performer and Composer
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Christos Linou - Performer / Choreographer
External links
IHOS Music Theatre and OperaThe Tasmanian Composers Collective
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Tasmanian musical groups
Australian opera companies
Musical groups established in 1990