''Lindy'' is an
opera
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 libr ...
in two acts by Australian composer
Moya Henderson to an English
libretto by
Judith Rodriguez
Judith Catherine Rodriguez (13 February 1936 — 22 November 2018) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award.
Life
Rodriguez was born Judith Catherine Green in Perth and grew up in Brisbane. She was educate ...
. It is based on the death of
Lindy and
Michael Chamberlain
Michael Leigh Chamberlain (27 February 1944 – 9 January 2017) was a New Zealand-Australian writer, teacher and pastor falsely implicated in the August 1980 death of his missing daughter Azaria, which was later demonstrated to be the result ...
's baby
Azaria Chamberlain
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Etymology ...
in the Australian
outback at
Uluru
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in 1980.
The opera lasts for about 1 hour and 35 minutes. It premiered on 25 October
2002 at the
Sydney Opera House.
Roles
Recording
The performances of 31 October and 2 November were used for the
CD recording by
ABC
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Classics (Cat: 476 7489,
UPC Number: 028947674894).
References
External links
*Background & history of the work:
*Critical review:
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