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opera company was established in Hobart in 1990, by composer and artistic director

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, and production director Werner Ihlenfeld to create original music-theatre and opera works.

Major repertoire

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. Dedicated to the memory of Józef Wawrzynczak'' * To Traverse Water - ''An Opera in Two Parts Sung in Ecclesiastical & Modern Greek by

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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

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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

*2004 Blood Lights

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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

*2002 POP Sally Rees,

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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

*2000 The Tesla Project

Notable Laboratory Alumni

* Matthew Dewey - Composer * Rachel Wenona Guy - Performer, Singer, Writer, Visual Artist * Sarah Jones - Singer * Michael Lampard - Singer and Composer * Craig Wood - Performer and Composer * Christos Linou - Performer / Choreographer

External links

IHOS Music Theatre and OperaThe Tasmanian Composers Collective
{{authority control Tasmanian musical groups Australian opera companies Musical groups established in 1990