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IHOS Music Theatre and Opera is a Tasmanian opera company was established in
Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
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

* 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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. - ''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 ''The Divine Kiss — The Evil is Always and Everywhere'' is an opera by Constantine Koukias a Tasmanian composer and opera director of Greek ancestry based in Amsterdam, where he is known by his Greek name of Konstantin Koukias. The opera explores ...
(Das Böse ist Immer und Überall) - ''An opera sung in Modern and
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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'' * 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 ...
'' * 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 ...
'' * 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 ''The Lunch Box'' is a chamber opera by Thai composer Thanapoom Sirichang and Thai librettist Bringkop Vora-Urai. Composed entirely in Tasmania under the guidance of IHOS Artistic Director Constantine Koukias, ''The Lunch Box'' may be the fir ...
- ''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
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*2006 As if Electronically Controlled (Workshop only) Christopher Williams *2005 The Death of Chatterton
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 co ...
*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 Ian Cresswell is an Australian composer born in 1968. He obtained Bachelor of Music at the Australian National University in 1996 and Master of Music at the University of Queensland in 2002. Cresswell is currently doing postgraduate studies at t ...
*2004 A Priest's Passion
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 co ...
*2004 Succubus
Michael Lampard Michael Robert Garth Lampard (born March 1986) is an Australian opera singer, conductor and composer born in Hobart, Tasmania. Education and early acclaim Lampard undertook vocal study from a young age and acquired early notoriety as a boy sopra ...
*2004 For No Apparent Reason
Myles Griffith In Greek mythology, Myles (; Ancient Greek: Μύλης means 'mill-man') was an ancient king of Laconia. He was the son of the King Lelex and possibly the naiad Queen Cleocharia, and brother of Polycaon. Myles was the father of Eurotas who begott ...
*2003 The Fall of the House of Usher
Maria Grenfell Maria Grenfell (born 1969) is an Australian music teacher and composer of New Zealand origin. Early life and education Maria Grenfell was born in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia in 1969. She grew up and was educated in Christchurch, New Zealand, where s ...
*2003 Creatures of the Wind Kate Moore *2003 Scenes from a Calabrese Opera
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*2002 Eden's Bequest (second stage)
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*2002 Harmony
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*2002 Touch Wood
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*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 *2002 A Lizard Between Her Breasts
Raffaele Marcellino Raffaele Marcellino (born 1964) is an Australian composer. Biography Raffaele Marcellino graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with merit in 1985. His teachers included Richard Vella, Richard Toop, Gillian Whitehead, Martin Wesl ...
*2001 Happy New Ears Graeme Leak *2001 Death by Defenestration Joe Bugden *2001 Eden's Bequest
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*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 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 co ...
- Composer * Rachel Wenona Guy - Performer, Singer, Writer, Visual Artist * Sarah Jones - Singer *
Michael Lampard Michael Robert Garth Lampard (born March 1986) is an Australian opera singer, conductor and composer born in Hobart, Tasmania. Education and early acclaim Lampard undertook vocal study from a young age and acquired early notoriety as a boy sopra ...
- 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