THE GYPSY BARON - NOVEMBER 9-17
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The Gypsy Baron tells the story of the love between a handsome young swashbuckler returned from exile and a beautiful Gypsy girl – both of them with a mysterious past! Around them swirl colourful larger-than-life characters including a fortune-telling Romany queen, a bombastic pig farmer, a pair of star-crossed lovers, a band of Gypsies, a pompous bureaucrat and his long-lost wife.
Since its premiere in 1885 this has remained one of the most popular of all Viennese operettas. Johann Strauss II, the Waltz King, lavished some of his greatest music including beautiful waltzes, stirring marches and joyous polkas. *Please note that rows N to U are tiered and without hand rails. These rows are therefore unsuitable for customers with limited mobility. Tickets from $35.00 to $50.00 |
Music by Johann Strauss II
Libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer Musical Director Kohki Iwasaki Director David Brennan CAST SAFFI - Claire Chehade-James ARSENA - Sarah Prestwidge CZIPRA - Carli Partridge BARINKAY - Michael Handy ZSUPAN - Rickard Roach HOMONAY - Rik Dawson OTTOKAR - Daniel Verschuer CARNERO - Gordon Costello MIRABELLA - Alexandra Nixon |
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David Brennan - Director
THE GYPSY BARON David Brennan last directed for Rockdale Opera in its production of The Tales of Hoffmann in 2018. Other directing credits include Donizetti’s Elixir of Love, Verdi’s A Masked Ball and Mozart’s Don Giovanni. David has performed as a leading artist for all major Australian opera companies and was a resident principal at Opera Australia from 1988 to 2001. His roles include the title role in Don Giovanni, Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Escamillo (Carmen), Sharpless (Madame Butterfly) and more than 50 others. Concert appearances include the Mozart Requiem and the Haydn Nelson Mass with Sydney Philharmonia. He appears in Opera Australia’s DVDs of La Traviata, Turandot and Die Fledermaus. In 2006 David graduated as a PhD from the University of Newcastle. |
Tickets to THE GYPSY BARON can also be arranged over the phone on 02 81971796
Please be prepared to leave your name and phone number on the I WANNA TICKET answering machine service. The reception staff should return your call within 2 working days, during business hours. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance online using a desktop computer as the online ticketing system can be difficult to navigate on a tablet or smartphone.
Please be prepared to leave your name and phone number on the I WANNA TICKET answering machine service. The reception staff should return your call within 2 working days, during business hours. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance online using a desktop computer as the online ticketing system can be difficult to navigate on a tablet or smartphone.
ANNOUNCING OUR 2019 SEASON
Rockdale Opera Company is pleased to announce its season for 2019.
Our ever popular cabaret REFLECTIONS OF OPERA IN CINEMA will return to the Cedric Ashton Auditorium at the Rockdale Town Hall on Saturday 13th April, with a matinee at 2pm and an evening performance at 7.30pm. As always, you will be treated to a delightful mix of favourites from opera, operetta and Gilbert and Sullivan. Ticket will include a complimentary drink on arrival and shared savoury platters at your table.
In June, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th, after an absence of 12 years, Gilbert and Sullivan's much loved operetta, THE MIKADO, will make its welcome return to Rockdale Town Hall in a brand new production.
Our final production for 2019 will be Johann Strauss' wonderful comic opera THE GYPSY BARON on 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th November. Having not been seen at Rockdale since 1997, we look forward to bringing you this treasured and colourful work, with its beautiful waltzes, haunting gypsy melodies and rousing military choruses and marches.
Our ever popular cabaret REFLECTIONS OF OPERA IN CINEMA will return to the Cedric Ashton Auditorium at the Rockdale Town Hall on Saturday 13th April, with a matinee at 2pm and an evening performance at 7.30pm. As always, you will be treated to a delightful mix of favourites from opera, operetta and Gilbert and Sullivan. Ticket will include a complimentary drink on arrival and shared savoury platters at your table.
In June, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th, after an absence of 12 years, Gilbert and Sullivan's much loved operetta, THE MIKADO, will make its welcome return to Rockdale Town Hall in a brand new production.
Our final production for 2019 will be Johann Strauss' wonderful comic opera THE GYPSY BARON on 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th November. Having not been seen at Rockdale since 1997, we look forward to bringing you this treasured and colourful work, with its beautiful waltzes, haunting gypsy melodies and rousing military choruses and marches.
SEVENTY YEARS AT ROCKDALE OPERA COMPANY - AVAILABLE NOW!
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Our 70th Anniversary Commemorative Book is available now for purchase...
$25 for a walk down memory’s lane covering 70 glorious years at Rockdale opera - information, photos, statistics, tributes and reminiscences! and YOU could be in it! The book can be purchased at our upcoming productions, mailed (Postage $5) or picked up from the Committee by arrangement. Contact us at rocopinfo@tpg.com.au for your copy today! |
ROCKDALE OPERA COMPANY CO PATRONS DANIEL SUMEGI & JOSÉ CARBÓ
A message from Daniel Sumegi“As Australia’s oldest opera company, Rockdale Opera Company has provided a much needed platform for young aspiring professionals to ‘tread the boards’ alongside the people that make up the bulk of the company - the true opera lovers. I made my solo debut at Rockdale 31 years ago as Fiorello in The Barber of Seville alongside the beautiful Deborah Riedel. Having then sung in four other productions with ROC in my early days, I moved out into the wider vocal world - where I have proudly been singing professionally since 1988.
Rockdale Opera Company is very much a community organisation and has been generously supported by the Rockdale City Council for many generations.The word ‘Rockdale’ resonates so powerfully throughout the operatic family and I sincerely hope this invaluable cornerstone of our culture continues to flourish”. |
A message from José Carbó"As an up and coming singer, I was fortunate to have performed five roles with the company. Since establishing my professional career, I now consider it an honour and a responsibility to ensure there continues to be a platform which will enable the company to further prosper and adapt to the requirements and demands of present day live operatic entertainment. It is vital we succeed so future generations of singers can continue to have the opportunity and a platform where they can learn their trade and ply their craft and gain much needed and valuable performance experience, as I and all that came before me have had."
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