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'In this dappled landscape lurks both beauty and wonder. The score is mysterious and colourful, with moments of dramatic intensity and hushed beauty. The libretto by Meredith Oakes is poetic and spare.
'Eucalyptus is an ageless story of love and longing, about a daughter and a father – Ellen and Holland. Ellen’s overprotective father has created a safe haven from the world – a forest of eucalypts. But is the forest a sanctuary? Or is Ellen, like Rapunzel, imprisoned? Ellen encounters a Stranger amongst her father’s trees – a storyteller with enchanting tales of far-away lands…'
Source: Victorian Opera.
Production Details
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Presented by Victorian Opera (in partnership with Perth Festival, Brisbane Festival, and Opera Australia).
Presented by Victorian Opera at Palais Theatre, St Kilda, 16-19 October 2024.
Presented by West Australian Opera in association with Perth Festival at Perth Concert Hall, Perth, 22 February 2024.
Conductor: Tahu Matheson.
Director: Michael Gow.
Set and Costume Designer: Simone Romaniuk.
Cast:
Ellen: Desiree Frahn (soprano).
Holland: Simon Meadows (baritone).
The Stranger: Michael Petruccelli (tenor).
Cave: Samuel Dundas (baritone).
Sprunt Sisters: Olivia Cranwell and Dimity Shepherd (soprano/mezzo soprano).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Opera Eucalyptus Is a Lush Adaptation of Murray Bail’s Novel – with a Modern Twist
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2024;
— Review of Eucalyptus 2024 single work musical theatre'My first curiosities about the new opera Eucalyptus, an adaptation of Murray Bail’s multi-award-winning 1998 novel, were regarding how Ellen and the many stories told to her by her ultimately successful suitor would be portrayed.'
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A Tree by Any Other Name
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 August - 1 September 2024; (p. 4)
— Review of Eucalyptus 2024 single work musical theatre
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A Tree by Any Other Name
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 August - 1 September 2024; (p. 4)
— Review of Eucalyptus 2024 single work musical theatre -
Opera Eucalyptus Is a Lush Adaptation of Murray Bail’s Novel – with a Modern Twist
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2024;
— Review of Eucalyptus 2024 single work musical theatre'My first curiosities about the new opera Eucalyptus, an adaptation of Murray Bail’s multi-award-winning 1998 novel, were regarding how Ellen and the many stories told to her by her ultimately successful suitor would be portrayed.'
