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'A 1970s suburban Australian street ...
In a house not so large as to impress thieves, but large enough to impress those who officially aren't, Olive and her husband Mick have not spoken for a decade. Olive went silent on him when he let her budgie die, and they are now locked in desperate communication through written notes. A stray cockatoo softens the decade long stand-off between husband and wife, but as more cockatoos descend, a peaceful world is tragically shattered.' (Victorian Opera website)
Notes
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A new opera commission
Production Details
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First produced at the New Ballroom, Trades Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, by Company Y, the Tertiary branch of Victorian Youth Opera, 10 - 12 December, 2010. Directed by Sarah Carradine.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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White's Quirky Tale Takes Flight
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 December 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2010 single work musical theatre -
White's Cockatoos Descend for an Operatic Adaptation
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 December 2010; (p. 18)
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White's Quirky Tale Takes Flight
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 December 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2010 single work musical theatre -
White's Cockatoos Descend for an Operatic Adaptation
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 December 2010; (p. 18)
Awards
- 2011 nominated AWGIE Awards — Music Theatre Sarah Carradine for the libretto.
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