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West Australian Opera has been your state opera company since it was founded in 1967.

In 2017 we celebrate 50 years of what has been a voyage of discovery of opera in Western Australia (depicted in the beautiful background landscapes in the imagery).

We are proud to share this milestone with you in the home of opera, His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth.

We present for you the stories of three dynamic women in Tosca, The Merry Widow and Lucia di Lammermoor plus a free 50th Gala Concert in City of Perth’s Opera in the Park.

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SUPREME COURT GARDENS | 8pm Saturday 4 February

FREE EVENT

OPERA CITY OF PERTH’S

IN THE PARK 50th Gala Concert A free event supported by Lotterywest and alcohol.thinkagain

Celebrate West Australian Opera’s 50th Anniversary in a free gala concert of operatic hits, in the beautiful setting of Supreme Court Gardens.

Experience the power of the human voice in a special gala concert marking 50 years of opera in Western Australia. A thrilling program of highlights from the operatic treasury is presented by Australian artists, with the West Australian Opera Chorus and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brad Cohen.

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Conductor Brad Cohen Soprano Emma Pearson Mezzo Soprano Fiona Campbell Tenor Virgilio Marino Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes Baritone Sam Roberts-Smith Production Manager Mandy Farmer FEATURING West Australian Opera Chorus West Australian Symphony Orchestra

DURATION 2 hours and 20 minutes including one interval Visit waopera.asn.au for a full synopsis and further details

FREE EVENT Bring your family, friends and a picnic to this free event

DRESS CODE You are invited to dress up to celebrate this milestone. You are encouraged to wear evening dress, black tie, a costume

SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT Saturday 4 February 5.30pm Government House Gardens Tickets $250 Enjoy the ultimate City of Perth’s Opera in the Park experience as well as support your opera company. Ticket price includes exclusive dinner; seating and hospitality at the Gala Concert and VIP access to post-concert party with the artists. More information and bookings: cbishop@waopera.asn.au

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE | 28, 30 March & 1, 4, 6, 8 April

Puccini paints in primary colours in Tosca. Three the plot. Each of the three leading characters are confronted with the choice either to honour or to betray. And each makes their choice,

PUCCINI

A traditional production from New Zealand Opera directed by Stuart Maunder comes to His Majesty’s Theatre, complete with a gorgeous grand set design by Jan Ubels, beautiful costumes by Elizabeth Whiting and captivating lighting by Jason Morphett.

Image: Feskie Rodriguez

I die in despair but never have I l oved l if e so mu c h

TOSCA

SynopSiS ACT 1 Rome is ruled by fear. Scarpia, head of the secret

information, without success. Scarpia shows

police, is persecuting republicans. One of these

Tosca her tortured lover, and Tosca reveals

republicans, Angelotti, escapes from prison into a

Angelotti’s location to Scarpia.

church, where he meets his comrade Cavaradossi.

Scarpia condemns Cavaradossi to death.

Cavaradossi hides him in the church.

Tosca begs Scarpia to save his life. In exchange Scarpia demands that Tosca give herself to him.

singer Tosca there. She is Cavaradossi’s lover.

Scarpia tricks Tosca into going to Cavaradossi’s house and has his henchmen follow her.

As Scarpia goes toward Tosca, she stabs him.

ACT 3 Tosca runs to Cavaradossi who is in the prison

ACT 2 In the Farnese Palace, Scarpia hears that his

to shoot Cavaradossi. When Scarpia’s men try to arrest Tosca for Scarpia’s murder she kills herself.

Cavaradossi. Scarpia tortures Cavaradossi for

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A New Zealand Opera Production FEATURING West Australian Opera Chorus West Australian Symphony Orchestra SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES DURATION 2 hours and 20 minutes including one interval INTRODUCTION TO OPERA TALKS FOR SUBSCRIBERS 6pm -7.15pm Wednesday 15 March 2017 Bookings required 9278 8999 or administration@waopera.asn.au WESFARMERS ARTS PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS 7pm Exhibition Area Dress Circle, His Majesty’s Theatre

Photographed by Neil Mackenzie for New Zealand Opera 2015

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Composer Giacomo Puccini Libretto Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa Conductor Brad Cohen Director Stuart Maunder Set Designer Jan Ubels Costume Designer Elizabeth Whiting Lighting Designer Jason Morphett Floria Tosca Antoinette Halloran Mario Cavaradossi Paul O’Neill Baron Scarpia Teddy Tahu Rhodes Cesare Angelotti Wade Kernot Sacristan/Jailer Andrew Foote Spoletta Matthew Lester Sciarrone Paull-Anthony Keightley

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE | 15, 18, 19 (matinée), 20, 21, 22 July

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The Merry Widow was the runaway hit of its period. The beauty of the music, the glamour charm all combine to seduce the audience, just as the characters on stage seduce each other.

This is a comedy of manners, with money as its secret motivating force. The Merry Widow deals with couples in love, misunderstandings, evasive ending. Art deco glamour, silky ballroom gowns and dapper gents complete this charming operetta.

This production was commissioned by the Opera Conference, Australia’s national partnership of professional companies.

This brandopera new production, directed by Graeme Murphy, will open its Australian run in Perth.

THE MERRY WIDOW

SynopSiS ACT 1

ruin. Its best hope is that Hanna, a young rich widow and heiress, should marry a Pontevedrian and keep her fortune in Pontevedro.

The Pontevedrian embassy in Paris holds a state ball, to which Hanna and her former lover Danilo are invited. It turns out that Hanna was poor before her marriage and Danilo’s uncle forbade their other guests at the ball Hanna and Danilo reconcile.

ACT 2 The next evening, at a ball at Hanna’s mansion, two entanglements continue: Hanna with Danilo, and Valencienne with Camille, all involving a fan with the inscription “I love you” on it.

ACT 3 On the third evening a ball is again held at Hanna’s mansion, decorated as the popular nightclub Maxim’s. The intrigue tightens as Hanna reveals that, should she remarry, she will lose her fortune.

Despite this news, Danilo declares his love for her.

Then Hanna triumphantly reveals that she will lose her fortune because it will become the property of her new husband!

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Composer Franz Lehár Libretto Viktor Léon and Leo Stein Conductor Vanessa Scammell Director and Choreographer Graeme Murphy Associate Director Janet Vernon Set Designer Michael Scott-Mitchell Costume Designer Jennifer Irwin Lighting Designer Damien Cooper Assistant Director Shane Placentino Assistants to Set Designer Isabel Hudson, Charles Davis Hanna Glawari Taryn Fiebig Count Danilo Danilovitch Alexander Lewis Valencienne Emma Pettemerides Camille de Rosillon John Longmuir Baron Zeta Andrew Foote Njegus Michael Loney Cascada Sam Roberts-Smith St Brioche Jonathan Brain Bogdanowitsch Thomas Friberg Sylviane Harriet O’Shannessy Kromow Mark Hurst Olga Penny Shaw Pritschitsch Mark Alderson Praskowia Ileana Rinaldi SUNG IN ENGLISH FEATURING | West Australian Opera Chorus and West Australian Symphony Orchestra DURATION | 2 hours and 35 minutes including one interval INTRODUCTION TO OPERA TALKS FOR SUBSCRIBERS 6pm - 7.15pm Wednesday 28 June 2017 administration@waopera.asn.au or 9278 8999 WESFARMERS ARTS PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS 7pm 15, 18, 20, 21, 22 July | 1.30pm 19 July Dress Circle, His Majesty’s Theatre

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE | 26, 28 October & 2, 4 November

Lik e a withered rose she hovers between life and death

DONIZETTI An iconic work for Australia, this is the opera which made Dame Joan Sutherland famous, in the production she made her own.

The traditional setting of this opera is much loved by opera audiences.

This season is cast with a new generation of Australian singers led

by Emma Pearson in the title role.

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

SynopSiS Two noble Scottish families,

ACT 2

the Ashtons and the Ravenswoods,

Enrico decides Lucia must marry

are sworn enemies. Enrico Ashton,

Arturo at once. He knows she will

who is almost bankrupt, has

resist, so he shows her a forged letter

arranged for Arturo to marry his

suggesting Edgardo’s unfaithfulness.

sister, Lucia, who is in love with

Lucia is crushed. Arturo and the stunned

Edgardo Ravenswood.

Lucia sign the marriage contract. Edgardo suddenly arrives and discovers Lucia’s

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signature on the marriage contract. He

Ashton’s servants search the castle for an intruder, while Lucia waits for Edgardo in the garden. Edgardo tells Lucia he must peace with Enrico so that he may marry Lucia. They exchange rings.

ACT 3 Arturo and Lucia have retired to the bridal chamber. Raimondo interrupts the festivities in the Great Hall and announces that Lucia has stabbed her husband to death. Lucia enters, smeared with blood. She collapses and is carried away. Outside the castle, Edgardo learns that Lucia has died, and stabs himself, hoping to be united in death with Lucia.

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FEATURING West Australian Opera Chorus West Australian Symphony Orchestra An original production by Opera Australia SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES Visit waopera.asn.au for synopsis and further details DURATION | 3 hours including two intervals INTRODUCTION TO OPERA TALKS FOR SUBSCRIBERS 6pm - 7.15pm Wednesday 11 October 2017 administration@waopera.asn.au or 9278 8999 WESFARMERS ARTS PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS 7pm Exhibition Area Dress Circle, His Majesty’s Theatre

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Composer Gaetano Donizetti Libretto Salvadore Cammarano Conductor Brad Cohen Original Director John Copley Rehearsal Director Matthew Barclay Set Designer Henry Bardon Costume Designer Michael Stennett Lighting Designer Donn Byrnes Lucia Emma Pearson Enrico Samuel Dundas Edgardo Aldo Di Toro Arturo David Woodward Raimondo Wade Kernot Normanno Matthew Lester Alisa Fiona Campbell

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West Australian Opera heads for gold

Annie Patrick

In 1967 the state opera company was constituted and since then has presented opera in various locations.

In 1980 West Australian Opera moved into the newly refurbished His Majesty’s Theatre. It was a golden opportunity and the beautiful Edwardian theatre has continued to be the home of opera and has formed the base for an outreaching organisation, producing staged works in Perth and educational activities state-wide.

1990 heralded the introduction of Opera in the Park with a free concert performance of Strauss’s Die Fledermaus which drew a capacity audience to Supreme Court Gardens.

The company will present a free 50th Gala Concert there on 4 February 2017 which will be simulcast to regional centres with the support of Lotterywest.

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In 1993 the Young Artists Programme was established by Artistic Director, Lindy Hume and Head of Music, Marilyn Phillips. Alumni, such as tenors Aldo di Toro (1995-6) and Paul O’Neill (2004-5), soprano Rachelle Durkin (1997-98), and mezzo Caitlin Hulcup (2000) have established international careers, and have returned to sing roles with the Company.

Other alumni, including sopranos Sara Macliver (1996), Katja Webb (2007) and Jennifer Barrington (2009), mezzos Fiona Campbell (1993) and Sarah Janet Brittenden (2004-6) have pursued their careers in Australia and New Zealand. James Clayton (2006-7) returns regularly and has sung many roles including Papageno in The Magic Flute, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore and Iago in Otello.

Bruce Martin in Batavia

Caitlin Hulcup in Carmen

In 1994 the Opera Conference, a consortium of Australia’s state opera companies, was formed and many new productions have been presented through this partnership, including The Merry Widow which opens in Perth in this new Opera Conference production in July 2017.

During his tenure he carried out these aims, particularly in his composition and production of two new operas: Batavia (2004) assisted by Head of Music Marilyn Phillips, and The Love of the Nightingale (2007) assisted by Head of Music, Francis Greep.

In 1996 Richard Mills, one of Australia’s most eminent composers was appointed Artistic Director and he continued in this role for 15 years, saying at the time:

Mills was succeeded as Artistic Director in 2013 by Maestro Joseph Colaneri after seven years as a guest conductor. He conducted many main house productions and facilitated scholarships for four Young Artists to enter the prestigious Mannes College in New York where he is Artistic Director of the Opera department.

The process of developing my Opera involved meeting two distinct selection of standard repertoire operas, rightly loved by the public and secondly, addressing the responsibility of developing opera within a WA context… through imaginative and creative projects.

novel, and The Pearl Fishers in his own orchestral Peters edition.

No recap of WAO’s history would be complete without mentioning the leadership and support of the General Manager Carolyn Chard.

She has perceived and seized every golden opportunity available to her long serving Production Manager Mandy Farmer and Stage Manager Karen Farmer, both of whom have been with the company for three decades, and no doubt Chard will be playing a major role as WAO reaches for Gold in 2017.

Annie Patrick August 2016

In 2015 Colaneri was succeeded by conductor Brad Cohen. In 2016 he conducted The Riders, a new Australian opera composed by Iain Grandage based on Tim Winton’s

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I congratulate the company on the long standing contribution the state opera company has made to the Western Australian community

Her Excellency, the Honourable Kerry Sanderson, AC, Governor of Western Australia Vice Regal Patron, West Australian Opera

As Vice Regal Patron of West Australian Opera, I congratulate the company on the long standing contribution the state opera company has made to the Western Australian community.

Established in 1967, West Australian Opera celebrates 50 years in 2017 and I acknowledge the birthday celebrations during the middle of the year in particular, noting that the company was constituted on 18 July 1967.

Supreme Court Gardens, featuring many opera hits the community knows and loves.

West Australian Opera is a resident company at His Majesty’s Theatre where it presents opera with the West Australian Opera Chorus and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

I join the Chairman, Terry Bowen, in acknowledging the generous support of the Principal Partners Wesfarmers Arts, local, state and federal governments, as well as expressing appreciation to private donors, trusts, foundations and corporate partners.

For over twenty years, our State opera company has presented Opera in the Park which is also simulcast to regional communities.

In 2017, the opera company will present a 50th Gala Concert in the

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The opera season, presented in His Majesty’s Theatre, is sure to bring delight with some of the most famous and beautiful music in operas, including Puccini’s Tosca, Lehár’s The Merry Widow, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.

The State Government is proud to support West Australian Opera

West Australian Opera has played an important role in our State’s thriving arts and cultural sector over the past 50 years.

Hon John Day MLA Minister for Culture and the Arts

I congratulate West Australian Opera on its 50th anniversary and am pleased that the Liberal National Government, through the Department of Culture and the Arts, has been able to support the 2017 celebrations.

Upcoming productions include Puccini’s Tosca, classically staged, The Merry Widow, and Lucia di Lammermoor in the production made famous by Dame Joan Sutherland, who herself was a Patron of West Australian Opera for many years.

The City of Perth’s Opera in the Park is a highlight each summer and with the support of Lotterywest this year’s 50th Gala Concert in the Supreme Court Gardens will be simulcast to regional centres across the State.

The State Government is proud to support West Australian Opera and I wish the company every success for the future.

I invite you to join in the celebrations for West Australian Opera’s 50th anniversary.

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Your support has enabled us to reach this milestone

Terry Bowen Chairman West Australian Opera

For 50 years West Australian Opera has been your state opera company and we are proud to share this milestone with you by presenting Tosca, The Merry Widow and Lucia di Lammermoor in the home of opera, His Majesty’s Theatre as well as a 50th Gala Concert for City of Perth’s Opera in the Park and a number of celebratory events throughout the year.

I acknowledge and thank the Federal Government for the support it provides through the Australia Council; the State Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts and Lotterywest; and local government through the City of Perth and Healthway.

These local government partnerships enable us to work in schools and regional and remote WA communities.

The excellence of our program is possible only with the generous support of our partners and donors including Wesfarmers Arts who continues its longstanding relationship as Principal Partner. This support helps us to sustainably provide performing

Thank you to our sponsors, donors, foundations and trusts and our audiences. Your support has enabled us to reach this 50 year milestone and with your continued support, we look forward to a strong future

Australia, including through the development of the state’s best young opera artists.

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for West Australian Opera.

For 50 years West Australian Opera has told stories West Australian Opera is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary year (1967-2017) trading under the same constitution and name.

Our vision is to enrich the cultural landscape

Carolyn Chard General Manager West Australian Opera

be a source of pride for West Australians.

Growing audiences and encouraging the love of opera are key priorities. Opera trades in human emotion and the work you see on stage is the culmination of many talents weaving grand stories through grand imaginations.

For 50 years West Australian Opera has told stories. We’ve staged world class opera, we’ve premiered new work, we’ve employed local artists and we’ve mentored young talent who have gone on to successful international careers. We have been your state opera company and year. We take pride in being custodians of the artform and we take this responsibility seriously presenting popular opera, lesser known repertoire and new work. A new work commissioned from Tim Finn OBE in partnership with New Zealand Opera and Victorian Opera is part of an ongoing

pursuit of collaboration between Australian and international opera companies.

I acknowledge the new work the company presented under long serving Artistic Director Richard Mills AM including his own commissions Batavia and The Love of the Nightingale as well as presenting Götterdämmerung, Elektra, Peter Grimes, and The Flowering Tree which we were proud to present with Perth International Arts Festival.

We appreciate the support of our donors and sponsors, particularly Principal Partner Wesfarmers Arts, and partnerships with Partner who support travel to Western Australia for artists, conductors, artistic director and creative teams. I thank the Chairman and Board for their continued support and encouragement.

I invite you to celebrate with us by dressing up for the 50th Gala Concert in black tie, evening dress or costume at City of Perth’s Opera in the Park on Saturday 4 February.

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Proud civic partner of WA Opera

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Celebrate our powers of dreaming, our confidence in the future, and our unshakeable commitment to telling stories

Brad Cohen Artistic Director West Australian Opera

I am proud to be Artistic Director as West Australian Opera reaches its 50th anniversary milestone, and to share opera’s emotional dynamism with you. This celebratory season is bound together, as always, by stories. Three women, Tosca, Hanna and Lucia, act to secure their freedom at moments of decision, defying attempts to control them by means of money, power or violence. Two productions new to Perth

share our stage with a much-loved classic revival.

As we mark our 50th anniversary, looking both backward and forward, these three opera seasons celebrate our powers of and our unshakeable commitment to telling stories through the power of the human voice.

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Photography by James Rogers of Aldo Di Toro and ladies of West Australian Opera Chorus (The Elixir of Love 2015)

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West Australian Opera Patrons We acknowledge past and current Patrons of the company.

Dame Joan Hammond DBE CMG (1912 - 1996) EM Prof Sir Frank Callaway, AO CMG OBE (1919 - 2003) Sir Charles Court (1911 - 2007) Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE (1926 - 2010)

Dr. Jack Bendat AM Cit WA Her Excellency, the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC

The great Dame Joan Sutherland (photographed here with Marilyn Horne) was Patron of West Australian Opera.

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Opera in

...the community West Australian Opera is your state opera company and we are passionate about sharing the art form with you. In this, our anniversary year we encourage you to join us at our place or yours! Our community engagement programs include adult singing classes, talks, concerts, workshops, backstage tours and opportunities to meet the artists.

From our stage and studio to your community centre or library we want to connect with you. To learn more contact education@waopera.asn.au

Opera can be bold, breathtaking, heartbreaking and humorous. It is a musical narrative that invites you to share past stories and create new ones.

COSTUME EXHIBITS Gorgeous, handcrafted costumes from The Merry Widow and Lucia di Lammermoor will be on display around Perth.

Visit www.waopera.asn.au for more details Photograph by James Rogers of Emma Matthews (Lucia di Lammermoor 2012)

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Opera in

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Regional touring is a rich part of West Australian Opera’s history. From the sunset shores of Broome to the agricultural shows of Esperance, West Australian Opera is committed to taking opera into regional Western Australia.

West Australian Opera is committed to providing students the opportunity to connect with the company through performances and workshops.

...the regions

In the 50th anniversary year the company will present live performances, workshops and broadcast simulcasts in regional communities.

Being on the road enables West Australian Opera to connect with audiences in ways that are real and meaningful from sharing the stage with regional ensembles, performing in community centres to open air stages.

more contact education@waopera.asn.au

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to spontaneous bursts of singing the education program is designed to introduce, inspire, encourage and nurture young people to engage with opera.

Our school is still recovering from the outstanding musical incursion opera team presented. For most Not only did you all make it accessible on all levels and ages but many children are now convinced that this is a very, dare I say it- cool- art form!

Principal, Cloverdale Primary School

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STANDARD

CONCESSION*

UNDER 30

PREMIUM

$179

N/A

N/A

A RESERVE

$139

$134

$129

B RESERVE

$99

$94

$89

C RESERVE

$49

$46

$44

*A service/delivery fee of $7.20 may apply

*Concession tickets are available for seniors and pensioners on presentation of the appropriate ID card.

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VICE REGAL PATRON Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC Governor of Western Australia

General Manager Carolyn Chard

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Artistic Director Brad Cohen

Chairman Terry Bowen

Production Manager Mandy Farmer

Deputy Chairs Catherine Ferrari Andrew Pascoe

Head of Music Thomas Johnson

Board Directors Julian Burt Mario D’Orazio Warwick Hemsley Ingrid O’Brien Jan Stewart PATRONS Dr Jack Bendat AM CitWA HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Dario Amara

Development Manager Coralie Bishop

WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA

50 1967 - 2017

Marketing Manager Danielle Ierace Accountant Debbie Liebgott Artistic Administrator Rebecca Kais Education Manager Terasa Letizia Marion O’Connor

Hon Julie Bishop MP Frank Cooper AO Erich Fraunschiel Colin Goddard Francis Landels Margaret McManus Dr Richard Mills AM Marilyn Phillips Vincent A Warrener AM KHS

Stage Manager Karen Farmer

COMMISSIONED ARTIST Tim Finn OBE

Sales Consultant Rachel Sait

WESFARMERS FEATURED ARTIST Teddy Tahu Rhodes

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STAFF

Publicity Lynne Burford Financial Accountant Sue Hobson Music Librarian Allison Fyfe

Regional Project Manager Melanie Timms

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WEST AUSTRALIAN OPERA

50 1967 - 2017

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