Seville's tall tenements and bullring are suggested via a four-storey scaffolding structure at the rear of the sharply raked stage.
An amazing feat of imagination and realisation.įor this year's Carmen Thomson has taken a different approach. The chandelier prevented the action of the opera being swamped by its surroundings while linking the stage to the surrounding harbour- and cityscape. It sent the message of an interior (albeit with a starry ceiling) yet because of its massive size and its position above the stage, it conveyed both intimacy and expansiveness. It's a matter of understanding scale - which sounds simple but isn't.įor La Traviata Thomson devised the most elegant, apposite and perfect link between stage and harbour: the fabled 9m tall crystal chandelier. The challenge: take a large open air stage with wings, fly tower and backdrop consisting of the world's most beautiful harbour city and the sky above it link the elements without ignoring any of them and ensuring that the stage and its human participants aren't dwarfed, nor allow the surroundings to distract from them. His mastery of the impossible is simply awesome (an often ill-used word but in this case, the true one). THE SECOND YEAR of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour - after La Traviata in 2012 - confirms Brian Thomson as a peerless stage designer. Photos by James Morgan, main - Kate Wormald right: Rinat Shaham. You can even sail right up to the event and book a mooring to watch the show.CARMEN - Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, Opera Australia at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, 22 March-12 April 2013. Raise a glass with friends and grab a snack from an array of pop up bars and eateries on the foreshore before settling in under the stars for an unforgettable night out. It’s the perfect backdrop for Bizet’s gritty tale of fate and freedom. Today, the island is a world-class contemporary arts venue, hosting everything from the Biennale of Sydney to live concert performances. Once a meeting place for Indigenous Australians, the site is now dotted with the industrial relics of a century of ship-building and architectural marvels dating back to Sydney’s convict past. Step off the boat and you’re surrounded by layers of history.
Your night begins with a ferry ride across the glittering water to the world-heritage listed sanctuary of Cockatoo Island. You’ll hear the flirty Habanera and famous Toreador song amid a spectacle that features fire-twirling, car crashes and fireworks. Your Opera tickets will grant you access to Carmen as she tosses her hair, stamps her feet and the whole world falls under her spell.
The ultimate femme fatale is back, in a brand new island performance of Carmen in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
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