CALVIN BOWMAN THE MAGIC PUDDING THE OPERA Jeremy Kleeman as Albert the Pudding VICTORIAN OPERA PRESENTS THE MAGIC PUDDING THE OPERA

Composer Calvin Bowman Librettist Anna Goldsworthy

Conductor Fabian Russell Director Cameron Menzies Set and Costume Designer Chloe Greaves Lighting Designer Peter Darby Stage Manager Meg Deyell Assistant Stage Manager Lija Simpson

Narrator Georgia Wilkinson* Wombat/Rooster Shakira Dugan* Bunyip Bluegum Nathan Lay Possum Shakira Tsindos* Bill Barnacle Timothy Reynolds Judge Carlos E. Bárcenas Sam SawnoffBrenton Spiteri Constable/Hedgehog Douglas Kelly* Albert the Pudding Jeremy Kleeman Benjimen Brandysnap Stephen Marsh*

Supported by a Youth Chorus and Community Chorus

Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra

*Victorian Opera Youth Artist 2018

15-17 MARCH 2018 Arts Centre , Playhouse

Originally premiered on 4 October 2013 at The Coopers Malthouse Running Time is 65 minutes, with no interval Sung in English 3 PRODUCTION

CREATIVE TEAM Assistant Director Elizabeth Hill Puppet Construction Vanessa Ellis Production Manager Eduard Inglés

ORCHESTRA Concertmaster Ben Spiers 2nd Violin Amy Brookman Viola Susanna Ling Cello Mee Na Lojewski Double Bass Rebecca Scully Flute Kim Falconer Clarinet Jessica Hort Bassoon Matthew Kneale Trumpet Sarah Henderson Percussion Kaylie Melville Piano Phillipa Safey

YOUTH CHORUS Aidan McGartland, Alexander Owens, Anna Nowotny, Annabella Merakis, Anushka Tiwari, Callum MacDonald, Danielle Zuccala, Eliza O’Connor, Emilie Washington, Harrison Dart, Hayley Jobson, Jack Jordan, Jamilah Dogar-Hurd, Joshua Morton-Galea, Katia Lang, Lisha Ooi, Madeline Plum, Matilda-Pearl Macnamara Muir, Mei Wah Chan, Mia Constanzo, Michael Dimovski, Michael Zuccala, Nicholas Christie, Olivia White, Peter Lejins, Saskia Mascitti, Sophie McGetrick, Thomas Harvey, William Clarke

ADULT CHORUS Alan Tait, Alison Slater, Anna Markowicz, Anne Shepherd, Barry Gration, Bernadette Kurczycka, Beverley Robinson, Beverley Douglas, Beverley Hastie, Elspeth Vines, Janette Fly, Karen Mulvany, Kerry Clarke, Robert Saliba, Rosemary Tait, Sarah Berry, Terence Maher

4 WELCOME

The Magic Pudding is such a classic and its mixture of fantasy, zany humour and gentle irony makes it an ideal opera for the young and young at heart, performed by a talented and engaging young cast.

As this was my inaugural commission Bringing the wonderful world of The coming onboard as Artistic Director of Magic Pudding – The Opera back to the Victorian Opera in 2013, I am delighted stage is made possible through generous to see this adaptation return to the stage support of the Victorian Government to commemorate the 100th anniversary through Creative , The Robert of the book’s publication. Composer Salzer Foundation, as well as Victorian Calvin Bowman, a songwriter of rare Opera’s many patrons. abilities, found his inspiration in the Thank you for joining us to celebrate the charming libretto by Anna Goldsworthy centenary of this classic. Happy 100th which so deftly captured the essence birthday, Pud! of Norman Lindsay’s timeless Australian fairy tale. Welcome and enjoy. This production combines Victorian Opera’s traditions of our annual youth RICHARD MILLS and community operas, with young Artistic Director singers and adults jointly forming the chorus. The Magic Pudding – The Opera also returns to regional Victoria with performances in Wodonga and Bendigo, engaging with local choruses in each centre. This continues our company mission to create work for, and with, regional communities which enables the joy of discovery and participation via an expertly composed work realised with dedication and enthusiasm by our committed young cast.

5 SYNOPSIS

SLICE ONE Bunyip are rescued by a dog called Benjimen Mr Bunyip Bluegum, a koala, follows the Brandysnap. scent of pudding until he comes across Bunyip plans an Official Grand Procession Bill Barnacle the sailor, Sam Sawnoff the to lure the Puddin’ Thieves. Wombat has penguin and Albert the ‘cut-an’-come-again’ Albert hidden under his hat, so Bunyip tricks Pudding. Albert is a Magic Pudding, as the Wombat into removing his hat by singing more pudding you eat the more you get. He ‘God Save the King’. Bill and Wombat is however, a very grumpy fellow. Bill and get into a fight, and the pudding falls off Sam invite Bunyip to join them for a lunch Wombat’s head. Again the Puddin’ Thieves of Pudding. After their meal, as Bill sings of have been thwarted. how they met Albert, Watkin Wombat and Possum (The Puddin’ Thieves) appear. Sam punches Possum and knocks Wombat to SLICE FOUR the ground. The Puddin’ Thieves scurry off As a gang of four, Bill, Sam, Bunyip and without stealing the pudding. Albert sings of Benjimen arrive at Tooraloo. Wombat and how terrible his life is, stuck as a pudding in a Possum, disguised as respectable townsfolk, pot. Bill and Sam ask Bunyip to join them as accuse the Puddin’ Owners of stealing Puddin’ Owners. their pudding. They make a big commotion and the police arrive. Albert insults the policeman and then pinches him. The SLICE TWO policeman has no option but to arrest Albert Wombat and Possum have started a fire on the grounds of Puddin’ Assault. to create a huge distraction. They enter dressed as firemen to put out the fire. While In the Tooraloo court, Wombat and Possum everyone is distracted, Wombat makes off are in the dock accused of Puddin’ stealing, with Albert. The three distraught Puddin’ Bill acts as the prosecuting lawyer with Owners set off in search of the thieves. Benjimen Brandysnap and Sam Sawnoff as Along the way they encounter Rooster witnesses. Albert objects to the evidence and Henderson Hedgehog. Bill, Sam and and tries to start a fight. Bunyip pretends Bunyip arrive at Watkin Wombat’s Summer that Albert has been poisoned, and the Residence where Bunyip pretends to be Judge – who has eaten seven slices – has a door-to-door salesman. Wombat and been poisoned seven times. There is chaos in Possum fall for the trick and the Puddin’ the courtroom. Owners are able to snatch Albert back. The Puddin’ Thieves run away and the Puddin’ Owners have Albert back. Bill, Sam, SLICE THREE Bunyip, Benjimen and Albert all live happily together. The following morning Wombat and Possum once again trick the Puddin’ Owners and © Cameron Menzies run off with Albert. Luckily Bill, Sam and

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7 Shakira Tsindos as Possum BIOGRAPHIES

CALVIN BOWMAN ANNA GOLDSWORTHY FABIAN RUSSELL Composer Librettist Conductor Calvin Bowman is a graduate Described by The Australian In a career spanning three of the University of as a ‘musical ambassador,’ decades, Fabian has been Melbourne, and was the first Anna Goldsworthy is one of at the forefront of the Australian to graduate with Australia’s most acclaimed Australian classical music a Doctor of Musical Arts and versatile musicians. industry as an award-winning degree from Yale University, As a piano soloist, she has conductor, artistic director, with the assistance of a performed extensively orchestral musician, soloist Fulbright scholarship. He is throughout Australia and and educator. After many much in demand as a soloist, internationally, and as a years as a musician with accompanist and chamber chamber musician she is some of Australia’s major musician. As keyboardist a founding member of orchestras, he became a he has premièred works by Seraphim Trio. Anna’s professional conductor many prominent Australian literary publications include following the rapid growth composers and appeared the memoirs Piano Lessons and artistic success of as soloist with many of the and Welcome to Your New The Orchestra Project – a major Australian orchestras. Life, as well as the Quarterly national training orchestra Dr Bowman is also a prolific Essay Unfinished Business. that he created during composer, specialising in the Anna records for the ABC his time as a member of form of artsong. His major Classics label. Her most the Melbourne Symphony awards include an Australia recent CD is ‘Beethoven Orchestra. Fabian made his Council Fellowship, and he Piano Trios’ with Seraphim Victorian Opera debut in has also been commissioned Trio, released in February John Adams’ Nixon in China by organisations such as 2016. She is currently a in 2013; receiving a Green Ars Musica Australis and Lecturer in Ensemble at the Room Award for Outstanding Symphony Australia. Elder Conservatorium of Conductor and a Helpmann Music. Award nomination for Best Music Director.

9 CAMERON MENZIES CHLOE GREAVES PETER DARBY Director Set and Costume Designer Lighting Designer Cameron is a Helpmann and Chloe is a graduate of the Peter is a Green Room Green Room nominated Victorian College of the Award nominated Lighting artist who has worked for Arts and designs for both Designer, Head Electrician and directed for London theatre and film. She has and Programmer. Peter Philharmonic Orchestra, designed for companies is a graduate of the VCA Symphony including Belvoir Theatre, School of Production Orchestra, Melbourne Chunky Move, Malthouse, where he studied lighting Symphony Orchestra, MTC, Red Stitch, Victorian design under the late Shakespeare’s Globe Opera and The Juilliard John Comeadow. Peter (), Opera School. Chloe costumed the works extensively with Australia, Victorian soon to be realised feature Victorian Opera in the role Opera, Short Black Opera Company, Deutsche Oper films ‘Living Space’ and of Technical & Operations Berlin and Australian ‘2040’ and has styled music Coordinator, personally International Opera videos for artists including working on more than Company. Cameron is Guy Sebastian, San Cisco, 50 productions for the the Artistic Director of DZ Deathrays, , company. Peter’s Victorian The Classics: Opera for and Alison Wonderland. Opera lighting design City of Stonnington and She received Orloff Family repertoire includes: The Associate Artist (Director Trust Award (2008), Snow Queen, Four Saints of Productions) Diva Malthouse Theatre Besen in Three Acts, Alice’s Opera (United Kingdom). Family Scholarship (2010) Adventures in Operaland, He has directed over 50 and the Green Room Award Hansel & Gretel, The Magic productions throughout for Design (Independent Pudding, Rush Hour, The Play Australia, China, United Theatre, 2014) for her of Daniel, 2011 Regional Kingdom, Europe and year’s body of work. Chloe Tour Gala Performances, South Africa. He is the has been nominated for six Brundibár, The Cockatoos recipient of the Berlin other Green Room Awards. and The Little Sweep. New Music Award 2011, Besen Fellowship Malthouse Theatre 2011 and Bayreuth Opera

BIOGRAPHIES Award 2008.

10 GEORGIA WILKINSON NATHAN LAY TIMOTHY REYNOLDS Narrator Bunyip Bluegum Bill Barnacle The youngest vocalist to Nathan completed his Timothy recently returned become Opera Scholar Bachelor of Music at the from Europe where of the Year, Georgia has Melba Conservatorium of he performed with since received multiple Music in 2008, and has since The Gesualdo Consort awards in musical theatre established a career in the Amsterdam, The Bach and garnered a Bachelor Melbourne opera, oratorio, Akademie Stuttgart of Music from Melbourne and concert scene. He has with Hans Christoph Conservatorium of Music. won the National Liederfest, Rademann, Opera Holland She made her professional Australian Music Events’ Park, Philharmonischer debut in a critically acclaimed Opera Scholar of the Chor Esslingen, at the production of Masterclass, Year, the Royal Melbourne Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and her international debut in Philharmonic Aria, the and understudied a number Weimar, Germany in the role Australian International of roles at Oper Stuttgart, of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Opera Award, and placed Germany. In Australia, Having won grants from both 3rd in the Herald Sun Aria. he has worked with many the Ian Potter Foundation He has performed with groups including Victorian and the Australia Council , Melbourne Opera, Opera Australia, for the Arts in 2017, Georgia Opera, Sydney Chamber the Melbourne Symphony has recently completed Opera, the Royal Melbourne Orchestra with Simone intensive study programs in Philharmonic, the Tasmanian Young and Sir Andrew both England and New York Symphony Orchestra, and Davis, Ludovico’s Band, the City. Georgia is thrilled to be extensively with Victorian Australian Brandenburg working with Victorian Opera Opera including completing Orchestra, the Melbourne this year! their Developing Artist Bach Choir, La Compania, Program/Master of Music the Consort of Melbourne, (Opera Performance) at The Gloriana, and the Australian University of Melbourne. Chamber Choir. In 2018 Timothy will be working with Victorian Opera in multiple productions.

11 BRENTON SPITERI JEREMY KLEEMAN SHAKIRA DUGAN Sam Sawnoff Albert the Pudding Wombat/Rooster Brenton Spiteri was the A graduate of Victorian Shakira is a mezzo soprano 2012 Herald Sun Aria Opera’s Developing Artist from Stratford. She winner. Performance Program and of Melbourne completed a Bachelor highlights include Tamino Conservatorium of Music, of Music at Melbourne The Magic Flute, Rinuccio Jeremy Kleeman has been a Conservatorium in 2015 Gianni Schicchi, Ernesto Melba Opera Trust Scholar, and is currently under Don Pasquale (State the recipient of the Dame the tutelage of Roger Opera South Australia); Heather Begg Award and Howell. She has been Clotarco Armida both Helpmann and Green involved in companies (Pinchgut Opera); Count Room Award nominations. such as Gippsland Opera, Almaviva The Barber Jeremy has performed Melbourne Opera, Opera of Seville (Melbourne with Opera Australia, Bootcamp Australia, Opera); Schoolmaster/ State Opera of South Australian Welsh Male Choir, Mosquito Cunning Little Australia, Sydney Chamber Opera Scholars Australia, Vixen (Victorian Opera); Opera, Pinchgut Opera, Victorian Youth Opera and Britten’s Les Illuminations Baroque, Musica Victorian Opera Touring (Sydney Symphony Viva, Royal Melbourne Company. She was also Orchestra); as well as Philharmonic Society, a grand finalist of OSA’s Ashley in Fly Away Peter Consort of Melbourne, Scholar of the Year 2017 and and the lead in Notes Melbourne Bach Choir and current grand finalist for from Underground for the Canberra International 2018. Shakira is a current Sydney Chamber Opera. Music Festival. Jeremy’s Youth Artist with Victorian For two seasons, he 2018 engagements include Opera and reprises the role was a young artist at Walter Furst in William Tell, of Hansel in the company’s Opéra de Lyon, with Nielsen Symphony No.3 production of Hansel and roles in L’incoronazione with Melbourne Symphony Gretel in June. di Poppea and Le Roi Orchestra, and Second Carotte, at venues Elder (Susanna, Handel) including Opéra Nouvel for Handel In The Theatre, and Canberra.

BIOGRAPHIES House of Versailles.

12 SHAKIRA TSINDOS CARLOS E. BARCENAS DOUGLAS KELLY Possum Judge Constable/Hedgehog Mezzo soprano Shakira Born in Cali, Colombia, Douglas Kelly is a Youth Tsindos was a Developing Carlos studied with Gustavo Artist at Victorian Opera Artist with Victorian A. Marquez before moving with extensive experience Opera, the recipient of to Australia in 2007. in opera, oratorio and as the Joseph Sambrook He holds a Bachelor of a recitalist. Douglas has Opera Scholarship with Music Performance and a performed roles such the Melba Opera Trust Master of Music (Opera as: Basilio in Mozart’s Le and was a finalist in the Performance) at The Nozze Di Figaro, Aeneas Opera Scholars Australia University of Melbourne in Purcell’s Dido and competition in 2016. Last where he was awarded the Aeneas, the title role in year, Shakira made her Keith G. Chapman Memorial Dove’s Tobias and the European debut in Sicily Scholarship. His roles for Angel and Henry Crawford as Dorabella in Mozart’s Victorian Opera include in Mansfield Park. In Così Fan Tutte and won an Steuermann (Der fliegende 2016 Douglas was a semi Acclaim Awards Fellowship. Holländer, Wagner), Edgardo finalist in the Mietta Song Roles with Victorian Opera (Lucia di Lammermoor, Competition and the include; Dorothée in Donizetti), Elvino (La encouragement award Cendrillon, Alisa in Lucia di Sonnambula, Bellini), Sir winner in the Herald Sun Lammermoor, Mrs Mayor in Bruno (I Puritani, Bellini), Aria. As a Youth Artist, he The Pied Piper, Mum in The Flavio (Norma, Bellini), will also be performing the Grumpiest Boy in the World, Gastone de Letorières (La role of Sandman in Hansel Ministrel in Laughter and Traviata, Verdi), Prince and Gretel and will be part Tears, The Cuckoo in The April (The Sleeping Beauty, of the Chorus in Rossini’s Sleeping Beauty. Respighi) and Ramiro (La William Tell. Cenerentola, Rossini). Carlos received a Green Room Award for his performance of Steuermann in Der fliegende Holländer.

13 STEPHEN MARSH Benjimen Brandysnap Stephen is studying with Roger Howell and has performed with Victorian Opera, Australian Music Events and Melbourne Opera. He received the esteemed Betty Amsden AO Scholar of the Year Award with Opera Scholars Australia and is the recipient of numerous vocal scholarships, including a full scholarship for Opera Scholars Australia’s young artist program. He has performed at Opera in the Alps and Opera in the Market alongside Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Roy Best. A current Youth Artist for Victorian Opera, his credits include The Sleeping Beauty, The Grumpiest Boy in the World, Hansel and Gretel, Heroes and Villains, The Snow Queen and The Magic Pudding. Nathan Lay BIOGRAPHIES as Bunyip Bluegum 14 ABOUT US

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