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Composer Imant Raminsh Librettist James Tucker Conductor Leanne Puttick Director Matt Reuben James Ward Lighting Designer Michael Rippon Movement Director Alice Kell Chorus Master Perry Joyce Chorus Master Katie How Repetiteur Adrian Soares Emperor Matthew Dixon The Nightingale Zoe Wozniak Kitchen Maid Brianna Louwen Counsellor/Death Chelsea Kluga Featuring WA Young Voices Featuring WA Youth Orchestra Production Manager Mandy Farmer Producer Terasa Letizia Stage Manager Hugo Aguilar Lopez Deputy Stage Manager Jacinta Wajon Head of Wardrobe Sue Kerr Wardrobe Assistant Mandy Elmitt Wardrobe Assistant Nora Stelter Head of Hair/Wigs Virginia Hawdon Head of Make Up Sharon Krywood Surtitle Operator Katja Webb Child Chaperone Rachel Sait Digital Content Roly Skender Moon Creative Plastics Scenery constructed by Black Swan Arts Workshop
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Conductor’s Notes Raminsh expanded this idea to include the orchestra, using the flute to represent the Nightingale, and the oboe to represent the artificial Nightingale. Two members of the woodwind family and yet different in tone and colour. With the original tale being set in China, this opera was composed with its setting in mind, including 4 or 5 Chinese folk songs and the use of the pentatonic scale. Our rendition of this tale differs in setting and in character roles, and when you hear the music, I invite you to think of the music not as a story taking place “One shouldn’t underestimate the capabilities in China, but as a story taking place in of young musicians” is what Imant Raminsh an unknown land. We found beauty in had learned working with children’s the idea that this fairy tale being free of choruses, an experience he described as political comment and free of cultural the hardest thing he had ever done in his ties to the morals of this story, meant life. Choruses are typically used to speak that it could be set anywhere, in any on the action in opera, used as thematic time, and openly encourages freedom of support for the main cast. Raminsh wanted expression and imagination. to do something different, where the chorus I’m at the beginning of my journey instead of playing a supportive role in the toward becoming a professional production, plays a central role as the conductor. This is the first work of Imant narrators, and as the voice of the main Raminsh’s I have ever encountered, character. The tender and innocent notion of and the first opera of this kind. I had the a children’s chorus taking the lead role as the good fortune of speaking to him about voice of the Nightingale, the only character in his visions and ideas for this opera’s first the opera that isn’t human, is perfect. premiere in 2005 and after speaking to Raminsh’s vocal writing for the chorus is him at length about why this work of his a perfect example of exploring the ways was one particularly close to his heart, I in which children’s voices can be utilized was left feeling inspired by his belief in in a programmatic sense. His writing not the power of children. I can’t think of a only challenges the children’s chorus in more perfect work to be my first major their musical capabilities, but challenges debut. My sincere heartfelt thanks to the way composers think about writing Chris van Tuinen and West Australian for children’s chorus. Raminsh connected Opera for this opportunity, and the with H.C Anderson’s The Nightingale on boundless support you have given me. a personal level, and fell in love with the “I learned early on that I didn’t dare tell theme of the incredible power of music, as them something was difficult. If I didn’t well as the elements of nature vs artificial let on it was difficult, chances are it was presented in contrast to each other. These never difficult for them to begin with. ideas combined into a children’s story that That’s the neat thing of working with presents lessons of virtue and resilience in untapped potential.” – Imant Raminsh the face of adversity told by the voices of children, makes for a powerful statement. Leanne Puttick Along with his choice of a children’s choir to Conductor represent the voice of the main character, What do you do to take care of your mental health? Take time out and enjoy something you love… • Read a book • Go for a walk in the fresh air • Call a friend to chat • Join a club
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In a sense, the process of directing and The showman (the Emperor) is self-made, a designing The Nightingale has taken me scavenger of ideas, culture and curiosities. back to my childhood: Huddled under a sheet With days lost trudging the dusty roads in my bedroom with a torch, a plastic sword, between towns and hamlets, the Emperor Peter Pan hat on, reading Robinson Crusoe of Stories, his wife (the Chief Councillor) and scribbling down made-up stories about and their “Porcelain Palace” (a canvas tent) princes and knights. It was an imagined search for new audiences and their coin. place where the world was malleable, the Tired of their own improvised magic and moon smiled, and it was diffi cult to tell who selling of books, the world becomes brighter stood behind each shadow. Perhaps, not all the moment a nightingale sings and all unlike that of Hans Christian Andersen when seems blissful. But when feelings are hurt, in 1843, deeply in love with the great singer jealousy ignites, and a strange mechanical Jenny Lind, and after visiting a local park nightingale is revealed. where a newly built “Chinese pergola” stood, We live in a time when we access so much he dreamed up the story of The Nightingale of our lives through portals of technology. and had it written in just two days. The story The obsessive compulsion to capture every of The Nightingale means vastly diff erent moment and event in picture or fi lm, has things to diff erent people. On one hand it’s become a marker of its reality. No longer can about pride and power and on the other, Actively choose to put your mental we allow a beautiful sunrise to exist only in about the age-old confl ict between nature the moment or in our memory. Our profi les health first and take time out for you! and the manmade. are carefully curated and the images in our Being active, having a sense of belonging, From a production and design perspective camera roll extend into the thousands. Too and having a purpose in life all contribute I’m exploring the notion of “storytelling”, often I catch myself scrolling endlessly on to happiness and good mental health. employing basic elements; cloth, light social media while “spending time” with my kids and family. For me, this is what The It’s as simple as A-B-C, Act-Belong-Commit. and silhouettes. It’s a nod to storybooks, childhood games and the earliest form Nightingale speaks to, the old-fashioned idea For more information google Act-Belong-Commit. of animation: shadows. Contextually, we that maybe we should be more present in the fi nd ourselves in an age of early electrics, moment. Maybe, we should allow ourselves magnetism and illusions. A land full of stories to experience, remember, even forget, but where truth matters very little and each can above all feel. rewrite their history according to their will. Matt Reuben James Ward Director & Designer
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Leanne Puttick Matt Reuben James Ward Michael Rippon Conductor Director & Designer Lighting Designer Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist
Leanne discovered her love for Raised in regional WA in After coming from the United music at age 4, tinkering away Carnarvon, Katanning and Kingdom in 2001; Perth based at the piano. She took up flute Albany, Matt has gone on to lighting designer Mick Rippon at age 9, picked up violin at age lead an international career has worked in many venues 11 and began composing at age as a tenor and director. As a and roles around the Perth 14. She went on to complete her performer his credits include theatre scene. During this time Bachelor of Music: Composition the Messenger in Stephen Fry’s he has also toured productions and Music Technology at the Life to Come (Britten Theatre through Australia and New West Australian Academy of London), Western Union Boy in Zealand. Performing Arts, graduating in English Touring Opera’s Olivier Mick has designed lighting for 2015. It wasn’t until 2016 after Award Winning Paul Bunyan Harmonike (Pulse Productions), completing several composition (Linbury Studio Royal Opera Witches of Eastwick (9 Lives) masterclasses in Austria House, UK tour), Frantz in Tales and Strassman’s iTedE among with notable Hollywood film of Hoffmann (English Touring others. composers, that she developed Opera, UK tour), Giacomo a love for conducting. In 2019, in L’assedio di Calais (Armel More recently Mick has been she was accepted into the West Operafesztivál Budapest, Arte Lighting Designer for West Australian Opera’s Young Artist TV live broadcast, English Australian Ballet’s Quarry Program. Under this program, Touring Opera), Monostatos seasons in 2019 and 2020. she has had extensive coaching in Die Zauberflöte (Mid Wales with Music Director Chris Van Opera), Borsa in Rigoletto Mick has also worked as an Tuinen, and made her first debut (Opera Project), Jiminy Cricket Associate Lighting Designer for as the Banda Conductor for in Pinocchio and Carter in a re-light of Agatha Christie’s WAO’s 2019 Macbeth. In 2020 King Tut (Charles Court Opera The Mousetrap in New Zealand she makes first major debut as London). As a director Matt for Lunchbox Theatrical and the conductor for WAO’s 2020 has created and directed for West Australian Ballet’s The Nightingale. In addition, numerous performances, seasons of Giselle (2019) and she has been awarded two with commissions from plays Dracula (2020). scholarships from the Bendat to research & development programs, having collaborated This is Mick’s first engagement Family Foundation and Opera with West Australian Opera. Lovers. At the beginning of 2020 with Operasonic UK, Royal she travelled to Los Angeles College of Music Sparks where she took masterclasses Family Orchestra & Chorus in conducting for film under the London, BBC Symphony baton of Angel Velez, Conrad Family Orchestra & Chorus, Pope, Jorge Mester, William BBC Proms Sing Plus and Ross and Emilie Bernstein. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Leanne would like to thank Glyndebourne. For West the generosity of the Bendat Australian Opera, Matt recently Family Foundation, Opera directed Hansel & Gretel Lovers, Wesfarmers Arts and (Opera in the Park), performed the West Australian Opera for School Master/ Mosquito in playing such a vital role in her The Cunning Little Vixen and development as a conductor. Remendado in Carmen. Alice Kell Raewyn Hill Adrian Soares Movement Director Artistic Director Repetituer Co3 Contemporary Dance Co3 Contemporary Dance Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist
Alice Kell (nee Hinde) has a Raewyn has held prestigious Adrian Soares is a current background in the creative positions in dance world-wide, member of the Wesfarmers industries spanning 15 years. including Cite des Arts (Paris), Young Artist Program at West Since graduating from the QUT Baryshnikov Arts Centre (New Australian Opera as a repetiteur. in 2005, Alice has worked in York), Juilliard (New York), Bolshoi both Australia and Europe as a Ballet Academy (Moscow), Beijing He completed his piano performer and choreographer Dance Academy (China), and The studies at UWA with First with notable companies Hong Kong Academy for Performing Class Honours in 2019, and including Dancenorth, Force Arts (China). Creating works for was awarded the prestigious Majeure, Physical Virus international arts festivals and Tunley Music Scholarship, the Collective (Germany) and venues in New Zealand, Australia, VOSE Concerto Prize, Waveney Animal Farm Collective. America, Russia, and Japan. In Wansborough Prize and Flora In 2012, Alice worked with 2016, was awarded a prestigious Bunning Chamber Prize. Adrian Raewyn Hill at Dancenorth residency at Tokyo Wonder Site has also performed with WASO before joining Co3 in 2016 as and in 2018 awarded a Saison as a casual musician and as a a guest artist for the return Foundation Artist in Residency. soloist performing Ravel’s Piano season of re:Loaded. Concerto in G. As Artistic Director, Raewyn was Over the years Alice has instrumental in the formation of Co3. He currently works as both piano designed and coordinated Devising and presenting innovative teacher and accompanist for costumes for Dancenorth, mainstage works, building a vibrant Iona Presentation College and Force Majeure, Animal Farm youth ensemble, an elite training Mercedes College, whilst also Collective, Regurgitator squad and programs with wide- working as a freelance performer and Australian Ballet. Most reaching community engagement. and accompanist for many recently she has undertaken a Leading the development of ensembles and soloists in Perth. Masters of Teaching (Primary), high-level partnerships with the deepening her interest in child West Australian Institute of Sport, Adrian was recently awarded and adolescent development Edith Cowan University (WAAPA) the Lady Callaway Award and pedagogy. Actively seeking and Hassell Architect Studios. In from the Australian Society of ways to combine her passion 2018, nominated in the Australian Music Education in recognition for education and extensive Dance Awards for Services to for outstanding service as an background in the creative arts. Dance Education; Outstanding accompanist in the field of music Under the mentorship of Achievement in Choreography education. Raewyn Hill, she has taken on for THE ZONE; and Outstanding the role of Movement Director Performance by a Female Dancer realising the character of ‘The for Good Little Soldier (Ochre Nightingale’ performed by Zoe Contemporary Dance Company). Wozniak in this production of Currently, Raewyn is in development The Nightingale. for a new contemporary dance work ARCHIVES OF HUMANITY due to premiere at the State Theatre Centre in 2021. Perry Joyce Katie How Matthew Dixon Chorus Master Chorus Master Emperor WA Young Voices WA Young Voices Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist
Perry is a singer, composer, Katie is a singer, conductor Matthew is a baritone from conductor, and educator who and teacher based in Perth Perth, currently studying on a is actively involved in the Perth specialising in school-age scholarship with Robert Dean classical music scene. In 2018 vocal tuition. For the past five at the Guildhall School of Music he was nominated for the West years, Katie has conducted and Drama (GSMD). Australian Young Achiever West Australian Young Voices. Also as an avid pianist, Awards for his achievements Alongside this, Katie works as Matthew was the recipient of in music and community a singer performing regularly the Silver Anniversary Prize outreach. with the St George’s Cathedral Choir and Consort and the for the Evelyn and Ralph As a soloist Perry has Giovanni Consort. Thompson Scholarship and performed with the West also the winner of the Royal Australian Symphony As a soloist, Katie has Overseas League Singing Orchestra (Choral Fantasy, performed with Perth Lyric Competition and a semi-finalist Beethoven 2018), West Opera, Art Song Perth, in this year’s IFAC Australian Australian Opera, and many Perth Symphonic Chorus Singing Competition (winning ensembles around Perth and St George’s Cathedral. the Tinkler Trust Award). including as a member of St Katie graduated from the In 2018/19 Matthew has George’s Cathedral Consort. University of Western Australia performed the roles of Don In 2014 Perry founded the with a Bachelor of Music Giovanni, Belcore (L’elisir West Australian Young Voices Performance, majoring in d’amore) and Billy Budd (WAYV) and has established Classical Voice. at GSMD also debuting at and conducted many choirs Wigmore Hall in a Schubertiade since. In 2017 Katie attended the Gondwana National Summer with Graham Johnson. He In 2018 Perry was Chorus School Conducting program. debuted the role of Motor Cop Master for West Australian In 2018 she completed her in Dead Man Walking for the Opera’s production of Don 3 years of training for the UK premiere opposite Joyce Giovanni and in 2019 was Australian Kodaly Certificate Didonato.. awarded a Bendat Scholarship and in 2020 she will be to study abroad. Perry has completing a Master of also won many awards for Teaching in Secondary Music his compositions including Education. the Sydney Symphony’s Young Composers Award, . the Gondwana Voices Young Composers Award, and the 2012 Paula and David Tunley Award. Zoe Wozniak Brianna Louwen Chelsea Kluga The Nightingale Kitchen Maid Counsellor/Death Co3 Contemporary Dance Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist
Zoe is a Perth based Brianna Louwen is a Soprano Chelsea Kluga is a mezzo independent artist and founding from Perth, Western Australia. soprano from Perth who dancer of Co3 Contemporary She holds a Bachelor of Music made her professional debut Dance. After graduating from from the University of Western as the Woodpecker in The WAAPA with a Bachelor of Arts Australia and a Masters in Cunning Little Vixen with West (Dance) in 2013 she joined Solo Voice Ensemble Singing Australian Opera (2018). LINK Dance Company as a from the University of York in Currently a Wesfarmer’s Arts member in 2014. Since then the UK. She is a Wesfarmers Young Artist, Chelsea is a she has created and performed Arts Young Artist with the West graduate of Mannes College for various independent artists, Australian Opera Company in New York (MM) and the Ochre Contemporary Dance and makes her role debut Western Australian Academy of Company and performed in as the Kitchen Maid in The Performing Arts (GradDip, BM Ohad Naharin’s Decadance Nightingale. Voice and Clarinet). Perth 2016 with STRUT Dance. Brianna sings with the St Chelsea has been a full time Over the past five years she George’s Cathedral Choir and chorus member with West has performed in the following Consort, The Giovanni Consort Australian Opera since 2016 mainstage works at Co3 under and the Choirs of St George’s and is a scholarship recipient Artistic Director, Raewyn Hill; College, UWA, where she is the of the Dame Joan Sutherland re:Loaded, THE ZONE and Vocal Specialist. In 2019 she Fund, joint recipient of the WA Dance Makers Project. featured on an ABC recording Bendat Scholarship and was Zoe has also participated with Australian Baroque. awarded the V.H Cooper prize in Co3 collaborations with Brianna has been a soloist with from the University of Western Sydney Dance Company the West Australian Symphony Australia. on Antony Hamilton’s Crazy Orchestra on a number of Times (2016/2017) and West occasions including the BBC As part of the apprentice Australian Ballet on Garry Planet Earth II Arena Tour. studio at Mannes College, she Stewart’s Reincarnation (2019). performed as Olga (Eugene In 2016 Brianna won a Onegin), Marcellina (Le Nozze Most recently Zoe performed Young Person and the Arts di Figaro), the Third Lady (Die in Australian Dance Theatre’s International Travelling Zauberflöte) and Idamante North/South (2019) by Garry Scholarship, and the Fremantle (Idomeneo). At WAAPA her roles Stewart and Ina Christel Eisteddfod Aria Competition. included Meg (Little Women) Johannessen. She is currently In 2018 and 2019 she was a and Clorinda (Il Combattimento in development with Raewyn finalist in the Royal Melbourne di Tancredi e Clorinda). Hill on ARCHIVES OF Philharmonic Oratorio HUMANITY, set to have its Competition. World Premiere in 2021. Madeline Kelly Snail / Fox Cub Synopsis
The Emperor hears of the wondrous singing of a nightingale who lives in the forest behind his palace. He demands that she be found and brought to him to hear. Her song moves him to tears and he off ers her an honored place at court. One day a gift arrives —a mechanical nightingale covered with jewels. The Emperor and his court are enchanted by this new bird and the true nightingale quietly fl ies away. The Emperor is furious at her departure, and banishes her. After many playings, the mechanical bird eventually breaks down. Five years pass and the Emperor becomes gravely ill. When Death arrives to take his life, the true nightingale returns and sings. Death is so charmed by her song that he restores the Emperor’s life. The grateful Emperor asks her to stay always at court. The nightingale replies that she must be free but promises to visit and sing as often as she can for the Emperor and for all his people, “the highborn and the low.”
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