FULL Ngapa William Cooper (Westlake) Sydney 2023 Lior, Lou Bennett
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Ngapa William Cooper
- Composer: Westlake Nigel
- Libretto:
- Venue & Opera Company: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- Recorded: August 1, 2023
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Lior, Lou Bennett
- Conductor: Nigel Westlake
- Orchestra: Australian Youth Orchestra
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Australian Digital Concert Hall
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: Australian Digital Concert Hall FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Program:
The Glass Soldier – Suite by Nigel Westlake
Beneath the Waves (orchestral premiere) byNigel Westlake –
Cello soloist: Sharon Grigoryan
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Ngapa William Cooper was born out of a rich collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer-songwriter Lior, and performer and academic Dr Lou Bennett AM. With Westlake leading from the podium, these acclaimed artists will bring their dynamic stage presence to the orchestral premiere commissioned by AYO.
Ngapa William Cooper explores the strength and compassion of Yorta Yorta activist Uncle William Cooper. In 1938, Cooper led the Australian Aborigines’ League through the streets of Melbourne in the only non-Jewish protest worldwide against the events of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany. Using English and Yorta Yorta language, it is a celebration of a man who left behind a ‘legacy of resistance, solidarity and empathy’.