The Lyrebird’s Voice (Pastiche) Melbourne 2025 Michaela Cadwgan, Douglas Kelly, Alessia Pintabona, Joshua Morton-Galea
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Lyrebird’s Voice
- Composer: various, pastiche by Peter Rutherford
- Libretto: Jayde Kirchert Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Frankston Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia, Victorian Opera
- Recorded: May 23, 2025
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Michaela Cadwgan, Douglas Kelly, Alessia Pintabona, Joshua Morton-Galea, Bailey Montgomerie, Rachael Joyce
- Conductor: Carlos del Cueto
- Orchestra: Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra
- Stage Director: Elizabeth Hill-Cooper
- Stage Designer: Ishan Vivekanantham
- Costume Designer: Ishan Vivekanantham
- Lighting Designer: Robert Brown
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Victorian Opera
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: Victorian Opera FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Discover the quirky charm of Victorian Opera’s fun-filled family production, The Lyrebird’s Voice.
In this enchanting opera set in the Australian bush, a trickster Lyrebird meets an assortment of native animals and discovers the power of being different.
The Lyrebird’s Voice is the perfect introduction to opera and classical music. Packed with hits from the world’s best-loved operas, such as Carmen and The Barber of Seville, the production features a cast of 20 rising-star singers performing alongside a 12-piece chamber orchestra.
Told with colour, Australian spirit and hilarious gags, The Lyrebird’s Voice shares important lessons on identity and the ways in which we use our voice.
THE STORY
In this family-friendly opera, one trickster lyrebird goes a step too far and gets in trouble with their friends in the flock for her constant mimicry. Alone in the bush, the lyrebird meets a quirky assortment of Australian animals and discovers the power of being different.