Emotionworks Cut Opera presents Bizet’s Carmen – with a sexy mix of with Latin, salsa,
jazz and blues.
Blood, sex, murder and intrigue in this cabaret version that will get your feet dancing. Continue reading “Carmen – Flinders Civic Hall, Flinders. 12 January, 2019”
Emotionworks Cut Opera presents its 2019 summer season showcasing five performances of some of our favourite productions.
This is Opera Fusion!
A raunchy modern take on this much-loved opera classic featuring some great Flamenco and Salsa dancing.
Saturday the 5th of January, 8pm, Point Lonsdale Hall.
A fast-moving adaptation of Puccini’s Tosca infused with the best classic Blues, Soul and R&B, reflecting this dark and menacing tale about love, lust, brutality and corruption.
Sunday the 6th of January, 5pm, Barwon Heads Hall
Reimagines the tale of the four bohemians as the Beatles. Puccini’s classic opera is augmented by Beatles classics in this tragic love story.
Saturday the 19th of January, 8pm, Point Lonsdale Hall
Verdi’s operatic masterpiece is condensed and integrated with the best classic country rock music and set as a western. Come and see the ‘Duke’ in action!
Saturday the 26th January, 8pm, Barwon Heads Hall
Award winning director Julie Edwardson, condenses traditional operas and infuses them with complimentary music genres, to reimagine these classic operas in a unique, modern and relevant context. Emotionworks Cut Opera productions are supported by fabulous classical and contemporary singers and the cut opera house combo. The shows run for around 90 minutes, are fast moving, a little irreverent and appealing to all music tastes. Bar and snacks available at all shows
at the historic Christ Church St Kilda
Saturday the 24th of November at 8pm
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/YOCS
This fast moving 90 minute adaptation of Puccini’s Tosca is updated and fused with the
best classic Blues, Soul and R&B songs reflecting this dark and menacing tale about love, lust, brutality and corruption. This is Opera Fusion!!
Tosca – An opera diva admired and pursued by the evil and corrupt head of police – Scarpia. Her lover Cavaradossi is imprisoned for hiding Angelotti an escaped prisoner. The story unfolds tragically…..
The imposing character of Christ Church will bring this story to life against a background of Puccini’s beautiful music and supplemented with the grunt of the Blues, Soul and R&B – which reinforces and intensifies the emotional drive of the story. Devised and directed by award winning Opera Australia director Julie Edwardson, who continues to break new ground with her company Emotionworks Cut Opera – bringing opera to new audiences – fusing music genres and cultures.
Featuring some of Melbourne’s best operatic and contemporary voices, the cast includes Jason Wasley (Cavaradossi), Michael Lampard (Scarpia), Katrina Waters (Tosca) and blues performer Richard Woods (Angelotti) accompanied by the Cut Opera House Combo, the Sassy Soul Sirens and the ghosts of Christ Church.
Christ Church, 14 Acland St, St Kilda
Show Date: 24th of November 2018, 8pm (doors open 7pm). Bar and refreshments available.
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/YOCS
or contact julie@emotionworks.com , phone 0408 687 305
Ticketing: General Admission $35, $25 Concessions), $15 for under 25s (to encourage youth to opera and live music).
“Rigoletto and the Rockin’ Cowboys”
Under the Dome at Lorbek Luxury Cars
30 Prohasky St, Port Melbourne
Saturday 8th September, 5pm and 8.30pm
Sunday 9th September, 2pm and 5.30pm
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In this Emotionworks Cut Opera premiere production, Verdi’s operatic masterpiece 
Rigoletto is condensed and integrated with the best classic country rock music. This latest reinvention has adapted the story to the world of a super-rich powerful tycoon. Fast cars, fast women, love, deceit, murder and revenge feature in this 90-minute foot tapping, thigh slapping, dark and humorous Cut Opera production. The industrial backdrop of ‘Lorbek Luxury Car’ showroom, with its spectacular display of prestige cars, is transformed into a playground for cowboys – full of high energy opera fusion and featuring popular songs by The Eagles, Elvis, Credence Clearwater, Dixie Chicks, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Linda Rondstadt and Fleetwood Mac to name a few. Continue reading “RIGOLETTO – AND THE ROCKIN’ COWBOYS”
Emotionworks Cut Opera Presents
DON GIOVANNI
Let’s Rock and Roll
Live at the The Corner Hotel, Richmond – Sunday 3rd June. 2PM Doors open 1:30pm
Emotionworks premier production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is slashed to 90 minutes, electrified with the best classic rock songs of all time and performed at the iconic Corner Hotel – this is opera fusion!!!
Continue reading “Don Giovanni – The Corner Hotel, Richmond. June 3rd, 2018”
Emotionworks Cut Opera Presents
LA BEATLES BOHEME
Contact Julie @emotionworks .com or 0408 687 305.
Emotionworks Cut Opera continues to change the face of opera.
A desperate housewife,
A cheating husband,
A sexy maid,
An oversexed plumber!
The manipulative best friend that invites them to an A list party with revenge on his mind.
‘Now who is who and what is true’
Continue reading “Die Fledermaus – Starring Cole Porter – Point Lonsdale Hall. 25th March, 2018”
