This special collaboration premieres four short new operas created by postgraduate students from NIDA and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music that explore aspects aspects of the mother and motherhood, from personal to political, from quirky to queer. From the bloodlines of womanhood to the birth of a Star Baby, from a snakeskin nightmare to the finale of a reality television competition to find the next pop superstar, these captivating music dramas range across musical idioms and showcase a new generation of musical storytellers.

This co-production is directed by Lindy Hume, one of Australia’s great directors with more than 50 major productions across Australasia and a long line of international work stretching from Berlin to London to Seattle.

Program:

• In Cosmic Utero 
  Music by Aija Draguns 
  Libretto by Bianca Watkins

  Conducted by Aija Draguns

• The Lullaby 
  Music by Hao Zhen 
  Libretto by Lily Thomson

  Conducted by Simon Lobelson

• Menarche 
  Music by Jessica O’Donoghue 
  Libretto by Rebecca Duke and Karina Young

  Conducted by Stephen Mould

• M.TH.R 
  Music by Oliver John Cameron 
  Libretto by Xavier Hazard, Megan Rundle and Oliver John Cameron.

  Conducted by Stephen Mould

Directed by Lindy Hume 
Dramaturgy by Dr Sally Blackwood