When celebrated Yorta Yorta/Yuin soprano-composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon visited Lake Condah in south-west Victoria, she was haunted by the voices of the Gunditjmara people who had lost their lives protecting their country.
Her immediate response was to write this powerful Requiem, to ease the troubled spirit of the land and to amplify the importance of our shared history.
Experience the colossal sound of Eumeralla in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in this milestone Sydney premiere. With a full symphony orchestra and massed choirs – including the voices of Dhungala Children’s Choir – and sung entirely in the ancient dialects of the Gunditjmara people, Cheetham Fraillon has created a musical work that is a compelling call for peace and reconciliation.
11th September, 2024
11th September, 2024
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Sydney Opera House is a six-minute walk to Circular Quay which is regularly served by public buses, trains and ferries to Circular Quay.
BY CAR: Wilson Parking owns and operates the public Sydney Opera House Car Park, which is located at 2 Macquarie Street (Northern end). The car park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, and has undercover access to the Sydney Opera House Lower Concourse.
For further information please visit the Sydney Opera House
PROGRAM:
DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON AO Eumeralla, A War Requiem for Peace A Short Black Opera production
ARTISTS:
Conductor: Benjamin Northey
Soprano: Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
Mezzo soprano: Linda Barcan
Baritone: Jud Arthur
With: Dhungala Children's Choir, Students of Conservatorium High School and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Artwork: Tom Day
Gunditjmara translations: Dr Vicki Couzens and Travers Eira
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