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IN Constantine Koukias’s new opera The Barbarians, the audience at Hobart’s cavernous City Hall will face each other “as at a tennis court”, looking across a stage area covered in six tonnes of salt and pebbles.
The libretto, based on the work of Greek Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy, is in modern Greek with bilingual narration, and the band of nine instruments includes “very unusual” hand percussion, a contrabassoon and a range of keyboards - harpsichord, celeste, Hammond organ - all amplified.
Thus begins Leta Keens’ glowing tribute to one of Tasmania’s most creative sons Constantine Koukias.
Download review: REVIEWARTICLEJAN142012.pdf
With the opera opening this week, tickets for The Barbarians are now available from the MOFO Box Office at PW1.
Door sales will also be available at City Hall half an hour prior to each performance. ticketss are no longer available online.
For those of you who would like tickets to opening night (7.30 pm Jan 18) MONA FOMA are releasing more tickets for sale today and these will be available from the Box Office at PW1.
Rehearsals are in full swing, and City Hall is full with the large performance team and crew. The work of the many sound, lighting and visual artists is being fine-tuned ready for this premiere season of The Barbarians.
THE BARBARIANS
JAN 18-20, 7.30PM
JAN 21 & 22, 2PM & 7.30PM
CITY HALL
TICKETS $25
Performance contains nudity & adult themes. Recommended 15+
ALSO: This season coincides with IHOS’ 21st anniversary year.
For more information go to http://www.ihosopera.com/repertoire/the-barbarians/
The Barbarians is commissioned by the Museum of Old and New Art
Bookings: MONA FOMA
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