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2sop,1ten,2bari,SATB chorus and orchestra: (2)22(2)2(2); 2220; 2perc,timp,2keyb; strs.

Bitter Calm is a full length opera for five principals, chorus and orchestra in two acts. It is based on an incident at Motuarohia Island in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand in the 1840s. It is a drama of human passions in the contexts of land alienation and tensions between Maori and new settlers. Premiered at the New Zealand International Festival for the Arts in 1994 and filmed for television.

• Blake: Bitter Calm; facsimile 

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bagpipes, cello, marimba/harp/tenor drum (1 player), violin, flute/piccolo (1 player), clarinet/bass clarinet/soprano and alto saxophones (1 player)

This dance theatre project was commissioned to celebrate the New Zealand Women’s Suffrage Centennial, and explores a range of historical and contemporary issues. It is based on documents written by Kate Shepherd and was choreographed by Susan Jordan.

• Fisher: Bone of Contention; facsimile 

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• Helen Fisher: Bone of Contention  Year: 1993 

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Contralto, soprano, baritone and canary with piano accompaniment

• Drummond: Bridge to Somewhere; facsimile 

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mezzo or soprano and spoken voice male soloist (playing untuned percussion); string trio (violin, viola, cello)

• Kaminski: Eclogue; facsimile 

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• Kaminski: Eclogue; facsimile 

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Television newsreader (spoken voice), Nobelman (baritone), Castelli (tenor), Galileo (baritone), Boy/Angel (mezzo soprano), Three Priests (tenor/baritones), Heretic (baritone), Christina (soprano), Military Man (baritone), Sea Captain (baritone), Troubadour (mezzo soprano), Cardinal Bellarmino (tenor), Pope Urban VIII (bass baritone), Pope John Paul II (baritone), small chorus of townspeople; flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet doubling bass clarinet, horn, piano, percussion, violin and cello. Electroacoustic music played through at least eight loudspeakers. DVD of visuals.

• Rimmer: Galileo; electroacoustic part 

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• Rimmer: Galileo; computer-set 

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• Rimmer: Galileo (visuals) 

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flute, B flat clarinet, percussion, timpani, piano, strings; Characters: Miss Brill, middle-aged couple, young couple: 2 sopranos; 1 mezzo; 2 baritones (one is high baritone/low tenor); 2 non-singing roles

• Buchanan: The Mansfield Stories; computer-set 

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• Buchanan: Miss Brill; computer-set 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: Two Operas 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: The Mansfield Stories 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: It Began with a Pony  Year: 1998 

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Taonga puoro (Maori instruments) one, or ideally two players, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, double bass; 6 singers (soloists)

• Whitehead: Outrageous fortune; facsimile 

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• Whitehead: Outrageous Fortune; computer-set 

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• Whitehead: Outrageous Fortune; computer set 

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• Gillian Whitehead: Outrageous Fortune  Year: 1998 

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soprano and mezzo soloists, string trio (violin, viola and cello) and alto flute with accompanying tape

Based on his grandmother’s diaries, the premiere of Philip Brownlee’s opera was reviewed by Alan Wells in The Listener. “Here, recorded natural sounds were juxtaposed with live ensemble, taped oral history and its artistically sung rendition, and youthful experience with aging memory.”

• Brownlee: Phyllis Remembers; computer set 

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Piano. Electronic sound effects and microphones are desirable in certain parts but not absolutely essential. Cast: Captain Kork - baritone/bass; Mr. Spockly - tenor; Lieutenant Digital - soprano; Dr. Lantern Jaw - baritone; Mahu, the Android - mezzo

• Ritchie A: Star Fire; facsimile 

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Flute (piccolo), B flat clarinet (alto saxophone); percussion, piano; violins (2), viola, cello, double bass; Soloists: sopranos (2), mezzo-soprano, baritone

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• Buchanan: The Daughters of the Late Colonel; computer-set 

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• Buchanan: The Daughters of the Late Colonel; computer-set 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: The Mansfield Stories 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: Two Operas 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: It Began with a Pony  Year: 1998 

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• Dorothy Buchanan: Two Salon Operas  Year: 2003 

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