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- a chamber opera in two acts
- By:
- Duration:
- 1h 58' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- 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)
Availability
- This work has 4 scores, a recording and a resource
- Text Note:
- Libretto by Christine Johnston
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by Otago Commemorative Opera Group, Te Atamira Whakamaumahara, to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the founding of the city of Dunedin and the province of Otago in 1848, with funding from Creative New Zealand.
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
Performance History
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29 Sep 1998 |
Premiered by Otago Commemorative Opera Trust with a cast including Deborah Wai Kapohe and Robert Wiremu, with Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) and an ensemble of players from the Southern Sinfonia conducted by Michael Joel |
| Deborah Wai Kapohe Matthew Leese Michael Joel Richard Nunns Southern Sinfonia | ||
| 29 Sep 1998 |
A performance collated from the premiere season given by a cast including Deborah Wai Kapohe and Robert Wiremu, with Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) and an ensemble of players from the Southern Sinfonia conducted by Michael Joel |
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| Deborah Wai Kapohe Michael Joel Richard Nunns |
Awards
- SOUNZ Contemporary Award (1999)
Outrageous Fortune was the winner of the 1999 SOUNZ Contemporary Award.