Work
Outrageous Fortune
a chamber opera in two acts
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About
Commissioned note
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.
Text note
Libretto by Christine Johnston
Performance history
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
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