Batavia (opera)

Batavia is an opera in three acts and a prologue by Richard Mills to a libretto by Peter Goldsworthy, commissioned by Opera Australia. The plot is based on the historical events surrounding the Dutch sailing ship Batavia.

The opera premiered on 11 May 2001 at the State Theatre (Melbourne) for the Centenary of Federation Festival. It received three Helpmann Awards and six Green Room Awards. The work lasts for about three hours and ten minutes with one interval. The CD recording was captured at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, on the 11 & 13 May 2001.^[1][2]

See also

Parer, Damien. "Film: The Wreck of the Batavia (1973) by Bruce Beresford". australianscreen. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-11. 

The Batavia: Wreck, Mutiny and Murder (1995) at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ↑ "Australian Music Centre Catalogue". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
2. ↑ Opera Australia (2006). "Batavia". Retrieved 2007-09-11. 

• Whipping up a storm, composing Batavia: an interview with Richard Mills / Anna Goldsworthy. In: Context (Summer 2000/2001), Issue: 20, 43-50

External links

Cohn, Neville (2004). "Batavia (A review)". OZartsreview. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-11. 

For a synopsis and review of the Melbourne premiere performance, see

• by Chris Boyd, 19 May 2001, Australian Financial Review.

For a synopsis and review of the Perth performance, see

• Could This Be The Great Australian Opera? by Sandra Bowdler, (February 2004).

For Bruce Martin's reflections on creating the role of Francisco Pelsaert, see

• If I can sing it, I'll do it by Vanessa Taylor (March 2006, Opera~Opera)