Name: Parrwang Lifts The Sky
Start: 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Malthouse

Organization

Admin

Victorian Opera

Short Black Opera

Costume designer

Mel Serjeant

Set designer

BJ O’Toole

Lighting designer

Peter Darby

Stage director

Elizabeth Hill-Cooper

Orchestra Victorian Opera Chamber Ensemble

Melbourne Conservatorium of  Music (University of Melbourne)

Conductor

Aaron Wyatt

Cultural Textile Design

Deanne Gilson

Sound designer

Sam Moxham

Singer

Sarah Prestwidge

Parrwang

Lisette Bolton

Michaela Cadwgan

Gorngany

Sofia Imperatore

James Billson

Bunjil

Isaac Burgess

Nicholas Beecher

Mr Waa

Mitchell Sanders

Chloe James

Mrs Waa

Saskia Mascitti

Chloe Taylor

Tjatjarrang

Millicent Brake

Douglas Kelly

Koki

English

Parrwang Lifts The Sky -  (Parrawang Lifts The Sky)

Melbourne

Australia

Malthouse

Merlyn Theatre

Did you know that magpies created the first dawn?*

Victorian Opera is once again proud to present Parrwang Lifts The Sky as part of its family and education program.

A long time ago…

The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid. If not for the courage of Parrwang the magpie, determined to assist her newfound friends, this blanket may still be with us today.

Tjatjarrang (Big Sister) and Koki (Brother) are young, adventurous and tired of living in the dark. When they manage to climb to the highest branches of an ancient gum tree, they discover a world of colour and light and a friend in Parrwang (Magpie).

Parrwang decides to help her new friends lift the blanket of darkness from the young humans world. The plan is devised but Parrwang must first convince the Great Council of Birds led by Bunjil (Eagle). Will the council agree?

*Based on an original creation story from Wadawurrung Country.

Watch Parrwang Lifts the Sky online from the comfort of your own home by purchasing Digital Access, either as a Subscription package or as an individual performance.

Streamed live on the performance date and available on-demand for six months.
You can watch when you want and as many times as you want.

Parrwang Lifts The Sky Cheetham

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Parrawang Lifts The Sky

Daniela Romina Ruesja

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Parrwang Lifts The Sky

Soprano, Sarah Prestwidge chats with Victorian Opera about her role in the family show Parrwang Lifts The Sky, converting her rock 'n roll family to opera, and what song she could listen to for the rest of her life.

Meet Sarah Prestwidge as a part of Parrwang Lifts The Sky

Did you know that magpies created the first dawn?*

Victorian Opera is once again proud to present Parrwang Lifts The Sky as part of its family and education program.

A long time ago…

The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid. If not for the courage of Parrwang the magpie, determined to assist her newfound friends, this blanket may still be with us today.

Tjatjarrang (Big Sister) and Koki (Brother) are young, adventurous and tired of living in the dark. When they manage to climb to the highest branches of an ancient gum tree, they discover a world of colour and light and a friend in Parrwang (Magpie).

Parrwang decides to help her new friends lift the blanket of darkness from the young humans world. The plan is devised but Parrwang must first convince the Great Council of Birds led by Bunjil (Eagle). Will the council agree?

Crafted by the esteemed Yorta Yorta soprano and composer, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, and brought to the stage by internationally acclaimed First Nations soprano, Sarah Prestwidge, Parrwang Lifts The Sky promises to captivate audiences with its blend of artistry, heritage, and innovation.

*Based on an original creation story from Wadawurrung Country.

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