Co-Opera Plans for the Future

Plans for 2012/2013

Co-Opera is planning to present Mozart's Cosi fan tutte and Handel's Acis & Galatea in the first half of 2012; and The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan and Kurt Weill's Little Mahagonny in the second half of the year. They will be presented in several venues across South Australia from March to November. If you are interested in hosting any of these productions, please contact Helen Simpson on 08 8233 6245 or email coopera@aso.com.au for further details or see attached Expressions of Interest form.

Europe in 2012

Our highly successful 2011 touring piece, The Marriage of Figaro, will be presented in Germany in May 2012 after an invitation extended by the Hessischestaatstheater in Wiesbaden.. These plans follow on from the highly successful tour of Germany and Switzerland Co-Opera undertook in May 2009, [see European reviews under Media in this web-site]

Plans for 2013

Co-Opera will apply to Playing Australia for assistance to tour Johann Strauss's ever popular operetta, Die Fledermaus, to Australia's Eastern States in March/April/May and in June 2012 an application will also be submitted to extend this coverage to NT/WA in August September. A new production is being developed for the purpose directed by Adelaide theatrical legend, Frank Ford. Production design will be created by Kathryn Sproul who is renowned throughout the country for her successful productions.

Hosting a Co-Opera Performance

Organisations interested to host a Co-Opera performance of Die Fledermaus in 2012 are invited to complete the attached Expression of Interest Form and direct to Helen Simpson at coopera@aso.com.au.

Auditions in September 2011

Auditions will be held on Saturday 17 September from 9.30am - 6.00pm at the Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Adelaide Showground. Auditions will also be held in Melbourne later in the year - date to be advised.

Co-Opera offers employment to singers who are able to describe themselves as Adelaide-based. This is because our "shoe-string" company has no resources to pay the travel, accommodation and wage penalty costs of engaging artists "away from home" during the rehearsal periods [normally 4-6 weeks for touring productions]

Artists interested in participating in these plans are invited to direct a biography citing details of performance training and relevant performance experience to Helen Simpson, coopera@aso.com.au and to seek an audition time. Please see Audition Requirements attached.