Winthrop Hall | 21 & 22 May
A special double bill, pairing a moving new Australian premiere with a repertoire classic. Two extraordinary works that find beauty in loss and hope.
BILYA
Williams-Ghouse
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If you knew you were on borrowed time, what are the talks you would have?
Bilya (River), listens in on the final twelve months of conversations between two Koordamaat (great loves).
Beautiful, bittersweet, shifting with the seasons yet never changing quickly, Bilya beckons you to come sit by the shore, let its water wash over you and take away your troubles.
This is the first solo work of Noongar Songwoman Gina Williams-Ghouse. Experience the incredible beauty of the language of this land, as this production promises to move you.
Bilya is dedicated to Guy Ghouse AM
COMPOSER
Gina Williams-Ghouse
FEATURING
Gina Williams-Ghouse
David Leha
UWA Conservatorium of Music Symphonic Chorus
UWA Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra
UWA Choral Society
West Australian Opera Chorus
LANGUAGE
Sung in Noongar with English Surtitles
DURATION
45 minutes
REQUIEM
Verdi
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Blurring the boundaries between opera and sacred music, Verdi’s masterwork moves from thunderous intensity to moments of extraordinary stillness and grace, confronting life’s most profound questions.
West Australian Opera soloists and chorus join the UWA Conservatorium of Music and UWA Choral Society, bringing together a vast community of voices to realise Verdi’s towering sound world. From the explosive opening to fragile reflection, the Requiem offers overwhelming emotional force, unexpected beauty and consolation.
FEATURING
Naomi Johns
Nicole Youl
Paul O’Neill
Benjamin Del Borrello
UWA Conservatorium of Music Symphony Chorus
UWA Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra
UWA Choral Society
West Australian Opera Chorus
LANGUAGE
Sung in Latin with English Surtitles
DURATION
90 minutes