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| Others in this series: Monteverdi Mozart |
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| These are part of a series of drawings I was invited to do to accompany an article on the history of satire in opera (by Jonathan Biggins), to be published in the Opera Australia Yearbook. |
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| ABOVE: The inspiration is Rossini's penchant for crescendi... he's literally "growing a growing" (growing = crescendo). |
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| ABOVE: Little Johnny commissions the opera of his dreams (if only he dreamed of opera!). I took the opportunity to be more 'topical', my slant on the many periods in history when the rulers of the day and powers-that-be were subtly lampooned within the operatic form. RIGHT: Madeline Lee - The hatching of an opera. Another 'now' reference... so very 2004 (surely ideal for a yearbook). Madeline Lee by John Haddock received its world premiere in our most recent opera season. |
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