Two extraordinary works that find beauty in loss and hope.

In association with UWA Conservatorium of Music

BILYA

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

REQUIEM

Verdi’s monumental masterpiece of grief and hope 

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 explosive opening to fragile reflection, the Requiem offers overwhelming emotional force, unexpected beauty and consolation.