Artists In Conversation Series

Artists In Conversation #4 - La bohème

Meet the Artists
West Australian Opera joins UWA Conservatorium to explore WAO’s new production of La bohème with insights into the work with WAO Artistic Director Chris van Tuinen.  

6.30pm, 9 October 2023 | Callaway Auditorium, UWA

PAST EVENTS

Artists In Conversation #1 - Into the Woods
Meet the Artists

Delve deeper Into the Woods as WAO Artistic Director, Chris van Tuinen, interviews Director Cameron Menzies on his award-winning production from Northern Ireland Opera, the genius of Sondheim and what makes Into the Woods an unmissable piece of theatre.

6.30pm, 16 March 2023 | Callaway Auditorium, UWA

Artists In Conversation #2 - Oratorio
Research Seminar - What constitutes an opera?

West Australian Opera joins UWA Chair of Musicology, Sarah Collins, as she facilitates a panel discussion with a diverse group of special guests exploring the topic ‘what constitutes an opera’ ahead of the WAO’s Oratorio season at Winthrop Hall.

5.00pm, 4 April 2023 | Tunley Lecture Theatre, UWA

Artists In Conversation #3 - Otello

Research Seminar - Historical representations of diverse communities in opera and what this means for the present day
West Australian Opera joins UWA Chair of Woodwind and Contemporary Performance, Dr. Ashley Smith, as he facilitates a panel discussion with a diverse group of special guests exploring communities and representation in opera – the challenges, the disparity, the way forward.

5.00pm, 9 May 2023 | Tunley Lecture Theatre, UWA