Harbour City Opera

Harbour City Opera (HCO) is an opera company in Sydney, Australia, presenting chamber opera performances from the mainstream operatic repertoire. The company was founded in early 2013 to provide opportunities for opera singers on the cusp of a professional career and other professionals in the field,^[1] and to engage an audience outside the traditional opera circles.^[2]

HCO's founder and creative director, Sarah Ann Walker,^[3] has been nominated for the 2014 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.^[4] The board of Harbour City Opera includes Wagnerian tenor Glenn Winslade and singer and pianist Glenn Amer.

Productions

• 2013: Excerpts of Die Walküre (Richard Wagner) and act 1 of Così fan tutte (W. A. Mozart); directed by Paulo Montoya, musical director Chris Cartner and Thomas Johnson^[5]
• 2013: Suor Angelica (Puccini); directed by Andy Morton, designed by Adrienn Lord, musical director Sharolyn Kimmorley^[6][7]
• 2014: Double bill concert performances of Il tabarro (Puccini) and The Telephone (Gian Carlo Menotti); musical director: Glenn Amer
• 2014: Gianni Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini) and L'enfant prodigue (Claude Debussy)

References

1. ↑ History, Harbour City Opera
2. ↑ "Q&A: harbour City Opera" by Andrew Pole, FBi Radio, 24 October 2013
3. ↑ "Start-up aims to attract new audiences with fresh take on opera" by Rosw Powell, startupsmart.com.au, 4 November 2013
4. ↑ "2014 Telstra Women’s Business Awards", press release, 21 November 2013
5. ↑ "Live review: Mozart and Wagner Make a Scene (Harbour City Opera)" by Charlotte Moore, Limelight, 31 August 2013
6. ↑ Announcement on YouTube by Emma Ayres, ABC Classic FM
7. ↑ "Live review: Suor Angelica (Harbour City Opera)" by Clive Paget, Limelight, 6 October 2013

External links

• Harbour City Opera, official website
• Glenn Amer, official website
• Interview with Sarah Ann Walker by Shamistha de Soysa, soundslikesydney.com.au, 23 September 2013