Part opera, part visual artwork, Operation:Orfeo takes you on a descent into the underworld in a work of astonishing precision and breathtaking beauty. Created by Denmark’s legendary Hotel Pro Forma, and featuring the Latvian Radio Choir, this masterpiece is opera stripped back and radically reimagined.
Dates & Times
Thu & Fri 7.30pm
Sat 2 & 7.30pm
Duration 80mins
Access
Tickets
Discounts available with Festival Club membership.
Mob Tix available for First Nations audiences.
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Location
His Majesty's Theatre, 827-905 Hay St, Karboordup / Perth WA 6000
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Performed in Danish (with English surtitles), French & English.
Part opera, part visual artwork, Operation:Orfeo takes you on a descent into the underworld in a work of astonishing precision and breathtaking beauty. Created by Denmark’s legendary Hotel Pro Forma, and featuring the Latvian Radio Choir, this masterpiece is opera stripped back and radically reimagined.
'Without a doubt, one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in the theatre.'
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Presented by arrangement with Arts Projects Australia
Vocal Ensemble Latvian Radio Choir
Conductor Sigvards Klava
Solo Singer Baiba Renerte
Solo Dancer Lisbeth Sonne Andersen Original Creator & Director (1993) Kirsten Dehlholm (1945 – 2024)
Director (2026) Marie Dahl
Libretto Ib Michael
Composer & Arranger Bo Holten
Music excerpts John Cage, Christoph Willibald Gluck
Set Designer Maja Ravn
Lighting Designer Jesper Kongshaug
Costume Designer Annette Meyer
Sound Designer Kristian Hverring
Choreographer for solo dancer Anita Saij
Production Hotel Pro Forma
Represented by Quaternaire
Producer Lisbeth Jacobi
Supported by Perth Festival Medici donors and the Arts and Culture Trust.
