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Pinchgut Opera

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Pinchgut Opera
Pinchgut Opera logo
Background information
OriginSydney, Australia
Genres17th and 18th century opera
Years activeSince December 2002 (December 2002)
Websitewww.pinchgutopera.com.au

Pinchgut Opera is a chamber opera company in Sydney, Australia, presenting opera from the 17th and 18th centuries performed on period instruments. Founded in 2002, Pinchgut stages two operas each year in Sydney's City Recital Hall. It also performs concerts in both Sydney and Melbourne.

The company utilises the professional chamber choir Cantillation as its chorus and has engaged both the Sirius Ensemble and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. Pinchgut draws most of its singers, players, directors and designers from Australia. Its artistic director is Erin Helyard. Antony Walker co-founded the company and conducted the early Pinchgut productions. All productions are recorded by Greenside Productions and Mano Musica and are released on CD under the "Pinchgut Live" label.

Pinchgut Opera draws its unusual name from Fort Denison, a former penal site in Sydney Harbour which was nicknamed "Pinchgut" by its inmates. According to its website, the company chose the name "as we wanted something recognisably Sydney, easy to remember and as a reminder of our tight budgets and humble beginnings".

Productions

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Honours

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National Live Music Awards

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The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2019 Pinchgut Opera Live Classical Act of the Year Nominated[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "David Walker's website". Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Music of France". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ^ The Chimney Sweep, production details and background, Pinchgut Opera
  4. ^ Iphigénie en Tauride, production details and background, Pinchgut Opera
  5. ^ Cunningham, Harriet (24 June 2016). "Armida review: Music wins in Pinchgut's magic tale of warriors and witches". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ Blake, Elissa (22 November 2016). "Theodora: from flop to opera reflecting our strange times". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. ^ Galvin, Nick (10 June 2017). "Pinchgut Opera's Anacreon and Pigmalion offers booze, sex and glorious music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ McCallum, Peter (4 December 2017). "Coronation of Poppea review: Twisted love conquers all". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ^ McCallum, Peter (2 September 2019). "Deft mastery from soloist at his peak". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ^ Daniela Kaleva (3 December 2021). "Platée reigns supreme on the Sydney operatic stage". The Conversation. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Pinchgut Opera: Orontea", Limelight
  12. ^ "Pinchgut Opera wins International Opera Award". ABC Classic. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Here Are Your 2019 National Live Music Awards Nominees!". National Live Music Awards. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ^ "And the Winners of the 2019 National Live Music Awards Are..." National Live Music Awards. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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