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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a chamber opera in two acts by Richard Mills to a libretto by Peter Goldsworthy, based on the play of the same name by Ray Lawler. The opera was commissioned by the Victoria State Opera and premiered on 19 October 1996 at the Playhouse in Melbourne .
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is an Australian play written by Ray Lawler and first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on 28 November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant in Australian theatre history, and a "turning point", [1] openly and authentically portraying distinctly Australian life and characters
- Ray Lawler
- 1957
2 set 2021 · During 2021, Theatre Heritage Australia has been celebrating the 100th birthday of Australian playwright Ray Lawler. PETER FITZPATRICK takes an in depth look at Summer of the Seventeenth Doll—a play that was acknowledged as a landmark of Australian drama sixty-six years ago and remains so today.
– Part One provides an overview of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, its author Ray Lawler, and the play's genesis and early productions. – Part Two highlights Lawler's creation of The Doll Trilogy and the adaptation of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll to radio drama, cinema, opera and theatrical fantasy.
Based on Ray Lawler’s 1955 Australian play, the opera was commissioned by the Victoria State Opera and premiered in 1996. Opera Australia subsequently presented the work in 1999.
Summer of the seventeenth doll : opera by Richard Mills - find sheet music, recordings, digital score and audio samples, analysis, performances and more at the Australian Music Centre.
14 nov 2020 · Based on Ray Lawler’s 1955 Australian play of the same name, this chamber opera tells the story of a long-standing tradition at the end of the sugarcane season, in which cane-cutters Barney and Roo travel south to Melbourne for their annual fling with two city girls.
