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y separately published work icon The Children's Bach : An Opera in Two Acts single work   musical theatre  
Note: Libretto by Glenn Perry.
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Children's Bach : An Opera in Two Acts
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Notes

  • Adpated from Helen Garner's novella The Children's Bach.

Production Details

  • First performed at the Merlin Theatre, CUB Malthouse on 20 June 2008. Musical director, Brett Kelly.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2007
    • Grosvenor Place, Sydney City, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Australian Music Centre , 2008 .
      Extent: 1 score (2 v. (350 p.))p.
      Note/s:
      • Reproduced from facsimile of composer's score held at the Australian Music Centre Library
      • ISMN: M673091917
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Related Works

y separately published work icon The Children's Bach Helen Garner , Melbourne : McPhee Gribble , 1984 Z371975 1984 single work novella (taught in 6 units)

Athena and Dexter lead an enclosed family life, innocent of fashion and bound towards a disturbed child. Their comfortable rut is disrupted by the arrival of Elizabeth, a tough nut from Dexter's past. With her three charming, chaotic hangers-on, she draws the couple out into a world whose casual egotism they had barely dreamed of. How can they get home again? (Source: publisher's website)
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Works about this Work

Helen Garner’s Musical Metaphors Come Alive in a New Production of The Children’s Bach Michael Halliwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 14 May 2019;

'A new production of an Australian opera is an unusual event. The performance of Andrew Schultz and Glenn Perry’s 2008 opera, The Children’s Bach, as part of the Canberra International Music Festival, was refreshing and welcome.'  (Introduction)
A Novel Approach to Modern Opera Robin Usher , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 June 2008; (p. 14)
Bach to the Future Peter Wilmoth , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 June 2008; (p. 19)
Helen's Consolation Peter Wilmoth , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 12)
Helen's Consolation Peter Wilmoth , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 June 2008; (p. 12)
Bach to the Future Peter Wilmoth , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 June 2008; (p. 19)
A Novel Approach to Modern Opera Robin Usher , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 17 June 2008; (p. 14)
Helen Garner’s Musical Metaphors Come Alive in a New Production of The Children’s Bach Michael Halliwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 14 May 2019;

'A new production of an Australian opera is an unusual event. The performance of Andrew Schultz and Glenn Perry’s 2008 opera, The Children’s Bach, as part of the Canberra International Music Festival, was refreshing and welcome.'  (Introduction)
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Awards

2007 joint winner R. E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Development Award $$5,000 for further development.
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