Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (opera)

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. It lasts about two hours. It was live simulcast on ABC Classic FM on Australia Day (26 January) 1997^[1][2]

Role	Voice type	Premiere cast, 19 October 1996 Conductor: Richard Mills
Pearl	mezzo-soprano	Elizabeth Campbell
Olive	soprano	Gillian Sullivan
Bubba	soprano	Natalie Jones
Emma	soprano	Eilene Hannan
Barney	tenor	Barry Ryan
Roo	bass-baritone	Gary Rowley
Johnnie Dowd	bass baritone	Nicholas Todorovic
		State Orchestra of Victoria
Director		Richard Wherrett
Design		Brian Thompson
Lighting		Nigel Levings
Costumes		Julie Lynch

Mills also used this musical material for his Symphonic Picture from Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

For plot details, see the article on the play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

References

1. "ABC Classic FM Music Details: Sunday 26 January 1997". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1997-01-26. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
2. "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (DVD)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2007-09-20.

• Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Mills (1996) (TV, ABC) at the Internet Movie Database
• Alison Jones; Terence Clarke (October 1996). "Alison Jones's Opera Plot Summaries". Opera~Opera (Pellinor). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
• Atkinson, Ann; Linsay Knight; Margaret McPhee (1996). The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia, Vol.2. Allen & Unwin. p. 220. ISBN 1-86373-898-3. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
• Burnett, Ron (22 October 1996). "Summer of the 17th Doll (cast & critique)". OPERA-L. Retrieved 2007-07-10.