THE SELFISH GIANT (Bruckard) Melbourne 2022 Victorian Opera

• Work Title: The Selfish Giant  
• Composer: Bruckard Simon   
• Libretto: Emma Muir-Smith    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Victorian Opera  
• Recorded: May 2022
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Stephen Marsh, Eliza Bennetts O'Connor, Miriam Whiting-Reilly, Lucy Schneider, Joshua Morton-Galea, Nick Sheppard, Christopher-Jack Andrew, Hannah Kostros
• Conductor: Simon Bruckard  
• Orchestra: Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra  
• Stage Director: Cameron Menzies  
• Stage Designer: James Browne  
• Costume Designer: James Browne  
• Lighting Designer: Eduard Inglés  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Victorian Opera  
• Date Published: 2022  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: Victorian Opera     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Oscar Wilde’s charming short story, The Selfish Giant, has enchanted young readers since it was first published in 1888.
After a cantankerous Giant banishes children from playing in his garden, he experiences the chill of perpetual Winter. When children sneakily return, so does the beauty and joyfulness of Spring, teaching the Giant to open his heart generously in order to enjoy life’s riches.

Premiered in 2019, this Green Room Award-winning adaptation comes from the creative genius of two of Victorian Opera’s former Developing Artists: composer Simon Bruckard (Cassandra) and librettist Emma Muir-Smith.

Following its sold-out debut season in 2019, The Selfish Giant returns to the stage with its wit and playfully eclectic musical style.