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Adaptation of
The Selfish Giant
1888
single work
short story
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2019...
2019
The Selfish Giant
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'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.'
Source: Victorian Opera.
Production Details
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Debuted with Victorian Opera in 2019.
Produced by Victorian Opera at Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, 27-28 May 2022.
Conductor: Simon Bruckard.
Director: Cameron Menzies.
Original Choreography: Elizabeth Hill-Cooper.
Set and Costume Designer: James Browne.
Lighting Designer: Eduard Inglés.
Cast: Stephen Marsh (The Giant).
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