Two riveting one-act operas.

Dynamic Irish composer Emma O’Halloran (pictured) has turned two of her uncle Mark O’Halloran’s plays into a critically acclaimed opera double bill.

MARY MOTORHEAD

Mary has been locked up after stabbing her husband in the head with a 12-inch carving knife. She reveals aspects of her background that shaped her nature and limited her life choices. 

TRADE

An encounter between a young rent boy and his middle-aged client in a seedy hotel room exposes a painful portrait of power dynamics and vulnerabilities in an unequal relationship.


Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects. Premiered New York Prototype Festival 2019
Premiered Irish National Opera 2024

Sung in English.

Contains themes of an adult nature.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
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DATES
MARCH 6 - 13, 2026

VENUE
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CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR TBA
CONDUCTOR TBA
DESIGNER TBA
LIGHTING TBA
SOUND TBA

CAST
MARY MOTORHEAD TBA
OLDER MAN TBA
YOUNGER MAN TBA

 

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