Arts About – Show 304 – 14 Feb 2018 – Brigitt Thomas with Fish and Ships

Sometimes, opera can be a little elitist - but local writer and historian Richard Cotter and Rye opera singer and conductor Antony Ransome have written an opera on a local theme and sure to appeal to audiences of all demographics: the experiences of convict William Buckley in the Collins Settlement at Sorrento in 1803, his escape and his subsequent reception into an Indigenous group across Port Phillip. Originally, Antony wanted to […]