About the show
Gods Gone Wild
Forget tragedy – this is Orpheus as you’ve never seen him.
In Offenbach’s satirical operetta, Orpheus and Eurydice aren’t star-crossed lovers, they’re a dysfunctional couple, and neither is particularly sad about their separation. When Eurydice descends into the underworld, it isn’t tragedy that follows, but an all-out divine spectacle. The gods are bored, Hades is throwing a party, and the legendary Can-Can ignites chaos.
A co-production with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, this riotous, visually spectacular production is helmed by acclaimed director Constantine Costi (La Traviata on Sydney Harbour). Expect razor-sharp wit, dazzling vocal performances, and a whirlwind of divine comedy and devilish fun. This is an unmissable mythological meltdown.
Can you laugh your way out of hell?
Constantine Costi is an award-winning director and writer working across opera and film.
He was co-Artistic Director of Red Line Productions at the Old Fitz Theatre 2020 – 2023 and was Artistic Director Advisor for The Lysicrates Foundation.
Engagements in 2024 have included Pierrot Lunaire for the Berlin Philharmonic, Il Tabarro for Sydney Festival set aboard the historic lightship The Carpentaria, a national tour of Long Lost Loves (and Grey Suede Gloves) for Musica Viva, and the documentary feature film The Golden Spurtle for Hopscotch Films UK and Hytra Films.
2025 sees Constantine directing a re-imagined version of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serai titled Abduction (Victorian Opera), and he is the co-librettist and director for a new operatic centrepiece for Sydney Festival / LPD Productions, Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera.
– Constantine Costi
To be confirmed.
The Company
Principal Cast (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
Eurydice: Sophie Blades
Diane: Hannah Burton
L’Opinion publique: Molly Ryan
Junon: Linh Tran
Vénus: Erina Kirton
Cupidon: Sky Kim
Minerve: Wei Han
Morphée: Leah Bell
Cybele: Helen Sun
Circé: Vanessa Wijaya
Aristée/Pluton: Sam Elmi
Jupiter: Tobias Page
Orphée: Wesley Yu
John Styx/Mars: Chris Whalley
Mercure: Thomas Bruce
Written by: Jacques Offenbach*
Director: Constantine Costi*
Conductor:
Choreographer: Shanon Burns*
Costume Designer: Isaac Valentine
Set & Props Designer: Alice Vance
Lighting Designer: Harry Smyth
Assistant Director: Ava Rusch
Assistant Director: Cameron Taylor
Technical Manager: Archer Dametto
Production Stage Manager: Thomas Howieson
Deputy Stage Manager: Lily Browning
Deputy Stage Manager: Hayley Cantrill
Head Electrician: Jay Cairns
Key
*Guest Artist
** NIDA Staff