Three Marys visits the northern hemisphere

Pitched at ISPA’s 2024 Perth Congress, Three Marys is a piece from composer Andrée Greenwell, originally presented at Sydney Opera House’s “Unwrapped” program of contemporary artists.

Three Marys is a chamber opera inspired by a medieval French legend of biblical women exiled from the Middle East to southern France. Centered on three generations of women cast out to sea, the opera weaves their story with a Teen Chorus — voices of drowned children from across time — and Marzoug, a fisherman who cares for the bodies of migrants washed ashore. Stripped to the essentials of exile, ocean, and survival, Three Marys echoes ancient and contemporary journeys in search of refuge.

Three Marys will have its first northern hemisphere outing in a concert performance at Georgetown University in Washington DC later this year. A new production of the piece is also being made by the State Opera of South Australia in 2026.

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Contact: Robert Love, Performing Arts Project Specialist, Love Stages, robertlove@iinet.net.au, +61 (0)416 110 487

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