About
A Blush Opera production supported by Q Lab Residency, The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
The Muffin Fiend is an original opera for kids and families, the brainchild of Australian composer Diana Blom and author & illustrator Daniel Pinkwater. Adapted from his children’s book, the story follows Mozart as he tries to solve the great muffin mystery of Vienna with Inspector Le Chat. Mozart enlists the help of the audience to find out who stole all the muffins in Vienna... even the double chilli muffins!
Familiar Mozartian tunes interweave themselves with Diana Blom’s contemporary score. Blush Opera want to come up with an innovative approach to children’s theatre, where instrumentalists and singers are all incoprorated into the narrative and theatrical action. Blush Opera’s unique brand of comic inventiveness aims to inspire the spirited child in every audience member - including the adults!
Duration workshop + 45min performance
Age 8-12yrs
Genre interactive children's opera
Instrumentation 3 singers + 1 piano + kids
Highlights
“I’m an advocate of nonsense...I believe that things mean things, but they don’t have assigned meanings.”
Acknowledgments
The Q Theatre Blush Opera was awarded the Q Lab Residency for 2016 which support four independent artists or groups of artists in the development of a new experimental project.
Media
Photos by HeidrunLohr
