She has released 4 albums in australia, achieving multiplatinum status and appearing in the top 10 album and singles charts numerous times. Theres much more to kate millerheidke than the singing toilet brush a credit to millerheidkes fatherinlaw or singing windscreen wiper a credit to graham norton who wowed her way to ninth place at the recent eurovision song contest singing her original composition zero gravity. Feb 17, 2015 and the triumph of john sheedy, kate millerheidke and lally katzs adaption of the rabbits into an opera is that is retains both the simplicity of marsdens story and the character of tans. Kate miller heidke is an independent singersongwriter and actress. Based on the picture book by john marsden and shaun tan, this new opera is composed by kate miller heidke with iain grandage and a libretto by lally katz. In 2015 she composed her debut opera the rabbits based on the book by shaun tan and john marsden, commissioned by opera australia, which premiered at the perth festival. Millerheidkes eclectic musical the rabbits is a genre. How pregnancy has changed kate millerheidkes performance. How pregnancy has changed kate millerheidkes performance in. The book, written by john marsden and illustrated by shaun tan, uses very.
This show did not disappoint, and included a radiant rendition of zero gravity, which probably topped her performance at eurovision. The rabbits opera starring kate miller heidke is based on the childrens book by john marsden. With the successful release of 4 studio albums, music industry inside out interviewed her perspective of the current music industry. Kate millerheidke, lally katz and iain grandage the rabbits. Cole bennetts im pregnant and its really changed my voice, miller heidke says. Katie millerheidke, the music brings this story to new emotional heights. Kate millerheidke is a multiplearianominated singersongwriter who successfully crosses genre lines between pop and opera. Dec 03, 2016 kate millerheidke has enjoyed chart success and critical acclaim but her next big challenge is the muriels wedding stage play and a best of album. Although classically trained at, she has followed an incredible career in alternative pop music. She signed to sony australia, epic in the us and rca in the uk, but is now an independent artist. As well as composing the rabbits, kate will perform in this production. Kate miller heidkes savvy seven music industry inside out. You can buy the book at gleebooks, roslyn packer theatre, from two hours prior to the performance. Jan 17, 2016 after a dawn chorus of birdsong and echos sung by composer kate miller heidke as birdnarrator from the top of an ochre mound, marsupials gather, squabble and discuss a dream about a lizard.
The rabbits started life as a picture book by author john marsden and illustrator shaun tan. The rabbits was first performed at the perth festival in february 2015, to critical acclaim. It was released on 24 july 2009 as the third and final single from miller heidke s second studio album, curiouser 2008. Brisbanes own kate miller heidke brings her brand new, uniquely australian opera, the rabbits, a coproduction between opera australia and barking gecko theatre company to the playhouse. An adaptation of shaun tan and john marsdens iconic picture book the rabbits, with an awardwinning original score by kate millerheidke. Lally katz transforms marsdens spare poetry into an enchanting libretto. Kate miller heidke as bird in the rabbits maybe this old post about seeing kate down in byron bay in 2016 was an auspicious premonition for 2019.
In addition to her solo career, millerheidke has also worked as a composer. In 2015, millerheidke made her onscreen acting debut in the drama series the divorce. She composed and starred in an opera, based on john marsdens childrens book the rabbits, for which she won two helpmann awards best new australian work with lally katz and iain grandage and best original score with iain grandage. The rabbits is a music theatre work with music by kate millerheidke and libretto by lally katz with additional music by iain grandage, based on the book by john marsden illustrated by shaun tan. As per the original book, it is an allegory for the colonisation of australia, depicting an invasion of rabbits described as alien, harsh and greedy, as they destroy the land and lives of the native marsupials. Adapted from the haunting picture book by john marsden and shaun tan, it tells of colonisation. Kate millerheidke returning to brisbane in the rabbits. It won 4 helpmann awards including best score and best new australian work.
Best new australian work barking gecko theatre company and opera australia the rabbits best presentation for children barking gecko theatre company and opera australia the rabbits best costume design gabriella tylesova the rabbits best original score kate miler heidke with iain grandage the rabbits. Original book by john marsden illustrated by shaun tan. And the triumph of john sheedy, kate millerheidke and lally katzs adaption of the rabbits into an opera is that is retains both the simplicity of marsdens story and the character of tan s. She wrote the music and lyrics for the 2017 musical adaptation of muriels wedding, as well as an opera based on john marsdens childrens book the rabbits, which she also starred in. The rabbits is a music theatre work with music by kate millerheidke and libretto by lally katz, based on the book by john marsden illustrated by shaun tan. Isaac hayward the rabbits is an evocative and deeply moving story. The rabbits opera starring kate millerheidke is based on the childrens book by john marsden. Kate millerheidke back with the rabbits theatre news the. To write the score kate millerheidke, the butterflyvoiced, classically. The rabbits cocreator and star on the challenge, as a whitey, of staging the shaun tanjohn marsden story of colonialism, and the huge.
Kate millerheidke timeline featuring albums and other. From the rabbits nov 2, 2016 you can now own where. Recorded live at roslyn packer theatre during sydney festival in 2016. Cole bennetts im pregnant and its really changed my voice, millerheidke says. John marsden and shaun tans haunting picture book tells a story we all know a. The rabbits is a music theatre work with music by kate miller heidke and libretto by lally katz with additional music by iain grandage, based on the book by john marsden illustrated by shaun tan. Kate miller heidke to represent australia at eurovision song contest in the year of the earth pig 2019. Kate miller heidke is an awardwinning singersongwriter who lives between the worlds of contemporary pop, folk and opera. Sold out seasons in melbourne, sydney and brisbane. Composed by kate millerheidke, librettist lally katz, arrangements and additional music iain grandage. Miller heidke is reluctant to slap the label of opera on the rabbits, which has a libretto penned by the prolific melbournebased playwright lally katz, even though the work draws on operatic. Adapted from the haunting picture book by john marsden and shaun tan, it tells of colonisation, displacement and, ultimately, of hope.
Although classically trained, she has followed a career path in alternative pop music. Now the land is bare and brown and the wind blows empty cross the plains i have walked these plains. Together with her husband keir nuttall, kate millerheidke wrote twenty original songs for muriels wedding. John marsden and shaun tans 1998 picture book the rabbits is a thin volume with a lot of story. The rabbits boasts a team of australias finest pedigreed artists boasting a string of awards that has lead them all to international recognition. Kate millerheidke in the rabbits, with original artwork by shaun tan. Kate millerheidke, lally katz and john sheedys operatic adaptation of the john marsden shaun tan picture book delivers a wallopingly. When she was asked to compose her first score, for the musical adaptation of shaun tans awardwinning illustrated 1998 childrens book the rabbits, showing at sydney festival in january, she admits to being stumped. The rabbits live original cast recording opera australia.
The rabbits won four helpmann awards, including best new australian work, best original score. Brisbanes kate millerheidke brings her brand new, uniquely australian opera, the rabbits to her hometown with a limited season from 17 to 20 march 2016 at qpacs playhouse. The rabbits based on the book written by john marsden and illustrated by shaun tan. Indailys hit list of events and shows, including kate miller heidke, the modern maori quartet and rockwiz live at the adelaide cabaret festival. Based on the picture book by john marsden and shaun tan, this new opera is composed by kate millerheidke with iain grandage and a. Kate miller heidke and the sso featuring songs by kate miller heidke, including last day on earth, o vertigo. Her debut opera as a composer, the rabbits based on the book by shaun tan and john marsden, was commissioned by opera australia and premiered at the perth festival in february 2015, followed by sold out seasons in melbourne, sydney and brisbane.
Jun 27, 2019 kate miller heidke there were high expectations going into the kate miller heidke show at the adelaide cabaret festival, after her recent performance at the eurovision song contest. When lyndon first introduced the concept of kate millerheidke composing the work, i found it to be an inspired connection. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. The rabbits is a music theatre work with music by kate millerheidke and libretto by lally katz based on the book by john marsden illustrated by shaun tan. The cast of the rabbits explain what this new work is all about. Kate miller heidke is an awardwinning singersongwriter who effortlessly traverses the worlds of contemporary pop, folk and opera.
Kate millerheidke, born on the 16th of november 1981, is a singersongwriter from brisbane, qld, australia. The last day on earth is a song by australian singer kate miller heidke, written by herself with her husband keir nuttall, who also produced the song alongside mickey petralia. Kate millerheidke 2015 was a year of firsts for the classically trained singer. It is hard to imagine how an operatic production of the rabbits could do justice to the extraordinary childrens book. In her program note, kate miller heidke explains how she and director john sheedy conceived of the rabbits as an eclectic fusion of opera, musical, song cycle, weird pop concert, puppet show and play. And the triumph of john sheedy, kate miller heidke and lally katzs adaption of the rabbits into an opera is that is retains both the simplicity of marsdens story and the character of tans. Kate millerheidke, cocreator of the rabbits, in the book of sand, which she calls. I had known of kate having heard several of her albums and having witnessed.
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