Here are some of Lachlan's flagship projects.
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Mulga Bill's BicycleComposer / Director
The Concourse Concert Hall (2024) Banjo Paterson’s delightful poem, Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, has been delighting readers since its first publication in The Sydney Mail in 1896. For this production, Musgrove Opera is joined by over 300 young singers from schools across Sydney to present Mulga Bill’s Bicycle as the culmination of the 2024 Children’s Opera Project. The young singers fill the exciting surrounds of The Concourse Concert Hall alongside a a stellar cast led by soprano, Brianna Louwen. |
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Max and Moritzby Aija Draguns
Director / Producer Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House (2022) Schools Tour (2022) Composed by Aija Draguns and commissioned by Lachlan Massey for Musgrove Opera, with support from Bill & Beverley Westwood. Premiered at the Sydney Opera House Utzon Room in August 2022 prior to visiting schools. |
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HeroesComposer / Director
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House (2022) Heroes profiles five prominent figures in song: African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Australian author Dorothy Wall, German composer J.S. Bach and English playwright William Shakespeare. |
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Pinocchio!Composer / Director
Zenith Theatre (2018) Regional Tour (2019) Schools Tour (2024) Loved all over the world for its quaint wit and charm, Carlo Collodi's story is timeless as it is genius. Musgrove Opera's adaptation of Pinocchio premiered in 2018, supported by the late Taryn Fiebig. Following performances in Sydney and a regional tour, the show returns to delight and astonish young audiences on a schools tour in 2024. |
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Hansel and GretelComposer / Director
This unique children's opera took themes from the original Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel. The show was well received in its premiere in the theatre at The Concourse in February 2021. "Petit productions for hungry young minds...ingenious" - Time Out |
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Sid the Serpent who Wanted to SingSid (tenor) and Director
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House (2022) Schools Tour (2023) Malcolm Fox's children's opera produced in full in the Utzon Room. "Sparkling, dazzling children's opera, that will make them dance..." - Fine Music FM |