IHOS Music Theatre and Opera is a Tasmanian opera company that was established in Hobart in 1990, by composer and artistic director Constantine Koukias, and production director Werner Ihlenfeld. It specializes in creating original music-theatre and opera works.
Major repertoire Olegas - by Constantine Koukias, Libretto by Natasha Cica Tesla - Lightning in His Hand. - An opera in two parts, sung in English By Constantine Koukias. The Divine Kiss (Das Böse ist Immer und Überall) - An opera sung in Modern and Ecclesiastical Greek, Hebrew, German and English by Constantine Koukias. Dedicated to the memory of Józef Wawrzynczak To Traverse Water - An Opera in Two Parts Sung in Ecclesiastical & Modern Greek by Constantine Koukias Days and Nights with Christ - An opera by Constantine Koukias Prayer Bells - A concert piece by Constantine Koukias The Lunch Box - A chamber opera by Thanapoom Sirichang, sung in Thai
IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory In late 1999 IHOS formed the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory, a sub-section of the main company that provides training for young opera / music-theatre performers, as well as commissioning and collaborative opportunities for Australian composers, directors and designers.
Works premiered 2007 As if Electronically Controlled (Full Premiere) Christopher Williams 2007 Colonial Pictures Simon Reade 2006 As if Electronically Controlled (Workshop only) Christopher Williams 2005 The Death of Chatterton Matthew Dewey 2005 Da Ponte in Absentia Constantine Koukias 2004 Blood Lights Ian Cresswell 2004 A Priest's Passion Matthew Dewey 2004 Succubus Michael Lampard 2004 For No Apparent Reason Myles Griffith 2003 The Fall of the House of Usher Maria Grenfell 2003 Creatures of the Wind Kate Moore 2003 Scenes from a Calabrese Opera Angelina Zucco 2002 Eden's Bequest (second stage) Rosemary Austen 2002 Harmony Allan Badalassi 2002 Touch Wood Claudio Pompili 2002 Antigone Sketches Constantine Koukias 2002 POP Sally Rees, Matt Warren 2002 A Lizard Between Her Breasts Raffaele Marcellino 2001 Happy New Ears Graeme Leak 2001 Death by Defenestration Joe Bugden 2001 Eden's Bequest Rosemary Austen 2001 Sway Lisa Morisset 2001 Slip - Synthetic Spaces Christos Linou Hugh Covill 2000 Images from the Life of Nikola Tesla Constantine Koukias 2000 The Tesla Project Constantine Koukias
Notable Laboratory Alumni Matthew Dewey - Composer Rachel Wenona Guy - Performer, Singer, Writer, Visual Artist Sarah Jones - Singer Michael Lampard - Singer and Composer Craig Wood - Performer and Composer Christos Linou - Performer / Choreographer
External links IHOS Music Theatre and Opera The Tasmanian Composers Collective