Semele Walk
Handel's opera, as told through Vivienne Westwood's costumes.
Overview
Fashion show opera is the performing arts medium we didn't even know we wanted. Now we can't wait for Sydney Festival's Semele Walk to get here so we can gather around the runway for Handel's tragic Semele as told through the deconstructed opulence of Vivienne Westwood's costumes.
Expect a sequinned kilt, diamond-studded socks, plenty of crinolines, and kabuki make-up. Westwood's punk roots aren't completely gone from the playlist, either, with Berlin ensemble Kaleidoskop mixing some sly pop music departures into their arrangement.
Sydney's known to favour Semele's mythological son, Bacchus, god of wine, and this should be just the occasion to meet the family.
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