State Opera of South Australia

This is the second year we have worked with the State Opera of South Australia. It has yet again been an exciting and interesting experience. State Opera has had a number of years with a kind of mixed bag of design for their brochures. We were brought in to pull the corporate identity together through their publications. This also included eventually coordinating the programmes for each performance, see our Carmen programme.

The opera is a very expensive luxurious thing to create. Each performance costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. We wanted to create publications for Opera SA that reflects this and invites you to experience it. The choice of a swirling some what traditional display font was part of achieving this aim. Many opera companies are now moving towards a 'contemporary' look and feel. This may be valid for them, but we wanted to try and bring back some of the mystique and magic that is a large, live (no microphones!) performance.

This year's Season Brochure brings together three magnificent operas that will thrill Adelaide performances. With rich large format graphics we hope to bring just a taste of the magnificence to come.