{"identifier":"FRE-Opera_6312088443112","browse_author":"Traicee Evison-Griffith (Director), Fiona Cochrane (Producer), F-Reel Pty Ltd (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Traicee Evison-Griffith (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_musicsch"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350916081,"description":"Opera Therapy documents the therapeutic journey of four people who experienced the transformative power of self-expression while battling with cancer. They were a part of creating an opera based on their personal stories, under the guidance of talented music therapist Emma O\u2019Brien. Mary is a 50 year old Maltese woman who is four years post bone marrow transplant for a very rare form of lymphoma; Lisa is a 33 year old Greek woman with acute leukaemia who is a mother of four and was only two weeks post bone marrow transplant when she embarked on this project; Bruce is a 53 year old man who has both terminal bone cancer (multiple myeloma) as well as multiple sclerosis, and Dianne is a 54 year old woman who shares her stories both of experiencing breast cancer herself and caring for her daughter Marla who died two weeks into the project from relapsing acute leukaemia. The documentary filming took place throughout the creative process, displaying the innovative methods of composing used by Emma to tap into the participants\u2019 innate musicality and bring their stories to life as an opera. The subsequent performance of the opera was made possible by the involvement of the creative team from the More Than Opera opera company, and its therapeutic effects on the participants are obvious. Participants: Mary Doggett-Williams, Dianne Graham, Lisa Kanidiadis & Bruce McCulloch, Emma O\u2019Brien \u2013 music therapist/composer, David Kram \u2013 musical director of the opera. Director/writer: Traicee Evison-Griffith; producer: Fiona Cochrane. Language - English","videoId":6312088443112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_musicsch","title":"Opera Therapy","xml_source":"bvl_musicsch_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"FRE-Opera","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/7417eb8f-39f5-4f30-a3be-9583a76caa73/273a1464-7dc2-438a-8d1f-314af409702b/1280x720/match/image.jpg","series_id":"series_storylineAustralia","facets":"theatrePerformances , Theatre performances , documentaryFilm , Documentary film , _20thAnd21stCenturyAndContemporaryOpera , 20th and 21st century and contemporary opera , drama , Drama , body , Body , schoolsMovementsAndStyles , Schools, movements and styles , symbolism , Symbolism , disabilityAndIllness , Disability and illness , healthAndMedicine , Health and medicine , artsAndLiterature , Arts and literature , identity , Identity , made_20002009 , 2000\u20132009 , english , English , australia , Australia , origin_australia , Australia , video , Video , filmAndCinema , Film and Cinema , operaByPeriod , Opera by period , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , origin_oceania , Oceania , oceania , Oceania , anthropology , Anthropology , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , music , Music ,","contenttypeorder":3,"series":"Storyline Australia.","date_of_publication":2005,"publisher":"F-Reel Pty Ltd","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"FRE-Opera","facet":["_20thAnd21stCenturyAndContemporaryOpera","anthropology","artsAndLiterature","australia","body","disabilityAndIllness","documentaryFilm","drama","english","filmAndCinema","healthAndMedicine","identity","made_20002009","made_2000Present","music","oceania","operaByPeriod","origin_australia","origin_oceania","schoolsMovementsAndStyles","societyAndSocietalIssues","symbolism","theatrePerformances","video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Traicee Evison-Griffith~Fiona Cochrane~F-Reel Pty Ltd~Traicee Evison-Griffith"}