''Midnight Son'' is an opera in one act by composer
Gordon Kerry
Gordon Kerry (born 1961) is an Australian composer, music administrator, music writer and music critic.
Career
Kerry studied composition at the University of Melbourne under Barry Conyngham. He then worked for the Sydney Festival and resided i ...
and
librettist
A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major ...
Louis Nowra
Mark Doyle, better known by his stage name Louis Nowra, (born 12 December 1950) is an Australian writer, playwright, screenwriter and librettist.
He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights. His works have been performed by all o ...
. The contemporary opera is inspired by the true story of the murder of Melbourne woman Maria Korp.
''Midnight Son'' was premiered by
Victorian Opera
Victorian Opera is an opera company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded in 2005 by the Victorian Government as a replacement for the Victoria State Opera. It commenced operations in January 2006 with Richard Gill a ...
in May 2012 at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse, in Melbourne. The 90-minute work was conducted by Ollivier-Philippe Cuneo and featured Byron Watson,