Hear the enchanting siren song of Australia’s premiere pop-opera quartet

Following their successful Queensland state tour in 2017, all-woman vocal quartet Belladiva return to share re-imagined operatic classics and celebrate the world’s best female songwriters and artists from Joni Mitchell and Fleetwood Mac to Sarah McLachlan. Belladiva’s gorgeous combination of classical voices, angelic harmonies and playful musicianship makes the familiar new again with breathtaking modern interpretations of everything from Summertime to Killing Me Softly.

Performing live to more than 100,000 people, the Queensland Conservatorium of Music-trained Belladiva has charmed audiences nationwide and appeared at many prestigious events, including Channel 9’s Carols in the City, The Queensland Pops Orchestra and Queensland Music Festival.

Combining piano, violin and flute with their extraordinary singing talents, the four experienced vocalists, Alicia Cush (Opera Queensland, Circa), Bethan Ellsmore (Women in Voice, Circa), Jo Willans (The Medium, Qld Musical Theatre) and Samantha Paterson (Harvest Rain, Lush Productions), arrange and perform their own unique versions in a captivating and enchanting concert experience.

Venue Format
Theatre, Hall
Technical Rating
D
Touring Party
5
Considerations

The Producer will tour with technical staff and full production equipment. Where possible and suitable, the company will use the in house equipment.

Little Match Productions is one of Queensland’s leading independent theatre companies, creating and producing high quality new Australian musical performance.

Based in Brisbane, Little Match is driven to explore our collective humanity via its most primal and intrinsically expressive media, the voice. We are insatiably curious to share and hear others’ voices, both literally and figuratively.

Our works traverse comedy-cabaret, opera, classical music and children’s productions, delivering high quality theatre to every member of the family. We develop, create and tour musical works that tell great stories of integrity and contemporary relevance, of women, society’s values and reflect on its growth and challenges. We are committed to tuning-in little ears to quality music through highly-accessible theatre to foster the next generation of music lovers and music-makers.

In rigorous collaboration with diverse artists, we have established a reputation for our unique ability to present classical repertoire and techniques in contemporary contexts. The foundation for each new work is ethical story-telling with integrity and contemporary relevance, high quality new music, ability to tour regionally and engagement of female creatives.

Company Website
littlematchproductions.com

Unique Selling Point

The Belladiva girls arrange all their own music and play all instruments on stage - all singers play an instrument and swap between instruments throughout the show It's operatic and classical music made accessible The style is crossover; classical and fine contemporary The musical choices appeal and connect to our target audience - older audiences and music lovers It's a concert, but the mode is approachable - we talk to our audience between every song If the acoustics are appropriate, this concert can be performed unamplified *Presenters in 2017 were interested in the group returning with the option for an evening option for performance

Marketing Materials

The Producer will be providing a new marketing pack format from 2018 for all productions. This will include collateral for multi-channel use and represents a full marketing strategy. This includes full media kit, social media materials, print templates, gifs, MRECs, video content (trailers and full songs), images and public relations materials. There will be customisable content, content creation assistance for presenters and a suggested schedule for implementation.

Community Engagement

WORKSHOP #1 Sing with Belladiva! This 2-hour workshop/rehearsal invites singers of all abilities to participate in a sing-along of a selection of Belladiva's own iconic and unique music arrangements, from The Beatles and Bizet to Fleetwood Mac. In a relaxed group environment, join the four singers of Belladiva to extend your vocal capabilities, learn exciting harmonies and have a lot of fun.

There are no ability limits for participants. TARGET: Secondary school, young adults, amateur singers.

WORKSHOP #2 The Art of Auditioning Masterclass This 2-hour workshop will help demystify what can be a daunting process – the audition; professional and amateur productions, vocal examinations, performances and tertiary entry. This workshop will give singers the techniques to deal with the most challenging musical audition, providing a basic introduction to techniques and preparation.

TARGET: Secondary school, young adults, amateur singers

WORKSHOP #3 Hitting the High Notes
This 2-hour workshop explores the most mysterious instrument of all; the voice. Learn the fundamental elements of vocal technique through group exercises in an informative and practical, but relaxed group environment. Participants will learn elements of postural alignment, breathing technique, basic physiology, vowel shapes, resonance, range and more.

TARGET: Primary/Secondary students, young adults, amateur singers, choral groups