‘2 Moon Smile’ Premiering
RUTLAND HERALD: "Padma Newsome finds it difficult to describe his new musical theater piece because it is a unique combination of genres, from pop to opera. And because it’s not finished yet. “This is not an opera in the conventional sense,” the Australian composer said recently. 'I’m calling it a "popera" because it’s not so formal — just a collection of songs, chamber music and dances strung loosely together by an innate narrative. It’s somewhere between a Medieval masque and a troubadour show.'”