title: IHOS Music Theatre and Opera
text: # IHOS Music Theatre and Opera
  
  IHOS Music Theatre and Opera is a Tasmanian opera company was established in Hobart in 1990, by composer and artistic director Constantine Koukias, and production director Werner Ihlenfeld to create original music-theatre and opera works.
  
  ## Major repertoire
  
  * Olegas - by Constantine Koukias, Libretto by Natasha Cica
  * Tesla - Lightning in His Hand. - An opera in two parts, sung in English By Constantine Koukias.
  * The Divine Kiss (Das Böse ist Immer und Überall) - An opera sung in Modern and Ecclesiastical Greek, Hebrew, German and English by Constantine Koukias. Dedicated to the memory of Józef Wawrzynczak
  * To Traverse Water - An Opera in Two Parts Sung in Ecclesiastical & Modern Greek by Constantine Koukias
  * Days and Nights with Christ - An opera by Constantine Koukias
  * Prayer Bells - A concert piece by Constantine Koukias
  * The Lunch Box - A chamber opera by Thanapoom Sirichang, sung in Thai
  
  ## IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory
  
  In late 1999 IHOS formed the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory, a sub-section of the main company that provides training for young opera / music-theatre performers, as well as commissioning and collaborative opportunities for Australian composers, directors and designers.
  
  ### Works premiered
  
  * 2007 As if Electronically Controlled (Full Premiere) Christopher Williams
  * 2007 Colonial Pictures Simon Reade
  * 2006 As if Electronically Controlled (Workshop only) Christopher Williams
  * 2005 The Death of Chatterton Matthew Dewey
  * 2005 Da Ponte in Absentia Constantine Koukias
  * 2004 Blood Lights Ian Cresswell
  * 2004 A Priest's Passion Matthew Dewey
  * 2004 Succubus Michael Lampard
  * 2004 For No Apparent Reason Myles Griffith
  * 2003 The Fall of the House of Usher Maria Grenfell
  * 2003 Creatures of the Wind Kate Moore
  * 2003 Scenes from a Calabrese Opera Angelina Zucco
  * 2002 Eden's Bequest (second stage) Rosemary Austen
  * 2002 Harmony Allan Badalassi
  * 2002 Touch Wood Claudio Pompili
  * 2002 Antigone Sketches Constantine Koukias
  * 2002 POP Sally Rees, Matt Warren
  * 2002 A Lizard Between Her Breasts Raffaele Marcellino
  * 2001 Happy New Ears Graeme Leak
  * 2001 Death by Defenestration Joe Bugden
  * 2001 Eden's Bequest Rosemary Austen
  * 2001 Sway Lisa Morisset
  * 2001 Slip - Synthetic Spaces Christos Linou Hugh Covill
  * 2000 Images from the Life of Nikola Tesla Constantine Koukias
  * 2000 The Tesla Project Constantine Koukias
  
  ### Notable Laboratory Alumni
  
  * Matthew Dewey - Composer
  * Rachel Wenona Guy - Performer, Singer, Writer, Visual Artist
  * Sarah Jones - Singer
  * Michael Lampard - Singer and Composer
  * Craig Wood - Performer and Composer
  * Christos Linou - Performer / Choreographer
  