Opera's Bad Girl: The World's First Daringly Defiant Diva - Newcastle Fringe

Before Melba, there was Anna Bishop — opera's original rebel.
Shipwrecks, scandals, and soaring arias: Opera's Bad Girl brings her wild, untold story to life. Featuring Sarahlouise Owens, this unforgettable show blends music and drama in a fearless celebration of a woman who dared to defy her time.

In the setting of a Victorian parlour, the incredible adventures of Anna Bishop, the world's first truly international Opera Diva, are brought to life.
Anna's life reads like fiction, as she survives shipwreck, scandal, tiger attack, hostage, war zones, epidemics and boom-bust fortunes.
A woman determined to carve her own artistic career, Anna leaves her famous husband to tour the world with her genius harpist lover. Performing to royalty and packed houses she became the darling of the goldfields and beyond.
The story is threaded with songs and arias of the day, that became parlour favourites (and whose charms still endure), such as Lucia Mad Scene, Last Rose of Summer and Home Sweet Home.
One woman. One voice. One unforgettable story.
Don't miss Opera's Bad Girl. The rebel diva you never knew you needed