In a new partnership with Opera Australia, The Coopers Malthouse Merlyn Theatre will provide an intimate setting, adding an edgy intensity to this production.

Led by conductor Paul Fitzsimon, the twelve musicians will be centre stage and the six singers will perform just metres from the audience.

Director Tama Matheson’s and designer Mark Thompson’s creative talents will combine to tell the story of social alienation in a modem, inhumane world.

'Metamorphosis is an incredibly dynamic tale—one that can't be buried. It is the ultimate in strange, alienating, dreamlike, and horrifying musings in modern life', says Matheson.

The Melbourne premiere of this new production presents not only a chance to hear a rarely performed Australian opera by one of Australia's leading composers, but also to marvel at the extraordinary talent of some of the country's most exceptional singers, and the pure wonder of the operatic voice up close and personal.