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.
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