Cassandra Bird is delighted to announce Mel O'Callaghan's commission by the Sydney Opera House, Live Echo.
Featuring more than 300 choristers from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, conducted by Brett Weymark, Live Echo draws the hidden frequencies of the Opera House into voice, transforming the building’s resonant hum into song.
As the work unfolds, it becomes an act of endurance and release. As voices rise and merge, they dissolve into a single, continuous vibration — both human and architectural.
Live Echo builds on Mel O’Callaghan’s long exploration of transformation and transcendence while extending her interest in ritual and the body as a vessel for change. Through collective breath and shared vibration, the work becomes a site of renewal where sound and form encounter the possibility of transformation.
April 11, 2026 at 3pm and 5pm
Presented and Commissioned by the Sydney Opera House
Curated by Michael Do