An original interpretation of Lorde’s 2025 album Virgin.
Gritty, tender, introspective, transcendent:
“VIRGIN: the 11 movements” transforms the many moods and shades of Lorde’s 2025 album into a unique live choral performance. Dynamic staging, instrumental interludes, and contemporary dance elevate this album into a totally captivating, immersive experience. Lyrics of tender introspection crescendo into choruses that revel in freedom. Each movement has its own rise and fall. You won’t want to miss it.
Presenting Artist or Company
Stella Butzkueven is an emerging musician in Melbourne’s choral arts community with a strong passion for creating joy in music and building community. She has been singing and playing the piano since childhood and is a proud lifelong chorister, having sung with many choirs throughout her schooling and into adulthood. Stella has been conducting and leading groups of singers for the past three years in various roles with the Keytones Choir, shOUT Youth Chorus and Melbourne Pride Chorus as well as informal ensembles with friends and family. She is also a freelance choral arranger and enjoys re-interpreting pop music for choirs in dynamic and unexpected ways, with influences from barbershop, musical theatre, classical choral music and digital audio production. Her pieces have been performed around Melbourne. In 2026 she has joined ARCappella choir as their Choral Director, and is composing and rehearsing with a new choral ensemble for her upcoming Melbourne Fringe debut, VIRGIN: the 11 movements.
Composed and Produced by
Stella Butzkueven
Featuring
The Lorde Choir and Instrumental Ensemble
Produced by
Tash Atkins
Family Friendly Event
Accessibility
Low Sensory Performance
Masked
Event Info
Important Event Information
An Access Guide (including Low Sensory Information for Saturday 17 October) can be found at the end of this sentence, here.
