Bliss is an opera in three acts by Brett Dean to a libretto by Amanda Holden.
Simone Young was musical director of Opera Australia when it commissioned Brett Dean and Amanda Holden to write this work.
[3][4] Dean composed the role of Harry Joy specifically for Peter Coleman-Wright; three of this role's arias were sung by Coleman-Wright in a concert on 2 October 2008 under the title Songs of Joy with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Simon Rattle.
It then travelled to the Edinburgh International Festival and opened the 2010/11 season at the Hamburg State Opera.
ABC1 showed a documentary on 16 March 2010, Artscape – Making Opera Bliss and the opera's second performance on 17 March 2010 was broadcast live by ABC2 and shown on Melbourne's Federation Square and in cinemas throughout Australia.