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Festival of Outback Opera: Dark Sky Serenade
21 May @ 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm AEST

Opera Queensland travels to two of the region’s finest outback towns, combining opera with ochre sunsets and great pubs. There’s an opera ball for those who like to glam up, gala concerts under the night skies with Dark Sky Serenade and Singing in the Night, or you can just enjoy the camaraderie of a casual pint and a singalong. New Zealand-Tongan tenor Filipe Manu is the headline artist.
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Dark Sky Serenade returns to the picturesque Jump-Up at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum, for a concert 75 metres above the breathtaking surrounding landscape. As the sun sets, sublime music fills the crystal clear air, with breathtaking views and constantly transforming skies as you look out across the vast landscape. As night falls, the stage becomes a cathedral of light amidst the infinite starry sky. This is opera as you have never experienced before.
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