Nemorino is too bashful to ask the bright, beautiful Adina out, but when a handsome young soldier catches her eye, he decides it’s time to make his move. After buying some liquid courage and stumbling through a series of hilarious mishaps, the story ends with a happy couple. But who?

Donizetti’s opera is a love letter to high notes and high jinks, and Australian theatre royalty Simon Phillips leaning into the laughs. A set made entirely from corrugated iron is offset by Gabriela Tylesova’s gorgeous painterly costumes, coming together to form an iconic artist’s impression of outback Australia.

Expect romance, laughter and dazzling singing in this gem of an opera, starring Stacey Alleaume making a triumphant return from the stages of Europe for her role debut as Adina. See one of the world’s most exciting young conductors, Danila Grassi make her Opera Australia debut.