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    • Editor's Choice Are You Lonesome Tonight

    Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight

    Performance Arts Culture Cessnock 198 - 202 Vincent Street, Cessnock, NSW, Australia
    Opera and country and western might sound like curious musical bedfellows, but this quirky show was a hit for Opera Queensland back in 2021. Now, it’s touring nationally. Patrick Nolan’s clever concept mixes arias by the likes of Puccini and Verdi with classic country songs by Slim Dusty, Troy Cassar-Daley,…
    • Editor's Choice The Lyrebird’s Voice

    Victorian Opera: The Lyrebird’s Voice

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    Peter Rutherford’s family-friendly opera tells the story of a trickster lyrebird whose pranks go a step too far. Banished by the other birds, he’s forbidden to speak or sing except in mimicry. His subsequent adventures feature an assortment of Australian animals in a celebration of what it means to be…
    Editor's Choice Are You Lonesome Tonight

    Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight

    Tamworth Memorial Town Hall 28 Fitzroy St,, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
    Opera and country and western might sound like curious musical bedfellows, but this quirky show was a hit for Opera Queensland back in 2021. Now, it’s touring nationally. Patrick Nolan’s clever concept mixes arias by the likes of Puccini and Verdi with classic country songs by Slim Dusty, Troy Cassar-Daley,…
    Editor's Choice Flight

    State Opera South Australia: Flight

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Jonathan Dove’s Flight is that rare bird, a genuinely popular contemporary opera. Based on the true story of a man with no paperwork living in an airport, this zany, yet occasionally bittersweet comedy follows a group of passengers and crew forced to hole up in a terminal building overnight. Mistaken…
    Parrwang Lifts The Sky

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Parrwang Lifts The Sky

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Did you know that the Magpies created the first dawn?* A long time ago…. The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid. It was a very sad state of affairs and would have stayed that way except for the courage…
    Parrwang Lifts The Sky

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Parrwang Lifts The Sky

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Did you know that the Magpies created the first dawn?* A long time ago…. The sky was a blanket on the land. The earth was in darkness and the people were afraid. It was a very sad state of affairs and would have stayed that way except for the courage…
    Editor's Choice Flight

    State Opera South Australia: Flight

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Jonathan Dove’s Flight is that rare bird, a genuinely popular contemporary opera. Based on the true story of a man with no paperwork living in an airport, this zany, yet occasionally bittersweet comedy follows a group of passengers and crew forced to hole up in a terminal building overnight. Mistaken…
    Editor's Choice The Lyrebird’s Voice

    Victorian Opera: The Lyrebird’s Voice

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    Peter Rutherford’s family-friendly opera tells the story of a trickster lyrebird whose pranks go a step too far. Banished by the other birds, he’s forbidden to speak or sing except in mimicry. His subsequent adventures feature an assortment of Australian animals in a celebration of what it means to be…

    Voxalis Opera: Refracted

    The Old Museum 480 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia
    Just as light refracts and disperses through a prism, revealing a spectrum of colors, the human soul is layered with emotions and experiences that make each of us unique. Explore the chromaticism of humankind in this one-night-only performance featuring Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, reimagined for string quartet and voice, alongside Arvo Pärt’s…
    Editor's Choice Flight

    State Opera South Australia: Flight

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Jonathan Dove’s Flight is that rare bird, a genuinely popular contemporary opera. Based on the true story of a man with no paperwork living in an airport, this zany, yet occasionally bittersweet comedy follows a group of passengers and crew forced to hole up in a terminal building overnight. Mistaken…

    Opera Bites: Mother’s Day Opera High Tea

    Castlereagh Boutique Hotel 169 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrate with Mum in style! Discover a stunning hidden-Sydney venue and indulge in some of the opera world's most beautiful music. Opera Bites has partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you a sublime afternoon of the world's best loved opera complete with a decadent sparkling high tea. As…
    The Abduction from the Seraglio

    Lyster Opera: The Abduction from the Seraglio

    Moe Town Hall 69 Albert St, Moe, VIC, Australia
    Lyster Opera returns to the Irene Mitchell Studio in this rousing new production of Mozart's great comedy, The Abduction from the Seraglio. Featuring a vibrant cast and all new sets and costumes, this is a fast paced romp with some of Mozart's most demanding and exciting music.

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