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Editor's Choice Event Series Candide

State Opera South Australia: Candide

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
South Australia’s twin arts powerhouses come together for a concert version of Bernstein’s sparkling operetta. Based on Voltaire’s Enlightenment critique of blind optimism, it stars Alexander Lewis as Candide, a cheerful young man born on the other side of the sheets, with Annie Aitken as the less-than-pure Cunegonde and cabaret star…
Editor's Choice Event Series Candide

State Opera South Australia: Candide

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
South Australia’s twin arts powerhouses come together for a concert version of Bernstein’s sparkling operetta. Based on Voltaire’s Enlightenment critique of blind optimism, it stars Alexander Lewis as Candide, a cheerful young man born on the other side of the sheets, with Annie Aitken as the less-than-pure Cunegonde and cabaret star…
Editor's Choice Event Series Tosca

Opera Australia: Tosca

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…
Editor's Choice Event Series Tosca

Opera Australia: Tosca

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…
Editor's Choice Event Series Tosca

Opera Australia: Tosca

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…
Editor's Choice Event Series Tosca

Opera Australia: Tosca

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

Australian Baroque: V’adoro

Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Perth, WA, Australia
Join West Australian Opera principal artist Emma Pettemerides and Australian Baroque for V’Adoro, I Love You. A musical journey through the many phases of love. From the very first kiss, to taking the last breath... Love evolves and grows in form. It changes us, it deepens, it fails, it breaks,…
Event Series Dido and Aeneas

Pinchgut Opera: Dido and Aeneas

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Acclaimed for its insightful and unique interpretations of the lesser-known works from the Baroque period, Pinchgut Opera also relishes the opportunity to put its signature stamp on one of the best-known operas in the repertory. Dido and Aeneas is the perfect operatic gem. Few stories capture the essence of tragic…
Editor's Choice Event Series Tosca

Opera Australia: Tosca

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The national opera company brings a new production of Puccini’s blood and thunder bodice ripper to Melbourne. Edward Dick’s production for the UK’s Opera North has won plenty of plaudits. With its suspended gilded dome and stadium lighting, it certainly sounds striking, hence its dramatic setting in the Margaret Court…

Opera Scholars Australia: French Art Song Competition

Hawthorn Arts Centre Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Join us for a captivating evening of French Art Song performed by the talented cohort of young singers at Opera Scholars Australia. Experience the beauty and passion of this exquisite repertoire as our rising opera stars showcase their vocal prowess and emotional depth. From the enchanting melodies of Debussy and…

Event Series Dido and Aeneas

Pinchgut Opera: Dido and Aeneas

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Acclaimed for its insightful and unique interpretations of the lesser-known works from the Baroque period, Pinchgut Opera also relishes the opportunity to put its signature stamp on one of the best-known operas in the repertory. Dido and Aeneas is the perfect operatic gem. Few stories capture the essence of tragic…
Event Series Dido and Aeneas

Pinchgut Opera: Dido and Aeneas

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Acclaimed for its insightful and unique interpretations of the lesser-known works from the Baroque period, Pinchgut Opera also relishes the opportunity to put its signature stamp on one of the best-known operas in the repertory. Dido and Aeneas is the perfect operatic gem. Few stories capture the essence of tragic…

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