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    • The Boor, a comedic opera by Dominick Argento

    Springboard Opera: The Boor

    Fatespace 49 Vulture Street, West End, QLD, Australia
    A stellar Brisbane cast and an Australian first, The Boor by Dominick Argento is an operatic gem set to have you hooked from the first laugh. Since the passing of her husband, The Widow has been resigned to a small existence. But life has a curveball lying in wait for…
    Editor's Choice Carmen

    Opera Australia: Carmen

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks helms a new production of Bizet’s classic that aims to be “a Carmen for our time”, asking “urgent questions about opera’s iconic femme fatale”. Given her insightful semi-staged take on Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves last year, she might just do it. An intriguing…
    No Charm Equal

    Operantics: No Charm Equal

    Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
    “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” —Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Step into the shades of Pemberley and celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth with performances of popular songs and arias from Georgian England. Before the pianoforte keys were struck and the first note sung,…
    Editor's Choice Carmen

    Opera Australia: Carmen

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks helms a new production of Bizet’s classic that aims to be “a Carmen for our time”, asking “urgent questions about opera’s iconic femme fatale”. Given her insightful semi-staged take on Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves last year, she might just do it. An intriguing…
    No Charm Equal

    Operantics: No Charm Equal

    Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
    “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” —Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Step into the world of Pemberley and celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth with performances of popular songs and arias from Georgian England. Before the pianoforte keys were struck and the first note sung,…
    Editor's Choice Carmen

    Opera Australia: Carmen

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks helms a new production of Bizet’s classic that aims to be “a Carmen for our time”, asking “urgent questions about opera’s iconic femme fatale”. Given her insightful semi-staged take on Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves last year, she might just do it. An intriguing…
    The Mikado

    Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria: The Mikado

    The Alexander Theatre 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
    The Mikado is an enduringly popular comic opera with memorable music, endearing characters and some of the wittiest lyrical comedy in the English language. Featuring much loved songs such as “I’ve Got A Little List” (the better known title of “As Someday it May Happen”), “A Wand’ring Minstrel I”, “Three…
    Puccini’s La Bohème

    Opera Australia: Puccini’s La Bohème

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Experience the original bohemian love story. When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love can’t warm a freezing winter. For our bohemians, everything is possible and the future…
    The Mikado

    Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria: The Mikado

    The Alexander Theatre 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
    The Mikado is an enduringly popular comic opera with memorable music, endearing characters and some of the wittiest lyrical comedy in the English language. Featuring much loved songs such as “I’ve Got A Little List” (the better known title of “As Someday it May Happen”), “A Wand’ring Minstrel I”, “Three…
    The Old Maid and The Thief and The Telephone

    Mopoke Theatre Productions: The Old Maid and The Thief and The Telephone

    State Opera South Australia Studio 216 Marion Road, Netley, South Australia, Australia
    Mopoke Theatre Productions is delighted to present a double bill of Menotti’s operas: The Telephone and The Old Maid and The Thief this July! From spicy gossip to mistaken identities, this double bill is sure to have you in hysterics! Featuring a cast of some of South Australia’s best operatic…
    Editor's Choice Carmen

    Opera Australia: Carmen

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks helms a new production of Bizet’s classic that aims to be “a Carmen for our time”, asking “urgent questions about opera’s iconic femme fatale”. Given her insightful semi-staged take on Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves last year, she might just do it. An intriguing…
    Puccini’s La Bohème

    Opera Australia: Puccini’s La Bohème

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Experience the original bohemian love story. When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love can’t warm a freezing winter. For our bohemians, everything is possible and the future…

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