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Italian Opera Foundation Australia: Stars of Tomorrow

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
Experience the future of opera at Stars of Tomorrow - an inspiring afternoon showcasing eight exceptional young artists selected through a national audition process. Finalists compete for major scholarships awarded by a distinguished judging panel - Comm. Lyndon Terracini AM, Michael Halliwell and Glenn Winslade - and for the People’s…

Opera Bites: Opera Getaway

The Harold 70A Ross Street, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia
Opera . . . in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub. Opera Getaway - It's (almost) the middle of winter, a time when some escape to more summery climes. We can’t all do that but do not…
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…
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…

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