Opera Queensland is still putting the finishing touches to its 2025 season, but CEO and Artistic Director Patrick Nolan is keen to talk, and with good reason.
While opera companies everywhere look for ways to attract new audiences, OQ may have the answer with its innovative mainstage and touring productions finding their way onto stages all around the country, including those of its national and state counterparts, as well as overseas.
Patrick Nolan. Photo © Paul Blackmore
This year alone, OQ has co-presented The Barber of Seville in Seattle and Des Moines, while its productions of La traviata (a co-production with SOSA and WAO) and Orpheus and Eurydice (in association with Circa) were staged by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House. The latter opens at West Australian Opera this week, and Nolan’s production of Così fan tutte was also picked up by State Opera South Australia.
Next year, OQ’s second collaboration with Circa, Dido and Aeneas, joins La traviata in Sydney, while Orpheus and Eurydice will be presented at...
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