Opera Australia has announced that it is making a number of tickets to its Sydney summer season available to year 11 and 12 students at the subsidised price of $20.

Tickets have been made available for performances of Puccini’s Turandot – described as “a cracking night out, and a perfect antidote to these dark, pestilence-filled days” by Robert Veel in his Limelight review – and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House in February and March. Teachers can apply for tickets either as a school excursion, or by individual students accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students can also apply directly through Opera Australia’s website.

Alexander Sefton as Mandarin in Opera Australia’s 2022 production of Turandot at the Sydney Opera House. Photo © Prudence Upton.

The tickets are being subsidised by The Bourne Foundation, established in 2011 by the late Henry Arthur Bourne to provide financial assistance for the disadvantaged. He had a love for opera and frequently attended performances in Australia and during overseas business trips. This offer was designed especially...