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    • The Drover’s Wife

    Opera Australia: The Drover’s Wife

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Molly Johnson is a survivor. Heavily pregnant, she’s left alone to care for her children in a remote Snowy Mountains shanty. Between the snakes, bullocks and hostile travellers on her doorstep, she faces no shortage of threats. With her husband away droving sheep, she faces them alone. But when Yadaka,…
    Editor's Choice Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The national opera company showcases its proud history with a gala concert. Arias and ensembles from 10 of the world’s most popular operas – think Verdi, Bizet, Puccini – are complemented by slices of Benjamin Britten, whose works were once a core component of OA’s repertoire. There’s a special focus too on…
    Editor's Choice Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The national opera company showcases its proud history with a gala concert. Arias and ensembles from 10 of the world’s most popular operas – think Verdi, Bizet, Puccini – are complemented by slices of Benjamin Britten, whose works were once a core component of OA’s repertoire. There’s a special focus too on…
    Editor's Choice Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The national opera company showcases its proud history with a gala concert. Arias and ensembles from 10 of the world’s most popular operas – think Verdi, Bizet, Puccini – are complemented by slices of Benjamin Britten, whose works were once a core component of OA’s repertoire. There’s a special focus too on…
    Editor's Choice Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The national opera company showcases its proud history with a gala concert. Arias and ensembles from 10 of the world’s most popular operas – think Verdi, Bizet, Puccini – are complemented by slices of Benjamin Britten, whose works were once a core component of OA’s repertoire. There’s a special focus too on…
    Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    There are moments in the theatre when time seems to stand still — when every note, every lyric, every breath pulls you deeper into a world beyond your own. In 2026, we’re celebrating 70 years of bringing great stories and music to the stage. In recent years, this has included…
    Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    There are moments in the theatre when time seems to stand still — when every note, every lyric, every breath pulls you deeper into a world beyond your own. In 2026, we’re celebrating 70 years of bringing great stories and music to the stage. In recent years, this has included…
    Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    There are moments in the theatre when time seems to stand still — when every note, every lyric, every breath pulls you deeper into a world beyond your own. In 2026, we’re celebrating 70 years of bringing great stories and music to the stage. In recent years, this has included…

    • Editor's Choice Requiems

    Opera Australia: Fauré Requiem

    St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Opera Australia continues its sidestep into choral repertoire with two great 19th-century Requiems. Completed in 1893, Fauré’s lyrical meditation on death is paired with Barber’s iconic Agnus Dei, the composer’s choral arrangement of his famous Adagio for Strings. The OA Chorus will be conducted by Paul Fitzsimon, with Michael Curtain playing the marvellous…
    Editor's Choice Requiems

    Opera Australia: Brahms Requiem

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Opera Australia continues its sidestep into choral repertoire with two great 19th-century Requiems. Completed in 1893, Fauré’s lyrical meditation on death is paired with Barber’s iconic Agnus Dei, the composer’s choral arrangement of his famous Adagio for Strings. The OA Chorus will be conducted by Paul Fitzsimon, with Michael Curtain playing the marvellous…

    • Great Opera Hits

    Opera Australia: Great Opera Hits

    Sydney Opera House - Joan Sutherland Theatre Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Stroll down to the Sydney Opera House and join the stars of Opera Australia for a concert of the greatest hits of opera. These relaxed concerts take place as the sun sets across Sydney Harbour, and last around 90 minutes. Listen to famous arias from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and…
    Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…