It could not have been a more perfect night to premier Opera Australia’s much anticipated Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. It was a divinely picturesque setting. A theatrical hub emerged on the steps of Mrs Macquries Chair complete with a…
Idomeneo was Mozart’s first serious opera and is a renowned – albeit underperformed – masterpiece. It’s full of irreconcilable opposites: good versus evil, peace versus war, love versus duty. Director Lindy Hume’s new production adds another opposition into the mix: ancient…
The iconic Joan Sutherland Theatre stage at the Sydney Opera House stepped back in time to ancient Egypt with the reprisal of Verdi’s operatic masterpiece Aida. Opera Australia has reimagined one of its treasured gems and history’s most-loved and oft-performed…
Since it was first performed in the Sydney Opera House in 1991, the late Elojah Moshinsky’s acclaimed production of Verdi’s Rigoletto returns to the stage. Rigoletto is one of the treasured gems of Opera Australia’s repertoire and its revival directed…
‘Synthony’ is more than just a good pun. It’s the ultimate fusion of the world’s biggest dance anthems reinvented by one of Australia’s most renowned symphony orchestras. And now, the phenomenal hybrid concert experience is returning to Sydney on Saturday…
Australia’s biggest outdoor stage is set for one of Puccini’s most loved, and most performed, operas. Opera Australia’s much anticipated Handa Opera production of Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour is an agonising story of unrequited love and imperialist capitalism that…
Ilya Gringolts is the “violinist’s violinist” and his performance of Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G Major, backed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, is near perfection. Ilya Gringolts plays Bruch is a must-see and showcases his breathtaking virtuosic ability through one…
It’s time to leave your inhibitions at the door and check-in for a night of theatrical frivolities as Sydney Opera House is transformed into an opulent French hotel lobby dripping in old-world glamour. L’Hôtel is an immersive experience full of…
Fi-ga-ro, Figaro, FIGGGAARROOO!! He’s the slick barber and matchmaking maestro with wits and tricks as sharp as his scissors. Opera Australia’s 26th annual National Tour – a formidable program of just over two months and more than 20 regional centres…
For almost 40 years The Phantom of the Opera has haunted stages around the world. Now for the first time ever, this timeless phenomenon takes centre stage at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Cameron Mackintosh’s dazzling revamp is a gloriously…