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2018 SeasonOpera Australia will be rolling it out big and bold in Melbourne in 2018 with some of the world's biggest voices taking on dome of the greatest roles in opera.
Spring 2018Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner's beloved comedy takes a joyful look at the art of music itself: what is wrong, what is right, and who decides. La Bohème
The way that first love grabs hold and floods you with comething you've never felt before. The fire that burns the first time jealousy flares. the growing up you do in the instant that you realise love can't last forever. Metamorphosis
Gregor ia a broken man,. exhausted by eternak work and an ungrateful family. Until one morning, he wakes and is not a man at all. EvitaStarring Tina Arena. After sell-out productions incliding Soputh Pacific, The King and I and most recently the 60th anniversary production of My Fair lady, we once again re-create ne of the greatest works of musical theatre: the original West End production of Andrew Lloyd Weber'sEvita, directed by Hal Prince and starring Tina Arena.
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The MikadoNanki-Poo, the in-disguise son of The Mikado, has fled couurt to avoid an arranged marriage, arriving in the picturesque town of Titupu to marry his own beloved, the beautiful Yum-Yum. she is however, engaged to Ko-Ko, a recently promoted Lord High Executinor previously arrested on the charge of flirting. EileenGSOV is thrilled to be producing a fully staged season utilising a boutique instrumental ensemble and a stirring new libretto courtesy of VHRP Live, the premiers US company for the music of Victor Herbert.
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2018 SeasonWilliam TellThe legendary tale of the sharp shooting hero on a quest for freedom makes for grand opera: a struggle for liberty against oppression and the courage that victory demands. The Cappulets and The MontaguesLove and tragedy intertwine in Bellini's take on the original heartbreaker. Unmistakable melodies soar with rich lyricism and sublime beauty as inevitable devastation unfolds in stage. Pelleas and MelisandeWhen gouland finds Melisande in the woods, alone and with a mystrious past, he claims her as his wife. After she meets his brother Pelleas, however, a secret love simmers between them while Golaud's suspicion deepens. A family slowly corrodes as heir tragic fates inevitbly take hold. LoreleiAncient myth meets modern woman in an allegory of resilience and reclaiming one's destiny. Special EventsVictorian Opera at Dark Mofo 2018After sold-out performances of The Sleeping Beauty in 2017, Victorian Opera will return to Dark Mofo in Tasmania with an exciting and bold production. Details to be advised. Gounod's Roméo et Juliette in ConcertIn association with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Victorian Opera continues its thriving relationship with Tasmanian Symphny Orchastra with a one--night - performance if the world's greatest love story in an operatic retelling by French composer Charles Gounod. International NewsCoralineVictoria Opera's first co-commission and co-production with the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden, an adfaptation of Neil Gaiman's much-loved novella Coraline, has opened to raft of four-star reviews and a sold-out season at London's Barbican Centre. The new opera will be staged in Melbourne as part of Victorian Opera's Season 2019. |
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Lucia di LammemoorInternationally celebrated Australian soprano Jessica Pratt to make her Opera australia debut as the fiery Lucia. Rigoletto
From the moment he wrote it, Verdi knew he had a hit on his hands. The story had everything: royalty, loyality, deformity, cevotion, ludt and revenge. AidaVerdi's monumental, transcendent music makes this historic epic a perrennial favourtie. The company's new production comes from the celebrated Italian director Davide Livermore> The Turk in ItalyShe's Flirtatious, audacious and unspeakably bored. Fromn Italy's greatest master of laughs comes a riotous comedy with a knodkout score. EvitaStarring Tina Arena. After sell-out productions incliding Soputh Pacific, The King and I and most recently the 60th anniversary production of My Fair lady, we once again re-create ne of the greatest works of musical theatre: the original West End production of Andrew Lloyd Weber'sEvita, directed by Hal Prince and starring Tina Arena. Metamorphosis
Gregor ia a broken man,. exhausted by eternak work and an ungrateful family. Until one morning, he wakes and is not a man at all.
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Madame ButterflyMadame Butterfly is a love story that reaches across culturesm across oceans, across timer. ACT tour dates VICTORIA The Drum Thatre Bunjil Place The Regent Theatre St Pauls Anglican Grammar The Lighthouse WendoureeCentre for Performing Arts. Ulumbarra Theatre Mildura Arts Centre. Horsham Town Hall. Wangaratta PerformingArts Centre. NEW SOUTH WALES: Tamworth Capital Theatre Murwillumbah Civic Centre Lazenby Hall The Glasshouse Newcastle Civic Theatre Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre Riverside Theatre The Art House Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Dubbo Regional Theatre Orange CivicTheatre Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Albury Entertainment Cnetre AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Canberra Theatre TASMANIA Burnie Arts & Function Centre Theatre Royal Princess Theatre.
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VivicaThe Queen of Opera in Hasse's Artaderse |
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OPERA QUEENSLAND STSRTS SEARCH FOR NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. The Board of Opera Queensland has begun a national and international search for a successor to Lindy Hume, as Mrs Hume prepares to step down at the beginning of 2018 after nearly six years n the role.
2018 SeasonThe Merry WidowTwo of the country's most [opular and charismatic performrs. David Hobson and Natalie Christie Peluso return to OperaQ's main stage this season as perfectly paired lovers Hanna and Count Danilo, in a lush and spectacular new production of Franz Lehár's ever popular The Merry Widow. Opera RomanceOn June 28. 2018, audiences will be treated to Opera Romance, an evening celebrating two colourful careers in opera with soprano Antoinette Halloran and tenor Rosario La Spina. Halloran and La Spinatwo of Australia's finest operatic voices and longtime colleagues, will dhare backstage stories and perform their favourite opera arias and duets. Annette and Rosario will be joined by members of our Opera Stage Community Chorus for this one-evening performance. Don GiovanniLook intop the eyes of one of opera's most tortured souls as Don Giovanni roams the stage. Ruddigore - Regional TourLindy Hume's critically acclaimed production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigoer or The Witche's Curse hits the road in 2018, giving regional Queensland the opportunity to jump into the weird and wonderful wprld of Victoriana. This irreeverent romp theough marriage, madness and mayhem had Brisbane audiences and reviewers laughing out loud and its colourful bunch of comic characters is sure to resonate with audiences across the state. PROJECT G&S. Your chance to star. Hansel & Gretel - Primary Schools Touring ProductionLoved by hundreds and thousands of people the world over, Hansel & Gretel is one o the most popular operas ever written. Now OperaQ and shake & stir theatre co present this Humpperdinck classic reimagined especially for primary students in the 21st century. Hansel and Gretel are on a journey into the forest. They're searching for food for the family table but what they discover is far more appealing ... do they dare taste the sweet façade of the gingerbread house? Hansel & Gretel will transport children and adults alike to a contemporary world of magic, fairies and sweets with its enchanting story of survival and family bonds. Dido & Aeneas - Youth Workshop ProgramOperaQ's commitment to the future of opera in Queensland means that they are reaching out to the next generation of performer and audience through the 2018 OperaQ Open Stage Youth Workshops. To make the experience even mor memorable and valuable for the company's young participants, this time the company will be teaming up with Queensland Theatre to present the Dido & Aeneas Youth sorkshop Program for young performers aged 13 - 17. Open Stage WorkshopsIf you've ever wanted to sing with your state opera company, here's your chance. Now in their fourth year, OperaQ's popular Open Stage workshops return with even more for you in 2018! This is a unique opprtunity to experience the world of opera with OperaQ's team of experienced artists, musicians and directors in the room with you to lend their experience and tuition.
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