SEASON 2025

Hades Town

The acclaimed musical phenomenon Hades Town by singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and director RachelChavkin.
Hdes Town is a defiantly hopeful theatrical experience that will take you on a journey to the uinderworls=d and back, intertwining two mythic love atories - that of young freamers Prpheus and Euryfice, and that pf King Hades and his wife Persophone/
Venue: Her Majesty's Theatre from May 2025.

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The Barber f Seville

Beyond hair cuts and beard trimsm this canny barber is the city's matchmajing maestro.
Almiviva is wealthy, stealthy and head over heels. Rosina is witty, pretty and just as smitten. She's also inconvenialtly betrothed. They need a plan. Time to call on Figaro; Figaro; Figaro;
Enter the friendly neighbourhood baber with wits and tricks as sharp as his rezors. He sets to work to unite the young lovers in an evening of disguses and duplicity.
October 25 - November 5. 2025 Vernue: Regent Theatre.

La Bohéme

On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. two hands meet in the dark and foru friends lives changer forever.
When Mimi meets rodolfo, it's love at first sight. They head out to bustling Cafw Momus, where the feisty Musetta ans Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love can't warm a freezing winter.
For our Bohemians, everything os possible and the future can;t come wuickly enough., Rodolfo and his friends are determined to make their mark on the world and experience everything it has to offer - but right now they would settle for something warm to eat.

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Ruddigore

Production Company: Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria

Director/Choreographer: Ron Pidcock OAM

Musical Director: Trevor Henley

Venue: Alexander Theatre

GSOV’s production of Ruddigore was excellent! Leading the way was James Douglas as Robin Oakapple/Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd. He was very funny! He was the epitome of a shy youth in the first half and struggled to be terrifying in the second. His clean, strong baritone and excellent diction were a delight.

As his love interest, Rose Maybud, Zoe Lancaster had a strong soprano voice and excellent comic timing, displaying her wide-eyed innocence. As Robin’s friend, Richard, Daniel Vigne used his operatic tenor to great effect. He was an excellent foil to James.

John Parncutt was a powerful Despard, quite terrifying in the first act, but then absolutely still and calm in the second, and he sang beautifully. Melissa Hill was as good a Mad Margaret as I’ve seen. Her warm mezzo was beautiful, and her comic face a delight in the second act. The trio with Robin “My eyes are fully open” was sung at breakneck speed with excellent diction, and then encored at a faster pace!

Jenny Wakefield was back as Dame Hannah, and her strong chest voice was impressive. Phil Elphinstone was her love interest, Sir Roderick Murgatroyd, displaying another powerful baritone. Robin Halls was very funny as the doddery Old Adam.

As you’d expect from Ron Pidcock, the direction was excellent, with a number of innovative touches. I loved that when Richard kissed Rose, her book of etiquette got in the road! The orchestra was excellent, the costume colourful and the lighting and sound impressive.

My only beef was the amplification. Gilbert and Sullivan operettas were written before this was available, and I didn’t hear any soloists who needed it. Amplification is required for Broadway musicals, but not G&S, though I have seen productions where the amplification was barely noticeable. This particularly affected the chorus, which was quite distorted.

However, it was a thoroughly enjoyable night at the theatre.

The Childen's Bach

Set on the banks of Merri Creek, in 1990s suburban Melbourne, is a chamberr opera very close to home. Based on an original novella by Helen arner.
The Chilsren's Bach begins with Dexter and Athena Fox, their son, and the insulated world they've built together. When a friend from Dexter;s past resurfaces and intriduces the couple to the city's bohemian underbelly, Athena begins to wonder of life might hold more for her, and the tenuous bonds that tie the Foxes together start to fray.
Lyric Opera's Artistic Director, Patrick Burns said " Pur production depicts the world of Melbourne's Inner North in the 1990's, where simple working-class are lured into a bohemian world of late-night bars and clubs on Lyugon Street. It's an exploration of sexual freedom and what is modern life, '
Season: August 30 - September 7. Venue: Theatrre /works, Acand Street st Kilda.

Looking for Singers

Savoy Opera invite singers of all types to join the chorus, whether they widh to expand their repertoire or explore opera in a supportive environment. The Savoy Opera is dedicated to nurturing new talent under thr gudance f the company's esteemed musical director and in thee presence of professional opera singers.
The rehearsals are held on tuesday evenings in Canterbury as the company prepares for the Australoian premiere of the Scottish opera Jeanie Deans.
Please contact info@savoyoperacompany or phone Steve on 0425 853 071.

2024 SEASON

La Rondine

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Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour presents West Side Story

This larger than life production of West Side Story opened in 2019 to rapturous acclaim snd remains the most successful of all Handa productions.The monumental stage, vibrant costumes and a brilliant cast of singers and dancers will return to Mrs Macquaries Point where unmatched views of /sydney's famous skyline and a nightly fireworks display make Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour one of the world's most exciting theatrical experiences..
The overwater stage and pop-up dining venues are built on site each year offering a range of food and drink options. From the dining amongst the treetops, to a more casual beverage and bite to eat in the Carmen Bar, everyone in the audience can craft their own perfect night out. Combining world-class perormances, harbour views and nightly foreworks, this is quintessential Sydney eent.
Season: March 22 - April 21. 2024.

Medea

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory's fiercest soprano roles, Sandra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at notheing in her quest for vengeance, kicking off the highly anticipated 2022-23 Live in HD season. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubinis rarely performed masterpiece os tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea's Angonaut hesband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, glauce, bass Michele Pertusi as Medea's father, Creonte, King of Corinth, and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea's confidante, Neris.
Season: Nove,ber 19. 2022. Venues: Hayden Orpheum, Palace Chauvel, Dency Newtown, Ritz Cinemas, Riverside Theatre, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, Mount Vic Flicks, Empire Cinemas, Bowral, Gala Cinema, Warrawong, Naroom Kinema, Scotty's Cinema.

State Opera of South Australia

The Turn of the Screw

A gothic horror that leaves a lingering feeling of unease in the mind. The Turn of the Screw is a question of nature versus nuture. A young governess moves into a grand country house to care for two young children and encounters forces far greater than her. Fleeting glances, strange goings on, it's enough to make you mad!
From ghost story to novel, to opera and beyond - this tale has served to awaken the imagination of generations. Benjamin Britten's opera, composed in the 1950s has gone on to be one of the classics of the English repertoire>
This brand new production directed by Stuart Maunder and designed by Roger Kirk stars the remarkable Rachelle Durkin as the Governess and Karen Breen ad the malevolent force f Peter Quint, with a stellar supporting cast and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under the baqton of Anthoy Hunt.
Season: April 30 - May 6. 2022

Voss

For the first time n 30 years Voss will once more take Australia by storm as a spectacular stage concert directed by Stuart Mander. Rivhard Meale's epic score is brought to life by Samuel Dundas as Voss and Emma Pearson as Laura. Adelaide symphony Orchestra and State Opera Chorus under the baton of Victorian Opera's Artistic Director, Richard Mills.
Season: Saturday May 7. 2022 at 7.30pm
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Medea

Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory's fiercest soprano roles, Sandra Radvanovsky stars as the mythic sorceress who will stop at notheing in her quest for vengeance, kicking off the highly anticipated 2022-23 Live in HD season. Joining Radvanovsky in the Met-premiere production of Cherubinis rarely performed masterpiece os tenor Matthew Polenzani as Medea's Angonaut hesband, Giasone; soprano Janai Brugger as her rival for his love, glauce, bass Michele Pertusi as Medea's father, Creonte, King of Corinth, and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova as Medea's confidante, Neris.
Seeason: November 19. 2022 Venue: Paace Nova Eastend.

Metropolitan Opera New York in Cinemas Australia.