The Puccini Gala Concert

A star-studded xelebration of some of opera's most moving music.
Italian composer Geacomop Puccini was opera's defining force at ther turn of the 20th centiry. His operas reach deep into your soul and transform you through their humanity and beautiful music.
And they're still amongst the most performed tday. La Bohème, Turandot, Tosca and Madama Buttewrfly.
No other composer captures the rush if true lovem the thrill of discovering new, or the force of tragedy like Puccini/
Awoon to the arias and duets you know and love, alonside lesser known gems from his extraordinary operas, performed by some of our greatest singers along with the extraordinary Orchestra Victoria.
SeasonL Thursday July 25 at 7.30pm & Saturday July 27. 2024 at 1pm.

Breaking the Waves

Lars von %rier's 1996 film about a young wwoman's shocking sacrifices for her husband was an immediate sensation on it's premiere, winning the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festiva

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Get the Party Started with some Boozy Tunes

For at least 10,000 years people have been getting tipsy, bending the elbow and waking up woth a head full of rocks. It figures that songs about booze date back almost as far. But did you know that opera has a genre of fabulous drinking songs all of its own?
There is no drinking aong in opera more famous than La Traviata’s Brindisi. A swooning, waltz-time celebration of the pleasures of love, good company and wine. (click on La Tavaita)

It's one thing to listen to a recording, it's another experience this joyous tune live with a full orchestra and chorus. (click on find out ) Find out for yourself this May when the State Theatre is transformed into the salons of 19th century Paris.
And, if your're curious what other drinking songs can be found in opera, read our top 5 drinking songs that will have you dancing on the tables. (click on from 5 drinking songs)

Cinderella

Thiis lush peoduction of Rogers and Hammerstein' s Cinderella features incredible orxhestrattions,m jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love - the pumpkin, the gless slipper, the masked ball and more - plus some surprisingly new twists.
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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.

2024 SEASON

English Eccentrics

Bridgerton meets Bedlam with opera's future stars.
If you can imagine the love child of Montyy Python and a high-camp Jane Austen, you might start to grasp the absurdity and unexpected poignancy of the upcoming productuon of Enlish Eccentrics. The Victorian Opera is thrilled to present this off-the-wall opera from the Company's VO Emerges program this July.
Based on the novel by Edith Sitwell, English Eccentrics introduces you to 39 misfits during regency England, from aristocrats and clergy to maids and tradesmen. Meet Lord Petersham (who has a snuff box for everyday), Miss Dards (who creates floral bouquets from fragile fishbones) and the dead and embamed Miss Berwick ( a form believer in her own resurection).
Season: July 2 - 6. 2024 Venue: Union Theatre University of Melbourne

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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.

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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.

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