Opera Australia
Introducing your 2024 Season
More stories. More sensational music. More of what makes opera magical. The excitement begins long before the first note. The date in your calendar. The glitter of the harbour. The magnificent sails. And then, the singing: unamplified, unfiltered, unbelievable.
Opera Australia's 2024 season has been brought together by two exceptional women: Lindy Hume, as guest Creative Director of the summer season, and Jo Davies, incoming Artistic Director. Together, they've created an exciting program, full of emotion and on-stage spectacle.
Opera Australia has sought out some of the world’s best voices, including home-grown talent, so you can hear these masterpieces in all their glory. There’s something for everyone.
Special Events
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story
Experience the greatest score ever written for musical theatre, dynamic dance numbers that soar through the open air, and a love story for the ages.
Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan
A dazzling new operatic work by some of Australia’s most acclaimed creative talents, bringing a real-life tragedy, and eventual triumph, to the stage.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard
Musical theatre and international recording superstar Sarah Brightman leads a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece musical.
Winter Season
Tosca
A thriller with sensational music, opera’s best villain and an unforgettable ending, Tosca will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Il Trittico
Three short operas by one of opera’s greatest composers offer a triple helping of music and emotion: thrilling drama, personal crisis and sparkling comedy.
Hamlet
Shakespeare’s searing portrait of a prince in crisis in an acclaimed contemporary opera by Australian composer Brett Dean.
Cosi Fan Tutte
Two men attempt to seduce the other’s lover in an elaborate ruse to win a bet. Mozart’s sublime music makes this opera must-see.
Great Opera Hits 2024
Listen to famous arias performed by some of Opera Australia’s finest opera singers in this relaxed 90-minute concert.
Past Events
New Year’s Eve Opera Gala Concert
There’s nowhere in the world like Sydney on New Year’s Eve, so enjoy a few drinks overlooking the magnificent Sydney Harbour before you take your seats for this Opera Gala.
La Traviata on New Year’s Eve
Dress up to the nines, kick up your heels and leave the crowds behind for a glamorous start to the New Year with a fresh perspective on an opera classic.
La Traviata
Glamour, riches and a tragic secret: this is the story of a courtesan falling in love. Classic opera with stunning costumes and Verdi’s outstanding music.
Orpheus & Eurydice
Journey to the underworld and back with the grieving Orpheus. Awe-inspiring acrobatics meet Gluck’s exquisite music in this production created with the internationally renowned Circa.
The Magic Flute
Escape into an enchanted world for Mozart’s fabulous adventure. A noble hero and his loveable sidekick must rescue a princess in mortal danger.
Mozart’s Idomeneo
An epic opera about gods and monsters, human frailty and the power of love. Mozart’s genius is on full display.
Theodora in Concert
Lose yourself in Handel’s sublime music in this collaboration between the internationally celebrated Pinchgut Opera and Opera Australia.
Opera Up Late
Join your host, international comedy and cabaret star Reuben Kaye, as he throws open the doors for a late-night Mardi Gras celebration for the ages.