Opera Australia

Passion and peril. Heroes and monsters. Lovers and liars. Opera is always larger than life. With the power of music, these emotion-packed stories explore the joys, frailties and yearnings which make us human.

We’re excited to bring you a thrilling summer of opera experiences, curated by one of Australia’s great opera and festival directors: Lindy Hume. This season has a big focus on Australian voices and creative talent. We’ve found them so you can hear them, see them and celebrate them. Whether they’re dazzling divas, masterful maestros or amazing acrobats, we want you to see the best.

Take an exquisite ride into the underworld with Gluck’s gorgeous music in Orpheus & Eurydice. We’ve teamed up with the virtuosic performers of Circa, one of Australia’s greatest cultural exports. The result is a spectacular fusion of acrobatics and opera exploring this timeless tale.

Australian soprano Samantha Clarke returns triumphant from some of the world’s best stages to make her Sydney Opera House debut in La Traviata, a production brand new to Sydney. This critically-acclaimed staging shines a new light on one of opera’s great tragic heroines. An opulent treat and a fresh take on an audience favourite.

Lindy Hume brings you a new production of Mozart’s epic Idomeneo. Rooted in ancient myth and exploring the best and worst of humanity, this opera is a rare treat for music lovers. The delights continue with a brand new production of The Magic Flute, and we’re bringing Pinchgut Opera to the Joan Sutherland Theatre for the first time with Handel’s Theodora.