Verdi

Attila

Sydney Opera House
29 October–5 November 2022

Verdi

Attila

Sydney Opera House
29 October–5 November 2022

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Venue

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney

Language

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Running time

Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one interval.

Please note

This production contains controlled pyrotechnics effects, gun violence, violence against women and themes of war.

The King of the Huns meets his match.

No one can stand before Attila and his hordes, until a warrior woman turns his head. As he opens his heart to his prisoner Odabella, the barbarian king reveals his weakness.

The scene is set for one of the great revenge operas of the 19th century: an early Verdi in the vein of Aida.

In the prelude, a mournful cello draws you down into the gravity and turmoil of war. Verdi’s score is full of darkness, rhythm and life, displaying the composer’s gift for creating emotion.

This co-production with La Scala was a tremendous success at its Milan premiere. It’s a “blockbuster spectacle” (Financial Times), with four vivid characters, two live horses and plenty of crowd scenes.

Director Davide Livermore fuses video projections with colossal set pieces to create an awe-inspiring world for Attila.

Taras Berezhansky to perform as Attila. Natalie Aroyan is Odabella with Diego Torre as Odabella’s lover Foresto. Michael Honeyman performs as the Roman General, Ezio.

A Co-Production between Opera Australia and the Teatro alla Scala.

Cast & Creative

Conductor
Andrea Battistoni
Director
Davide Livermore
Revival Director
Kate Gaul
Set Designer
Giò Forma
Costume Designer
Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting Designer
Antonio Castro
Video Designer
D-Wok
Attila
Taras Berezhansky
Odabella
Natalie Aroyan
Foresto
Diego Torre
Ezio
Michael Honeyman
Uldino
Virgilio Marino
Pope Leo I
Richard Anderson

Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Opera Australia Children’s Chorus

Cheat Sheet: Attila

Everything you need to know about Verdi's historic epic (for starters, yes, it is about the Hun).

What happens in the story? Who was the composer? What should I expect from the music? Here’s everything you need to know…

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Overture Dining at the Sydney Opera House

Enjoy dinner before the opera

Overture Dining at Sydney Opera House

Allow us to make your dinner reservation for you: at Overture Dining in the Northern Foyer of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. You’ll be served a three-course menu from just $97.

 

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COVID Safety

Our performances will comply with all Public Health Orders and adhere to our epidemiologist-approved COVID-Safe Plan.

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Information about the content of this production

Opera is larger than life, and there are some themes and content in life, and in art, that can be challenging to engage with. We want to give you the information that you need to help decide whether a production is right for you and your family.

This production of Attila contains violence.

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