A tribute to Verdi’s musical splendour with opera stars Nicole Car, Étienne Dupuis, and Paul O’Neill. 

Prepare your heart for the greatest of emotions. 

Following our sold-out Puccini Gala in 2024, we’re paying tribute to another Italian opera great: Giuseppe Verdi. Hear music from his most famous operas, alongside some rarely performed pieces in these very special concerts. 

Verdi is one of opera’s most influential and beloved composers, who brought some of the most moving stories ever written to the stage: from the soaring, tragic romance of La Traviata, to the dark melodrama of Rigoletto, and the epic Don Carlo. He set these stories to music of unsurpassed beauty. 

Australian opera superstar Nicole Car is celebrated across the world for her golden, honey-hued voice and magnetic stage presence. She returns to her hometown with French-Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Nicole’s husband and an opera superstar in his own right, and celebrated Australian tenor Paul O’Neill. 

With Orchestra Victoria out of the pit, and on the stage of Hamer Hall, you’ll hear every rich detail in Verdi’s luscious orchestrations and feel the force of his unforgettable melodies. 

The song list includes:

Overture – The Force of Destiny

Tacea la notte – Il Trovatore
Tacea la notte … Deserto sulla terra …. Infida! … Qual voce! – Il Trovatore
Di quella pira – Il Trovatore
Come in quest’ora bruna – Simon Boccanegra
La donna è mobile – Rigoletto
Invano Alvaro – The Force of Destiny
Pace, pace mio dio – The Force of Destiny

Interval

Overture – Nabucco

A tal colpa – A Masked Ball
Morrò, ma prima in grazia – A Masked Ball
Alzati, la tuo fioglio … Eri tu – A Masked Ball
É lui! Desso, l’infante! – Don Carlo
Per me giunto … O carlo, ascolta. – Don Carlo
Tu che le vanita – Don Carlo

The song list is subject to change without notice.