Sydney
Costume & Prop Sale
Opera Australia Store, Alexandria, 13, 14, 27, 28 November 2020
Fancy dress is about to get fancier. Get your very own piece of opera finery when Opera Australia opens the doors to the Alexandria storehouse for an extraordinary Costume and Prop sale.
Pinchgut Opera
Messe de Minuit
City Recital Hall, 5 December—6 December
Celebrate the season with Pinchgut Opera’s much-anticipated return to the stage. One of Charpentier’s most joyous works, the Messe de Minuit was written in 1694 for midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Great Opera Hits
Sydney Opera House, 3 January—5 February
Stroll down to the Sydney Opera House and join the stars of Opera Australia for a concert of the greatest hits of opera.
Lehár
The Merry Widow
Sydney Opera House, 5 January—16 January
A frothy comedy, bubbling over with memorable tunes, elegant dance numbers, and realistic, likeable characters.
Verdi
Ernani
Sydney Opera House, 2 February—13 February
A medieval melodrama about a woman and the three men who love her, with Verdi’s signature rousing music.
Puccini
Tosca
Sydney Opera House, 22 February—13 March
In the midst of war, an ordinary woman finds the courage to do something extraordinary for love, in a thrilling story with some of opera’s most powerful music.
Bartók
Bluebeard's Castle
Sydney Opera House, 1 March—10 March
Bartók’s only opera is an astonishing achievement for a young composer. A large orchestra conjures up Bluebeard’s chilling castle. Dread and anticipation hang in the air as intense minor chords.
Andrew McKinnon in association with Opera Australia presents
Joseph Calleja Concert - Sydney
City Recital Hall, 5 September
Joseph Calleja is one of the most exciting lyric tenors in the world today.
In this, his eagerly anticipated debut Australian tour, the Maltese-born singer described as the young Pavarotti will be joined by two of Australia’s best-loved artists, soprano Amelia Farrugia, who is also of Maltese heritage, and internationally acclaimed pianist Piers Lane, for an unforgettable performance.