Great Opera Hits
Stroll down to the Sydney Opera House and join the stars of Opera Australia for a concert of the greatest hits of opera.
These relaxed concerts take place on summer afternoons as the sun sets across Sydney Harbour, and last around 90 minutes.
Listen to famous arias from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more performed by some of Opera Australia’s finest opera singers, accompanied by piano.
The program includes:
ROSSINI 'Largo al factotum' from The
Barber of Seville
BIZET ‘Habanera’ from Carmen
BIZET Toreador Song from Carmen
BIZET ‘Au fond du temple saint’ from The Pearlfishers
PUCCINI ‘Vissi d’arte’ from Tosca
PUCCINI 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca
DELIBES Flower Duet from Lakmé
PUCCINI 'Nessun dorma' from Turandot
Great Opera Hits continues in 2020. View performance dates.
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| director | Johanna Puglisi |
| host/pianist | Guy Noble (17 Feb, 14, 17, 24, 29 March; 7, 14, 28 July; 5, 8, 9, 26 Aug; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept; 20 Oct) |
| Jonathan Biggins (3, 10 March; 21 July; 4 Aug) | |
| pianist | Anthony Hunt (3, 10 March; 21 July; 4 Aug; 27 Oct) |
| featuring | Natalie Aroyan (17 Feb; 10, 17, 29 March; 7 July; 4, 8 Aug; 27 Oct) |
| Anna-Louise Cole (14, 28 July; 26 Aug; 2, 16, 23, 30 Sept) | |
| Danita Weatherstone (3, 14, 24 March; 21 July; 5, 9 Aug; 20 Oct) | |
| Sharon Zhai (9, 23, 30 Sept) | |
| Agnes Sarkis (26 Aug; 2, 9, 16 Sep) | |
| Celeste Haworth (17 Feb; 3, 10, 14, 17, 24, 29 March; 7, 14, 21, 28 July; 4, 5, 8, 9 Aug; 23, 30 Sept; 20, 27 Oct) | |
| Simon Kim | |
| Shanul Sharma (except 26 Aug; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept) | |
| Haotian Qi (except 9, 23, 30 Sept) | |
| Christopher Hillier (9, 23, 30 Sept) |
Running time: approximately 90 minutes, including one 20-minute interval