Opera Australia. The Puccini Gala
Photo Jeff Busby
Opera Australia
Photo Jeff Busby
Opera offers a unique experience which combines powerful music and emotional storytelling with an incredible visual spectacle.
Opera Australia’s productions range from timeless classics to bold new works, showcasing the best of both Australian and international talent. With a commitment to innovation and accessibility, Opera Australia makes the incredible spectacle of opera available to audiences across the country, and we are proud to partner with them for their Melbourne seasons.
Opera Australia, Tosca
Photo Jeff Busby
2025 Performances
BMW Opera for All: Opera Australia
- Melbourne / Naarm Saturday 1 February 2025
Hear thrilling high notes and stunning harmonies, and experience the uplifting force of opera. This one-hour, open air concert is performed by some of our brightest stars, backed by a fabulous live orchestra featuring musicians from Orchestra Victoria.
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The Verdi Gala Concert: Opera Australia
- Melbourne / Naarm 30 April & 3 May 2025
A night of musical splendour with opera stars Nicole Car and Étienne Dupuis.
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The Barber of Seville: Opera Australia
- Melbourne / Naarm 31 October – 5 November 2025
Australian Figaros Samuel Dale Johnson and Samuel Dundas lead some of our best comic talents in this side-splitting romp through Seville.
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Carmen: Opera Australia
- Melbourne / Naarm 15 - 25 November 2025
One of Australia’s great theatre directors, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Anne-Louise Sarks offers a bold new production of the opera classic, leaning into the revolutionary heart of Bizet’s once groundbreaking opera.
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Orpheus & Eurydice: Opera Australia
- Melbourne / Naarm 2 - 5 December 2025
Journey to the underworld and back. Gluck’s heartbreaking opera follows the grieving Orpheus into the jaws of Hades to rescue his beloved Eurydice.
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