FACTS ABOUT OZ OPERA

  • Since 1996 Oz Opera has travelled more than 170,000 kilometres by road, air and sea around Australia – that's over four times the circumference of the Earth! Oz Opera has also performed in London at the BITE:02 and at the Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide Festivals.
  • Oz Opera has been experienced by nearly 180,000 people across Australia, having given over 400 performances in 101 different communities
  • Oz Opera has performed in nearly every type of venue imaginable – from theatres to aircraft hangars, circus tents, hay sheds, basketball courts, school quadrangles and town halls
  • All Oz Opera shows are sung in English
  • The generosity of Playing Australia, Australia Post, the Opera Conference and our State Government partners has enabled those living in the regions to enjoy an Oz Opera performance for as little as $30 per ticket
  • Half of Oz Opera's audience is under 55 years
  • Oz Opera's regional touring has created more than 2,650 weeks' work for artists and technicians, and has been associated with the commissioning of numerous new Australian works.

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