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The Force of Destiny

Giuseppe Verdi

The Force of Destiny

Welcome to a thrilling version of Verdi's classic opera of vendetta, elopement, love, vengeance and doom. A dramatic production where clandle-lit interiors and earthy exteriors change in the blink of an eye.

From Saturday 29 June 2013 in Sydney

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini

Tosca

John Bell directs a stark, monumental staging of Puccini’s riveting drama of love, jealousy and sacrifice set in Mussolini’s Italy in the 1940s. Two true divas will share the title role, Alexia Voulgaridou and Cheryl Barker.

From Saturday 6 July 2013 in Sydney

Don Pasquale

Gaetano Donizetti

Don Pasquale

Warm and bright Italian street scenes and lyrical arias, charming duets and amusing machinations blend harmoniously in a new production of Donizetti’s celebrated comic opera that is sure to be a special treat for opera lovers.

From Thursday 18 July 2013 in Sydney

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata

Starring the radiant Emma Matthews as Violetta, the beautiful but vulnerable courtesan who is coerced into sacrificing her one hope of personal happiness for the sake of her lover’s reputation, this compelling production gets to the heart of the opera’s themes of love and death with pathos and power.

From Tuesday 30 July 2013 in Sydney

Albert Herring

Benjamin Britten

Albert Herring

Britten’s comic depiction of a parochial English village springs to life with vivid characters, psychological truths and undertones of melancholy in a splendid and absorbing production. 

From Friday 16 August 2013 in Sydney