Season 2013
2013 Season Launch (PDF, 493 KB)
Brisbane, capital of austerity, holds on to its soul - Bridget Cormack in The Australian - 7 February, 2013
The Spirit of Adventure: Lindy Hume on walking opera's artistic tightrope - Lindy Hume in Limelight - 19 January, 2013
Heroine with many feisty faces - Lindy Hume in The Australian – 15 October, 2012
New slant on Cinderella in 2013 for Queensland Ballet and Opera Queensland - Nathanael Cooper in The Courier Mail – 15 October, 2012
No more borrowing as state's opera sings its own tunes - Bridget Cormack in The Australian – 16 October, 2012
St Matthew Passion
Tears and Transcendence - Opera Queensland and Camerata of St John’s come together to stage Bach’s awesome St Matthew Passion.
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OA’s Countertenor Tobias Cole & St Matthew Passion - Gillian Wills - 11 March, 2013
Space Encounters takes off for its 2012 Season
An ideal Teaching Tool and a fantastic introduction to opera and musical theatre.
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OTELLO is a co-production of Cape Town Opera, West Australian Opera, Opera Queensland, NBR New Zealand Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Victorian Opera
“The blazing Pleiades sinks beneath the waves,” sings Otello to his beloved Desdemona in the ravishing love duet of Verdi’s final and greatest tragedy.
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Everything is a source of fun in the town of Titipu …
Opera Queensland’s new production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic masterpiece The Mikado opens on 7 July at the Conservatorium Theatre for a 10-performance Brisbane season.
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New Chairman for Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland is pleased to announce the appointment of current Treasurer Robert Hubbard as the new Chairman of Opera Queensland following the company’s recent Annual General Meeting.
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Opera Queensland announces appointment of new Development Manager
Opera Queensland’s General Manager, Russell Mitchell, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Philip Barker to the senior management team as the company’s new Development Manager.
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Opera Queensland welcomes its 2012 Young and Developing Artists
Opera Queensland fosters new operatic talent through its Young Artist and Developing Artist Programs, which have been founded to provide unique professional development opportunities for young performers in the field of opera.
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Witchcraft, Treachery, Madness and Murder
Opera Queensland takes to the Concert Hall stage on 13 and 14 April to present two stunning concert performances of Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi’s potent operatic rendition of Shakespeare’s powerful tragedy.
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South Bank comes alive with the sounds of opera
The lush gardens of Rainforest Green in the Parklands at South Bank will come alive with the sounds of opera on Saturday, 17 March with two fabulous performances of Sunset Opera, a joint initiative of Opera Queensland and South Bank Corporation.
Registration for booking tickets opens today on the Sunset Opera website www.sunsetopera.com.au
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Moving Opera! set to inspire students in 2012
2012 marks the 10th anniversary of Opera Queensland’s Moving Opera! program which over the last decade has been delivered in secondary schools throughout Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia, presenting opera and music theatre to some 5,300 students in a way that is accessible and engaging.
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Single tickets for Opera Queensland's Season 2012 on Sale now
Single tickets to Opera Queensland’s 2012 productions, Macbeth in Concert, The Mikado and Carmen, are now on sale. Ticket prices range from $51.25* to $88.25* for Macbeth in Concert (in the Concert Hall), $49.25* to $84.25* for The Mikado (in the Conservatorium Theatre) and $54.25* to $166.25* for Carmen (in the Lyric Theatre).
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