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Macbeth in Concert 9 - 11 March 2023 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Giuseppe Verdi’s thrilling version of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Macbeth, will open Opera Queensland’s 2023 season. Macbeth in Concert will be led by a cast of Australian singers, including the acclaimed Opera Queensland Chorus, baritone José Carbó making his debut as Macbeth, Anna Louise-Cole making... Continue Reading →
Marcus Corowa. Image supplied. Some Kind of Wonderful - Marcus Corowa 4 & 5 November 2022 Opera Queensland Studio, South Bank Marcus Corowa will perform the recital Some Kind of Wonderful as part of the Opera Queensland Studio Series, taking audiences on a journey through songs that have inspired him throughout his career. Expect a... Continue Reading →
Alexandra Flood performs The Human Voice, photographed by Jade Ferguson Content note: The Human Voice & The Call contains coarse language, discussion of drug use and domestic violence, and allusions to suicide. Presented by Opera Queensland and Brisbane Festival in association with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Human Voice & The Call is a compelling double... Continue Reading →
The Call & The Human Voice 20 - 24 September 2022 Concert Hall, QPAC, South Bank Opera Queensland presents a female-led double bill as part of Brisbane Festival 2022, in association with FLUXUS, starring Ali McGregor and Alexandra Flood in two one-act productions grappling with loneliness, emotional disconnect, and how one phone call can change everything.... Continue Reading →
Image supplied La Traviata 14 - 23 July 2022 QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Bank This new production of La Traviata, reimagined by director Sarah Giles, features an ensemble of some of Australia’s most exciting singers, including Lorina Gore as the famed heroine Violetta, Kang Wang as Alfredo, and José Carbó as Germont, backed by the... Continue Reading →
Eva Kong in The Sopranos. Image credit: Murray Summerville Opera Queensland opened their 2022 season with the world premiere of The Sopranos, a moving and visually striking new work which sought to emphasise and recontextualise the role of women and their stories within opera as an art form. Written by award-winning Brisbane poet Sarah Holland-Batt and... Continue Reading →
Image supplied The Sopranos 29 March - 2 April 2022 QPAC Concert Hall, South Bank Opera Queensland’s first mainstage production of 2022, the world premiere of The Sopranos, celebrates opera's bold and rebellious women and examines the representation and contribution of women throughout the history of the art form. In this rich and exciting terrain, women... Continue Reading →
Romantic Heroes – Rosario La Spina & John Woods 25 - 26 February 2022 Opera Queensland Studio, South Bank Rosario La Spina and John Woods with Opera Queensland present a recital that traverses the heroes and romantic leads from the early Baroque era, featuring best-loved arias and songs. Starting in the early Baroque era with... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Opera Queensland’s Studio Series: A Poet’s Love 26 & 27 November 2021 Opera Queensland Studio, South Bank Part of Opera Queensland’s Studio Series, a program of intimate recitals and performances in the Opera Queensland’s newly refurbished Studio at South Bank, A Poet's Love is presented in partnership with the Brisbane Music Festival (BMF).... Continue Reading →
Image supplied Death Becomes Her 4-5 June Opera Queensland Studio, South Bank Soprano Eva Kong presents a program of songs from Debussy’s Quatre Chansons de Jeunesse to Korean repertoire, alongside arias from some of the great operas including Roméo et Juliette and Madama Butterfly. Eva will also perform arias of Violetta from La traviata, the role in which she made her... Continue Reading →
Image credit: Jade Ferguson @visualpoetssociety. Provided by Opera Queensland. Content and trigger warning: This production contains strong coarse language and adult themes. After being postponed for a year due to COVID-19, Lorelei has finally made it to the QPAC Concert Hall and it is a witty, provocative, political work of operatic cabaret that turns a... Continue Reading →
Lorelei 6 - 13 March 2021 QPAC Concert Hall This production contains coarse language and adult themes. Recommended for ages 15+. By arrangement with Victorian Opera, Opera Queensland presents the much-anticipated Queensland premier of new Australian opera cabaret Lorelei, after being postponed in 2020. The sumptuous, female-led production tells the story of the Lorelei, three sirens... Continue Reading →
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