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Opera Queensland

Are You Lonesome: Cairns Festival

Are You Lonesome Tonight is a unique celebration of country music and opera, featuring arias and songs by Puccini, Verdi,…

Closing: 14 Oct 2026

Performers & Musicians

Associate Principal Trombone

Salary:

 >$130,000

Workshops

Hello Music

Sumi Jo Melbourne Masterclass

Grammy Award-winning soprano Sumi Jo returns to Melbourne for an exclusive public masterclass, mentoring Australia's next generation of opera talent.

Nkoli: A Fierce & Fabulous Life. Photo: Mark Lewis.
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Theatre of the World review: South Africa's Nkoli is fierce and fabulous opera

In the opera Nkoli, a majority Black South African cast bring the energy to a story of activism and defiance.

Performances & Gigs

Opera Queensland

Opera Queensland Young Artist Program Showcase: Viva La Voce

Experience dazzling voices, passionate storytelling, and exhilarating musicality as these performers reveal the joy, vitality, and promise of the next…

Performances & Gigs

Opera Queensland

Opera Queensland Young Artist Program Showcase: Viva La Voce

Experience dazzling voices, passionate storytelling, and exhilarating musicality as these performers reveal the joy, vitality, and promise of the next…

The Festival of Outback's Opera's Dark Sky Serenade in Winton in 2026. Photo: Murray Summerville.
Features

Why opera is making a comeback in the outback

From pop-up pub performances to a Dark Sky Serenade under the stars, Opera Queensland's Festival of Outback Opera is redefining…

Nina Korbe in QPAC's The Drover's Wife. Photo: David Kelly.
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The Drover's Wife review: Leah Purcell debuts her powerful new Australian opera

It's been a long wait, but Leah Purcell has finally brought her musical adaption of Henry Lawson’s famous short story…

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. Photo: Wayne Quilliam.
News

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon on Short Black Opera’s new home in Melbourne

Short Black Opera’s Artistic Director Deborah Cheetham Fraillon discusses how the First Nations-led company is expanding the artform.

La traviata West Australian Opera: a photograph of an opera performance showing two Spansih matador style masked dancers posing in front of a opera chorus ensemble in Victorian-era costume on a stage.
Opinions & Analysis

Timothée Chalamet’s words on Gen Z audiences say far more than his views on opera and ballet

Social media turned on the actor after his remarks that ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet, but the debate…

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