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SYDNEY SEASON 2016 I am very much looking forward to seeing the renowned Chinese film and Celebrating opera director Chen Shi-Zheng direct Puccini’s Turandot on the Sydney Harbour stage, and to see Dame Julie Andrews direct , also celebrating its 60th birthday, after 60 Years the 1956 Broadway première in which Julie Andrews created the role of Eliza Doolittle. Over 60 years, In 2016 we see Australian singers take has grown to become Australia’s on new roles, such as Nicole Car in Luisa largest and busiest arts company. Miller and Anna Dowsley in The Barber of It is now comparable to the great Seville, and international singers in roles opera companies of Europe and North they own, such as Clémentine Margaine America. This is no mean feat with in Carmen, Paolo Bordogna in The Barber Australia’s small population and of Seville, Yonghoon Lee as Don José and huge landmass. Barbara Frittoli, George Petean and Giacomo Prestia in . Our Sydney audiences and the power of this great city to attract visitors But it’s not just about the big stage. Our share the credit and reap the benefits of regional tour is travelling thousands of this success, as we perform in Sydney kilometres presenting The Marriage of for nine months of the year. Last year, Figaro throughout Victoria, Tasmania, we sold more than 600,000 tickets to ACT and New South Wales. And our people from 120 countries, enabling us school tours will visit hundreds of to provide work for thousands of artists, primary schools – if you have young including singers, instrumentalists, children, ask your school to invite us. dancers, tailors, wig-makers, writers, We’ve also commissioned The Divorce, in actors, painters, photographers, association with the Opera Conference. conductors, designers and more. The Divorce is an opera written specially To celebrate our 60th anniversary year, for television by Elena Kats-Chernin and and in tribute to one of the world’s great Joanna Murray-Smith, which you’ll be buildings, we are thrilled to present able to watch on the ABC later this year – The Opera (The (opera.org.au/divorce). If you would like to Eighth Wonder) by Alan John and Dennis I’d like to wish a very happy 60th Watkins, on the Sydney Opera House be sent a copy of the birthday to Opera Australia and, Forecourt. With Utzon’s iconic white text in this brochure in particular, to the subscribers who sails as the background, this will be have supported us for many years. printed in a larger an historic event. font, please phone You can be very proud of your national (02) 9318 8200. In early 2015 we premièred Kate opera company. Miller-Heidke’s The Rabbits at the Happy birthday Opera Australia! International Arts Festival before Love talking about opera? Sign up for our e-newsletter a season at the Melbourne Festival. at opera.org.au and join the Now Sydneysiders can experience this conversation on Facebook, beautiful, family-friendly production as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. part of the Sydney Festival in January. In the 2016 Sydney Opera House season, we present a glamorous co-production with Opéra de Lausanne of Verdi’s , Sir David McVicar’s new Lyndon Terracini AM production of Così fan tutte, and a Artistic Director re-staging of Simon Boccanegra. Opera Australia

1 | 2 NEW PRODUCTION Composer Bird Roslyn Packer Theatre An Opera Australia The rabbits came John Marsden and Shaun Tan’s Kate Miller-Heidke Kate Miller-Heidke (previously Sydney and Barking Gecko haunting picture book has captivated Librettist Marsupials Theatre) Theatre Company a generation of children and adults, Lally Katz Coda Evenings at 7pm co-production. many grandparents ago. Adaptor & Director Hollie Andrew January 14, 15, 16, In association with They built houses, made with its bold pictures and deeply John Sheedy Flinch 20, 21, 22, 23 West Australian Opera. moving story of colonisation, progress, Musical Director, Jessica Hitchcock Evenings at 6pm Commissioned by roads, had children. displacement and culture clash. It is The Roxie January 19, 24 Perth International Musical Arrangements a story that speaks to the world. & Additional Music Lisa Maza Matinées at 2pm Arts Festival and They cut down trees. Iain Grandage 2 Stripe January 15, 16, 20, 23 Melbourne Festival. Opera Australia and Barking Gecko Designer Marcus Corowa Matinée at 1pm A whole continent Gabriela Tylesova 3 Stripe January 24 This project is assisted Theatre Company assembled some of Lighting Designer David Leha by the Australian of rabbits… Australia’s foremost creative talents Suitable for children Government’s Major Trent Suidgeest Rabbits to adapt this story into a new opera Rabbits Sound Designer A Scientist aged 8 and above. Festivals Initiative, managed by the for children and families. The result Miller-Heidke, Katz and Grandage Michael Waters Kanen Breen Performed in English. Indigenous Consultant A Society Rabbit Australia Council, is “a triumphant adaptation of a deeply Rachael Maza Nicholas Jones Running time: its arts funding and tragic story”, wrote The Guardian. advisory board, in Original Book by A Convict approximately “This short, powerful gem of a work John Marsden Christopher Hillier 60 minutes. association with the Illustrated by A Lieutenant Confederation of tells an important story in a beautifully Presented by Opera Shaun Tan Simon Meadows Australian International engaging way”, wrote The Australian. Australia in association The Captain Arts Festivals, Perth with Sydney Festival. Robert Mitchell Festival, Melbourne Gabriela Tylesova’s sets and Festival, Sydney The book was first costumes realise Tan’s pictures in Festival and the published in Australia Western Australian all of their mystical wonder, while by Lothian Books. Government through Lally Katz transforms Marsden’s spare The opera is produced the Department of by arrangement with poetry into an enchanting libretto. Culture and the Arts. Hachette Australia Butterfly-voiced opera and pop singer Pty Ltd. Kate Miller-Heidke wrote the “simply beautiful” score (The Guardian) and performs in the production alongside a talented cast of opera singers and contemporary music performers.

Photo: Kate Miller-Heidke (Georges Antoni), illustration by Shaun Tan 3 | 4 NEW PRODUCTION

The Pearlfishers paints a picture of paradise, of golden sands and The colourful silks. That soul-stirring, chart-topping Pearlfishers duet is just one highlight of a beautiful score. In the hands of master storyteller Michael Gow, Bizet’s romantic opera is a compelling tale. Two men swear Pearlfishers loyalty to each other but as the opera Bizet unfolds, temptation duels with duty, true hearts turn black with jealousy and rash choices bring regrets. The Australian playwright and director is drawn to the history behind the lavish cultural stereotypes. The lustre of a pearl can’t tell the story of Robert Kemp’s sets and costumes its gruesome industry, a trade where honour Ceylon’s colonial past, marrying cruel men count pearls above a fisher’s vivid colours and exotic beauty with life or livelihood. But Gow can. signs of decay: a crumbling temple and a once-great manor against a tropical sky. Conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire, and featuring the vivacious Ekaterina Siurina and Stacey Alleaume as Léïla and Pavol Breslik and Nikhil Navkal as Nadir, this new Pearlfishers offers the chance to hear Bizet’s passionate music in a new light.

Conductor Léïla Guillaume Tourniaire Ekaterina Siurina (until February 20) (until February 12) Tahu Matheson Stacey Alleaume Director Nadir Running time: Michael Gow Pavol Breslik approximately 2 hours Set & Costume Designer (until February 12) and 15 minutes, including Robert Kemp Nikhil Navkal one interval. Lighting Designer Zurga Matt Scott José Carbó Sydney Opera House Fight/Movement (until February 12) Evenings at 7:30pm Coordinator Christopher Hillier January 15, 21, 23, 27, 29 For every pearl, a price. Scott Witt Nourabad February 5, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23 Daniel Sumegi March 3, 5, 8 For every vow, a broken promise. (until February 12) Saturday matinées at 1pm Gennadi Dubinsky February 20, 27, March 12 For every heart, a choice. Opera Australia Chorus The Pearlfishers production Australian Opera and was commissioned by Ballet Orchestra the Opera Conference, Australia's national Performed in French partnership of professional with English surtitles. opera companies.

Photo: Stacey Alleaume (Georges Antoni) 5 | 6 The Barber of

He’s wealthy, stealthy and head over heels. She’s witty, pretty and equally smitten. Seville She’s also inconveniently Rossini betrothed. They need a plan. They call for their man: Conductor Fi-ga-ro! Figaro! Figaro! Andrea Molino (until February 20) Anthony Legge Enter Figaro, the friendly Director neighbourhood barber with wits Elijah Moshinsky and tricks as sharp as his razors. Revival Director Hugh Halliday He sets to work to unite the young lovers Set Designer in an evening of disguises and duplicity. Michael Yeargan Costume Designer This delightful rollicking comedy Dona Granata Lighting Designer took a young Rossini just 13 days to Howard Harrison write. Playful energy sparkles through as many famous tunes as you can pack Figaro Paolo Bordogna into two and a half hours. (until February 20) Giorgio Caoduro A cast of great voices and high spirits play Opera Australia Chorus Rosina Australian Opera and among a marvellous set of cartoonish Anna Dowsley Ballet Orchestra proportions – a world inspired by 1920s Count Almaviva Performed in Italian silent films. Kenneth Tarver (until February 20) with English surtitles. International Rossini specialists join Juan José de León Running time: Dr Bartolo approximately 2 hours some of Opera Australia’s best comic Warwick Fyfe talents and conductor Andrea Molino in and 50 minutes, including (until February 20) one interval. this side-splitting romp through Seville. Andrew Moran Don Basilio Sydney Opera House David Parkin Evenings at 7:30pm Berta January 28, 30 Jane Ede February 4, 6, 10, 17, 20, 26 Fiorello / March 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22 Ambrogio / Notary Saturday matinées at 1pm Samuel Dundas February 13 , March 5

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LUISAMILLER Verdi

Conductor Luisa Who is Luisa Miller? A woman in Andrea Licata Nicole Car love, a woman in anguish – trapped by a Director Federica man she does not love and a father who Giancarlo del Monaco Sian Pendry Revival Director Rodolfo loves her too much. And to play her, a Barbara Staffolani Diego Torre woman finding international stardom: Set & Costume Designer Miller Australian soprano Nicole Car, making William Orlandi Dalibor Jenis Original Lighting Design Walter another role debut after her successes Vinicio Cheli Raymond Aceto in Europe. Lighting Design Wurm Opera Australia Chorus This early piece by Verdi gives us a realised by Daniel Sumegi Australian Opera and Jacopo Pantani Laura Ballet Orchestra heroine every bit as fragile as Gilda Eva Kong or Violetta, a lover as jealous and Peasant Co-production with nuanced as Alfredo, and a worried Stuart Haycock Opéra de Lausanne father who ultimately destroys his only Performed in Italian love. The music is sumptuous and with English surtitles. intimate, the story at once domestic Running time: and political, and the characters approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including compelling in their humanity. one interval. Love. We are sharing this glamorous new Sydney Opera House production from Opéra de Lausanne. Intrigue. Evenings at 7:30pm Director Giancarlo del Monaco and February 11, 13, 16, 19, Poison. 22, 24, 27, 29 designer William Orlandi have created a stylish, glossy world for the three acts of this opera, aptly titled Love, Intrigue and Poison.

Photo: Nicole Car (Georges Antoni) 9 | 10 NEW PRODUCTION Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Brian Castles-Onion Australian Opera and Director & Ballet Orchestra Choreographer Chen Shi-Zheng Performed in Italian Set & Costume Designer with English surtitles. Dan Potra Running time: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Turandot approximately 2 hours Dragana Radakovic and 35 minutes, including Daria Masiero one 35-minute interval. Calaf The site opens at Riccardo Massi 5pm, with five bar Arnold Rawls and restaurant Liù venues on site. TURANDOT Hyeseoung Kwon Puccini Eva Kong Fleet Steps, Timur Mrs Macquaries Point, Conal Coad Sydney Pong March 24 – April 24 John Longmuir Evenings at 7:30pm Pang Tuesday – Sunday, Graeme Macfarlane excluding Good Friday Ping March 25 Luke Gabbedy Emperor David Lewis When the heroic top notes of ‘Nessun Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng’s A powerful lust Mandarin dorma’ ring out, your soul stirs. It’s take on this Chinese fable will be one meets an icy heart. Gennadi Dubinsky impossible to resist – the climax of an for the history books. As a child of the exotic adventure, captured perfectly Cultural Revolution, Chen Shi-Zheng In a land of executioners, in music. grew up in a China where cruelty and riddles and fear, can love beauty coexisted. Taken in by a Chinese In 2016, Handa Opera on Sydney opera troupe, he grew up surrounded conquer death? Harbour presents Turandot: a story of by music, but witnessed great suffering. a death-marked love told with salt in It’s a duality he finds utterly compelling, the air, light on the sails and the city and a juxtaposition that ties in perfectly skyline reflected in your glass. It’s the with the ice-hearted, impossibly best of Sydney in a single evening: beautiful princess at the heart of singing, sunsets and sparkling wine, in Puccini’s Turandot. perfect harmony. Join us at the water’s edge in a pop-up opera house with As a director, his work forms a bridge purpose-built bars, restaurants and between Chinese and Western artistic a grandstand under the stars. approaches, drawing on the Hollywood film tradition, theatrical acrobatics and traditional Chinese opera to create works that thrill visually and cut to the heart.

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The ultimate femme fatale is here to stamp her feet, toss her hair and Conductor Andrea Molino dance. Will she love (until July 13) CARMEN Bizet Brian Castles-Onion Don José? Maybe. Director John Bell Will you fall for her Set Designer Michael Scott-Mitchell sultry Habanera? Costume Designer Teresa Negroponte Definitely. Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest Choreographer Kelley Abbey Carmen In the heat, dust and danger of a Cuban Clémentine Margaine city, fiery Carmen sings her siren song. (until July 5) With each seductive note, the guileless Milijana Nikolic Don José Don José is drawn into her world: Yonghoon Lee a world of smugglers in suits, a world (until July 5) outside society’s bounds. Brandon Jovanovich Escamillo What kind of person chooses a love that Carmen is colourful, physical and Michael Honeyman they know will destroy them? What kind entertaining, but it shouldn’t get (until July 5) of person sees that destiny, and dances “too pretty”, he adds. To succeed, Shane Lowrencev Opera Australia Chorus Micaëla Australian Opera and towards it, without fear? it must have punch. Sex and sexual Natalie Aroyan Ballet Orchestra politics. Physicality and power. (until July 5) “I’ve always been intrigued by the Stacey Alleaume Performed in French psychology of that choice,” says John This new take on Bizet’s famous opera Zuniga with English surtitles. Bell, who follows up his phenomenal hones in on the relationships at its Adrian Tamburini Running time: Dancairo Tosca with a new production of Carmen heart, on the wild love that promises approximately 3 hours, in 2016. “What leads you to love the one freedom while binding the lovers in Luke Gabbedy including one interval. Remendado person who is going to destroy you?” an unbreakable web of fate. Kanen Breen Sydney Opera House Moralès Evenings at 7:30pm Underneath the irresistible Spanish tunes Andrea Molino conducts French star Samuel Dundas June 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 29 is a gritty tale of power, corruption and Clémentine Margaine and Australian Frasquita July 1, 5, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 29 destruction waiting to be told, Bell says. favourite Milijana Nikolic as Carmen, Jane Ede August 3, 9, 12 Mercédès Saturday matinée at 1pm with thrilling tenors Yonghoon Lee and Sian Pendry August 6 Brandon Jovanovich as Don José.

Photo: Milijana Nikolic (Georges Antoni) 13 | 14 A melancholy prince. A cantankerous witch. Three oranges, ripe for plucking. A dash of bitters, a splash of romance. A cocktail of fantastical farce. The love for

The King of Clubs David Parkin Three The Prince Rosario La Spina Princess Clarice Sian Pendry Leandro Andrew Moran Conductor Truffaldino Oranges Anthony Legge Kanen Breen Prokofiev Director Pantaloon Francesca Zambello Luke Gabbedy Revival Director Chelio Matthew Barclay Gennadi Dubinsky Set Designer Fata Morgana George Tsypin Antoinette Halloran Costume Designer Princess Linetta Take a melancholy prince, Tania Noginova Eva Kong a cantankerous witch and the Lighting Designer Princess Nicoletta curse of a love strange and strong: Mark Howett Catherine Bouchier Choreographer Princess Ninetta an unquenchable passion of unusual Denni Sayers Julie Lea Goodwin fashion for not just one orange, The Cook but three! Add an infectious march, Adrian Tamburini Farfarello some fantastical farce and a kingdom Pelham Andrews of curious characters, and you have Smeraldina Prokofiev’s surreal, screwball Victoria Lambourn fairytale for adults. Master of Ceremonies Graeme Macfarlane This Russian gem is juicy, Herald sweet and a trifle acerbic, just like David Greco the proverbial oranges. A brilliant Opera Australia Chorus all-Australian cast performs the lively Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra English translation by playwright Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Performed in English in a translation by Tom Guildenstern Are Dead). Stoppard, with surtitles. Eye-popping costumes, physical Running time: comedy and sets of acid colour approximately 2 hours combine with the composer’s bright and 20 minutes, including one interval. melodies in an opera that never takes itself too seriously. Sydney Opera House Evenings at 7:30pm June 22, 24, 28, 30 July 2, 4, 6 Saturday matinée at 1pm July 9

Photo: Julie Lea Goodwin (Georges Antoni) 15 | 16 Laugh at love, old man, for you and I both know NEW PRODUCTION NEW that women are all the same. Così But don’t say Mozart’s opera about testing fidelity your heart isn’t is an intriguing story set to music of fan tutte moved when impossible beauty. Two men disguise themselves as Albanians and attempt to I sing of love... Mozart seduce each other’s lover in an elaborate ruse to win a bet. Absurd? Yes, but Mozart’s luminous music takes the ridiculous and makes it sublime. Come along for a merry ride and you’ll see that under that veil of farce is a poignant drama about love, faith, loss and sex. Director David McVicar delivered profound and acclaimed productions of and , so we’re excited to see what he has in store for this final instalment of the Da Ponte trilogy. Jonathan Darlington returns to conduct a cast of Opera Australia’s finest talents, along with American tenor Charles Castronovo, who makes his Australian debut.

Conductor Jonathan Darlington Director David McVicar Set & Costume Designer Opera Australia Chorus Moritz Junge Australian Opera and Lighting Designer Ballet Orchestra David Finn Performed in Italian Fiordiligi with English surtitles. Nicole Car Running time: Dorabella approximately 3 hours, Anna Dowsley including one interval. PRODUCTION PARTNER Despina Taryn Fiebig Sydney Opera House Ferrando Evenings at 7pm Charles Castronovo July 19, 22, 25, 27 Guglielmo August 5, 11, 13 SUPPORTED BY Andrew Jones Saturday matinée Don Alfonso at 12:30pm Richard Anderson July 30

Photo: Shane Lowrencev, Taryn Fiebig, Nicole Car (Georges Antoni) 17 | 18 A powerful man. Conductor Renato Palumbo A past tragedy. Director Matthew Barclay A very present enemy. Based on an original production by Moffatt Oxenbould Set Designer Peter England Costume Designer Russell Cohen Lighting Designer Nigel Levings Amelia Grimaldi SIMON Barbara Frittoli Gabriele Adorno Diego Torre Simon Boccanegra George Petean BOCCANEGRA Jacopo Fiesco Giacomo Prestia Verdi Paolo Opera Australia Chorus Warwick Fyfe Australian Opera and Pietro Ballet Orchestra Richard Anderson Performed in Italian Maidservant with English surtitles. Vanessa Lewis Boccanegra is a powerful man with Captain Running time: a great tragedy in his past: 25 years Stuart Haycock approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including earlier, his young lover died and their one interval. baby mysteriously disappeared. Sydney Opera House Just as he thinks he might have found Evenings at 7:30pm his daughter, his enemies start to July 26, 28, 30 move against him. August 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Saturday matinée at 1pm Personal sacrifice meets political August 13 thriller in this vast opera by a master of the genre. No composer rivals Verdi in his ability to draw the audience into complex political landscapes by telling intimate, personal stories. Grave duets, complex ensembles and majestic choruses reveal a world of intrigue and influence, where the past is never behind you and every friendly face could disguise an enemy. The opera’s extraordinary musical demands and sprawling story make it a rarity on the opera stage. Under the baton of conductor Renato Palumbo, a major cast including Barbara Frittoli, Diego Torre, George Petean and Giacomo Prestia come together to bring this masterpiece to the Sydney Opera House stage.

Photo: Diego Torre (Georges Antoni) 19 | 20 “ONE OF THE BEST MUSICALS OF THE CENTURY” NEW PRODUCTION ATKINSON, N. Y. TIMES My Fair Lady Lerner and Loewe

On 15 March 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Now, in the 60th anniversary year Theatre on Broadway, something of the Broadway première and in the extraordinary happened that would 60th birthday year of Opera Australia, change the course of music theatre we have teamed again with John Frost history forever: it was called to recreate that sensational 1956 My Fair Lady. production with none other than Dame Julie Andrews at the helm as Book & Lyrics by After out-of-town tryouts in New director. Ms Andrews joins with the Alan Jay Lerner Haven and Philadelphia, Lerner and Tony Award-winning choreographer Music by Loewe’s remarkable retelling of George Frederick Loewe Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific 2012- Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion premièred Adapted from 2013), and associates of designers Cecil George Bernard Shaw’s in New York and redefined the form Beaton and Oliver Smith to pass the Adapted from Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” play and Gabriel Pascal’s of . It was in fact the Produced on the screen by Gabriel Pascal motion picture Pygmalion remarkable story of Eliza Doolittle and birth of “event theatre” as we know it Director Henry Higgins to the next generation of today. My Fair Lady was a success like Julie Andrews music theatre lovers. Choreographer no other show. It won six Tony awards, Christopher Gattelli ran for six years on Broadway, replica A stellar cast of Australian theatre Book and Lyrics by Set Design ALAN JAY LERNER Oliver Smith productions opened in London’s royalty will be especially assembled Music by Costume Design Drury Lane Theatre in 1958 and in for My Fair Lady. Event theatre – not to FREDERICK LOEWE Cecil Beaton Melbourne’s famous Her Majesty’s be missed. Sound Designer Theatre in January 1959. So successful Michael Waters Scenic Supervision was the production in Australia, that Rosaria Sinisi concurrent companies were formed in Directed by Assistant to Ms. Sinisi Sydney and in Melbourne to attempt Naomi Berger to keep up with the public’s insatiable JULIE Costumes recreated by ANDREWS John David Ridge demand for tickets. Sydney Opera House Playing the role of Eliza Doolittle in Previews New York and London was a young August 30 – September 4 Opening night Julie Andrews. It was only her second September 6 (sold out) role on Broadway and the role that Through to November 5 would define her career, and help Wednesday – Saturday catapult her to international stardom. at 7:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 1pm Sunday at 3pm (Please note the performance schedule differs on certain dates.)

Photo: Dame Julie Andrews 21 | 22 Conductor The Architect Sky / Aunt Olive / Opera Australia Chorus Anthony Legge Adam Frandsen Tour Guide Australian Opera and Director Alexandra Mason Eva Kong Ballet Orchestra Sydney David Freeman Stacey Alleaume Earth / Aunt Jean / Set & Costume The Premier Miss Hodges Performed in English. Designer John Longmuir Anna Dowsley Running time: Dan Potra Stephen Goldring / Mrs Mason / The Queen approximately 2 hours Opera House NEW PRODUCTION NEW Worker Victoria Lambourn and 45 minutes, including Jonathan Abernethy Madame Magna / one interval. High Priest / Politician / Socialite Reporter Jermaine Chau Sydney Opera The Opera Samuel Dundas Juror / Reporter / Whip House Forecourt The Engineer / Writer Simon Meadows Evenings at 7:30pm David Greco Foreman / Music Lover October 28, 29 The Eighth Wonder The Maestro / Minister Nicholas Jones November 3, 4, 5 John and Watkins Adrian Tamburini Ken Mason / Art Lover/ Aide de Camp David Parkin

A city’s icon. An architect’s dream. A political battleground.

The architect walked out. The Premier died. The costs ballooned and the years marched on. Building the Sydney Opera House is a story with more twists and turns than an opera. In our 60th anniversary season, a massive ensemble of Opera Australia’s artists will perform this story on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. The building itself will become the stage, with the audience sitting under the stars looking up at those magnificent sails: a momentous performance on the world’s most famous building. Alan John and Dennis Watkins’ opera tells of the web of agendas and personalities that strangled Utzon’s dream. Through intimate arias and bright choral climaxes, it tells of an identity born as the nation climbed architecture’s Everest. We invite you to join us as we celebrate Sydney’s cultural coming of age in a massive outdoor performance unlike any in the world.

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23 | 24 New Year’s Eve at the Sydney Opera House

New Year’s Eve is the night when Sydney puts on the bling, kicks up its heels and shows the world what a gorgeous thing it is, as a festival of fire explodes across the midnight sky. Ringside seats to the greatest show on Package options earth are hard to come by, but we’ve Add a pre-performance dinner and/or saved some great ones and you’re invited. the Midnight Party when you book your tickets for The Opera Gala or La Bohème. Choose between two performances: La Bohème or the entertaining Opera Pre-Performance Dinner $389 Gala, featuring favourites by Verdi, Look out over Sydney Harbour as you Puccini and more. enjoy a three-course menu, designed by Matt Moran of ARIA Restaurant, matched Then, with a heart full of song, watch with premium wines and beverages in the fireworks the whole world watches. the Northern Foyer from 5:30pm. The Opera Gala Interval is timed for the 9pm fireworks Starring Ekaterina Siurina and the Sydney Opera House stays Midnight Party $279 Sian Pendry open well past the midnight fireworks. Canapés, drinks and live entertainment Arnold Rawls after the performance, with views of There’s nowhere in the world like José Carbó the midnight fireworks from the Australian Opera Sydney on New Year’s Eve and there’s Mazda Opera Northern Foyers. and Ballet Orchestra nowhere closer to the action than Conductor Sydney Opera House. Make this your Platinum Package $1,179-$1,259 Brian Castles-Onion Presenter most glamorous and memorable The ultimate New Year’s Eve: in The Domain Jonathan Biggins New Year ever. Pre-performance dinner, premium seats in the performance of your 31 December 2015, 7:45pm Concert Hall, choice, a program, drink at interval The stars begin to twinkle as daylight Sydney Opera House and the Midnight Party. fades, and the picnic blanket is spread with good fare. From the stage, the La Bohème Gala See page 28 for cast. sound of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra fills the night, and our 31 December 2015, 7:45pm talented singers perform the hits of Joan Sutherland Theatre, the 2016 opera season. Sydney Opera House It’s Sydney’s favourite free night out – our annual Mazda Opera in The Domain.

Saturday 23 January at 8pm OPERA AUSTRALIA VENUE SUPPORTER IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRINCIPAL PARTNER The Domain Free

25 | 26 La Bohème Puccini Conductor Opera Australia Chorus Carlo Montanaro Australian Opera and (until January 30) Ballet Orchestra Christian Badea Director Performed in Italian A painter, a musician, a philosopher Gale Edwards with English surtitles. and a poet are having a night on the Revival Director Running time: town. It’s Christmas Eve and the poet Andy Morton approximately 2 hours Set Designer has just felt the first pangs of great love. and 15 minutes, including Brian Thomson one interval. When a seamstress knocks on his door Costume Designer searching for candlelight, the pair fall Julie Lynch Sydney Opera House Lighting Designer New Year’s Eve in love faster than she can sing, John Rayment at 7:45pm “Yes, they call me Mimì…” 31 December 2015 Mimì Evenings at 7:30pm 120 years after Puccini wrote his Natalie Aroyan January 2, 6, 8, smash-hit La Bohème, this story of (until January 30) 13, 16, 22, 25 Maija Kovalevska first love still tops the list of favourite March 7, 9, Rodolfo 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 operas around the world. Yosep Kang Saturday matinée (until January 22) Perhaps the tale of four friends living at 1pm Diego Torre January 30 for their art reminds us of a person (January 25 & 30) we weren’t brave enough to become. Ji-Min Park Musetta Perhaps Puccini’s talent for capturing Lorina Gore emotion in music takes us back to the (until January 30) first time we felt love stir in our hearts. Julie Lea Goodwin Perhaps it’s just that La Bohème is a story Marcello Andrew Jones we understand. It’s about friendship and Colline falling in love. It’s about sacrifice and Richard Anderson never giving up, even if it means parting Schaunard with your lover – or your favourite coat. Shane Lowrencev Benoit Gale Edwards’ glittering production, set Graeme Macfarlane (until January 30) in the bohemian streets of 1930s Berlin, Adrian Tamburini opens on New Year’s Eve, conducted by Carlo Montanaro and Christian Badea. By the time the curtain falls, you’ll know the answer to an eternal question: is love enough?

Photo: Lorina Gore, Andrew Jones (Lisa Tomasetti) 27 | 28 Mozart

If you go down to the woods today, Pamina you’ll find a pure-hearted prince and Taryn Fiebig his feathered sidekick off to rescue a Tamino damsel in distress, a queen atop her John Longmuir Papageno starry throne, dancing bears and a Samuel Dundas levitating picnic. If in danger, follow Queen of the Night the sound of the flute. Hannah Dahlenburg Sarastro ’s (The Lion King) Conductor Daniel Sumegi fantabulous production of The Magic Rory Macdonald 1st Lady (until January 12) Jane Ede Flute returns for the summer holidays. Tahu Matheson 2nd Lady Shortened and sung in English, full of Director Sian Pendry dancing puppets, colourful costumes Matthew Barclay 3rd Lady and enchanting music, this production is Original Direction by Anna Yun Julie Taymor Papagena a marvellous way to introduce children Set Designer Katherine Wiles Opera Australia Chorus to the magical world of opera. George Tsypin Monostatos Australian Opera and Costume Designer Kanen Breen Ballet Orchestra Julie Taymor Speaker Performed in English Puppetry Designers Adrian Tamburini with surtitles. Julie Taymor 1st Priest This performance is Michael Curry Malcolm Ede Running time: suitable for children Lighting Designer 2nd Priest approximately 2 hours aged 8 and over, Princes and Gary Marder Benjamin Rasheed and 15 minutes, including as well as for adults. 1st Armoured Man one interval. Original Lighting *The performance mag ic and Design Dean Bassett Sydney Opera House on January 7 will be Donald Holder 2nd Armoured Man Evenings at 7:30pm “relaxed” and children bears, oh my! Choreographer Clifford Plumpton December 30 will be allowed to speak Matthew Barclay January 7, 9, 12, 14 and move about. Original Choreography Saturday matinées Mark Dendy Visit opera.org.au/flute for at 1pm Translation resources to help children January 2, 9, 16 J.D. McClatchy (and adults!) prepare. Thursday matinée at 11am* Translation by J. D. January 7 McClatchy. Performed by arrangement with The , publisher and sole copyright holder.

296 | 3032 Every year, Opera Australia packs Figaro is marrying Susanna, NEW PRODUCTION – NATIONAL TOUR a specially created opera production but the Count wants to bed her first. The Melbourne Ring Cycle into a semi-trailer and tours throughout Marcellina wants Figaro and the Australia, from Launceston to Tamworth. Countess just wants her husband These English-language operas feature back. Masters lusting over servants, some of Opera Australia’s finest artists, servants outwitting their masters – a chamber orchestra and a chorus of Mozart’s comic masterpiece is Der Ring des local children in each town. a hilarious account of a household’s adventures over one crazy day. In 2016, Michael Gow’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro comes to This is a fantastic way to introduce Canberra, Parramatta, Wollongong someone to opera, and a reminder that Nibelungen and beyond. opera doesn’t need a glittering opera house to move hearts. Wagner Upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, dress-ups and dressing downs: Figaro Tickets are available from the tour is the Downton Abbey of opera, but a venues. Visit opera.org.au/on-tour Neil Armfield’s production of whole lot more fun! for details. The Ring Cycle, conducted by Pietari Inkinen, and with an outstanding new cast, returns On Tour to Melbourne in November – December 2016. Details will be available later in the year. The Marriage of Figaro Mozart

NSW & ACT Tour Dates August 13 Port Macquarie July 30 The Glasshouse Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre August 16 & 17 Wollongong August 2 Illawarra Performing Bathurst Memorial Arts Centre Entertainment Centre Count Almaviva August 19 & 20 Christopher Hillier August 4 Parramatta Simon Meadows Orange Riverside Theatres Countess Bartolo Civic Theatre Emma Castelli Steven Gallop August 23 Conductor Olivia Cranwell Don Basilio / Curzio August 6 Albury Paul Fitzsimon Susanna Brad Cooper Tamworth Entertainment Centre Barbarina Capitol Theatre Director Celeste Lazarenko August 25, 26, 27 Jenny Liu Michael Gow Jenny Liu Canberra Celeste Lazarenko August 9 Adaptation by Figaro Dubbo Theatre Centre Michael Gow Wade Kernot Antonio Tom Hamilton Regional Theatre MELBOURNE RING CYCLE MELBOURNE RING CYCLE OPERA AUSTRALIA OPERA AUSTRALIA VENUE PARTNER Set & Costume Tom Hamilton To find booking details PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS MAJOR SUPPORTERS PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Designer Cherubino Wade Kernot August 11 for each venue, as well as dates in Victoria Robert Kemp Agnes Sarkis Chamber Orchestra Armidale Maureen Wheeler AO Hans and Petra Henkell Lighting Designer Marcellina University of and Tasmania, visit and Tony Wheeler AO Anonymous (1) Matt Scott Kristen Leich Performed in English. New England opera.org.au/on-tour

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The Magic Flute & The Rabbits THE MAGIC FLUTE THE RABBITS The Magic Flute & The Rabbits THE MAGIC FLUTE THE RABBITS PABCDEP A B PABCDEP A B Adult ($) 179 129 115 89 62 44 88 70 43 Adult ($) 159 114 102 79 55 44 78 62 38 Concession ($) 161 116 104 80 56 44 79 63 39 Concession ($) 143 103 92 71 50 44 71 56 34 Under 30 ($) 59 59 59 59 56 44 49 49 39 Under 30 ($) 59 59 59 59 50 44 49 49 34

Simon Boccanegra MONDAYS – FRIDAYS SATURDAYS Simon Boccanegra MONDAYS – FRIDAYS SATURDAYS PABCDEPABCDE P A B C D E P A B C D E Adult ($) 323 266 212 143 107 68 356 293 233 179 117 76 Adult ($) 287 236 188 127 95 61 316 260 207 159 104 67 Concession ($) 291 239 191 129 96 61 320 264 210 161 105 68 Concession ($) 258 212 169 114 86 55 284 234 186 143 94 60 Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 65 65 61 65 65 65 65 65 65 Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 65 65 55 65 65 65 65 65 60

La Bohème, Pearlfishers, Luisa Miller, La Bohème, Pearlfishers, Luisa Miller, Barber of Seville, Turandot, Carmen, MONDAYS – FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS SATURDAYS Barber of Seville, Turandot, Carmen, MONDAYS – FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS SATURDAYS Love for Three Oranges, Così fan tutte Love for Three Oranges, Così fan tutte

PABCDEPABCDE PABCDEPABCDE Adult ($) 269 229 188 129 89 63 297 251 202 148 101 71 Adult ($) 239 203 167 114 79 56 264 223 179 131 90 63 Concession ($) 242 206 169 116 80 57 267 226 182 133 91 64 Concession ($) 215 183 150 103 71 50 238 201 161 118 81 57 Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 65 65 57 65 65 65 65 65 64 Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 65 65 50 65 65 65 65 65 57

New Year’s Eve OPERA GALA LA BOHÈME GALA New Year’s Eve OPERA GALA LA BOHÈME GALA P A BCPA B C P A B CPA B C Adult ($) 359 323 287 260 431 359 323 269 Adult ($) 319 287 255 231 383 319 287 239

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P A BCP A B C P A B CP A B C Adult ($) 167 131 98 62 135 126 108 81 Adult ($) 148 116 87 55 135 126 108 81 Concession ($) 150 117 88 56 ­– – – – Concession ($) 133 104 78 50 – – – – Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 56 135 126 45 36 Under 30 ($) 65 65 65 50 135 126 45 36

My Fair Lady WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY EVENINGS SATURDAY EVENINGS My Fair Lady WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY EVENINGS SATURDAY EVENINGS P A B P A B P A BP A B Adult ($) 180 126 90 189 153 99 Adult ($) 160 112 80 168 136 88 Concession/Under 30 ($) 180 117 81 – _ – Concession/Under 30 ($) 160 104 72 168 136 88

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P A BP A B P A BP A B Adult ($) 189 153 99 144 117 81 Adult ($) 168 136 88 128 104 72 Concession/Under 30 ($) 189 144 99 144 108 72 Concession/Under 30 ($) 168 128 88 128 96 64

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KEY MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN Flute The Magic Flut e Boccanegra Simon Boccanegra SOH Sydney Opera House – The Opera Barber The Barber of Seville Oranges The Love for Three Oranges Turandot Handa Opera on JUNE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Carmen 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Così Così fan tutte Domain Mazda Opera in the Domain Sydney Harbour – Turandot Opening Night June 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN Carmen 7:30pm Oranges 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Oranges 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm DECEMBER 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 1 2 3 Flute 7:30pm La Bohème 7:45pm Flute 1:00pm NYE Gala 7:45pm La Bohème 7:30pm 27 28 29 30 JULY 1 2 3 Oranges 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Oranges 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Oranges 7:30pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 La Bohème 7:30pm Flute 11:00am La Bohème 7:30pm Flute 1:00pm Flute 7:30pm Flute 7:30pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Oranges 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Oranges 7:30pm Oranges 1:00pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Carmen 7:30pm

Flute 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Rabbits 7:00pm Rabbits 2:00pm Flute 1:00pm July Flute 7:30pm Rabbits 7:00pm January Rabbits 2:00pm 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pearlfishers7: 30pm Rabbits 7:00pm Carmen 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rabbits 6:00pm Rabbits 2:00pm Rabbits 7:00pm Rabbits 7:00pm Rabbits 2:00pm Rabbits 1:00pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Rabbits 7:00pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm La Bohème 7:30pm Rabbits 7:00pm Rabbits 6:00pm Così 7:00pm Carmen 7:30pm Così 7:00pm Carmen 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:3 0pm Domain 8:00pm

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 La Bohème 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Barber 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm La Bohème 1:00pm Così 7:00pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Così 7:00pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Così 12:30pm Barber 7:30pm Boccanegra 7:30pm

FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AUGUST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barber 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Barber 7:30pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Così 7:00pm Carmen 1:00pm Boccanegra 7:30pm

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pearlfishers7:30 pm Barber 7:30pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Barber 1:00pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Carmen 7:30pm Boccanegra 7:30pm Così 7:00pm Carmen 7:30pm Boccanegra 1:00pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm August Così 7:00pm February 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 Pearlfishers7:30 pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm Pearlfishers1:00 pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Barber 7:30pm (preview) (preview) (preview) (preview) Fair Lady 7:30pm (preview) (preview)

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Luisa Miller 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm Pearlfishers 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Luisa Miller 7:30pm (sold out) Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

29 MARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Luisa Miller 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm Barber 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Pearlfishers7: 30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 September 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 La Bohème 7:30pm Pearlfishers7:30 pm La Bohème 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Pearlfishers1:00 pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Barber 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 1 2 Barber 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm March Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 La Bohème 7:30pm Barber 7:30pm La Bohème 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

28 29 30 31 APRIL 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm October

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 6:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm

April 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 3:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm SOH 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm SOH 7:30pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Turandot 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 1:00pm Fair Lady 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm SOH 7:30pm Fair Lady 7:30pm SOH 7:30pm SOH 7:30pm

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