Australian Opera Favorites

Opera Australia

The Merry Widow - Lehár

This sparkling opera concerns a national crisis in the picture-postcard country of Pontevedro, as the recently widowed Hanna Glawari appears to be in danger of marrying a foreigner.

Lakmé - Delibes

The story is set in India in the mid-19th century when the British were imposing a suppressive rule over the many religious sects.

La Bohéme - Puccini

Puccini´s heart-rending love story tells of high-spirited young bohemians who are strapped for cash but draw strength from each other, and the poet Rodolfo´s deep love for the young seamstress, Mimì.

Tosca - Puccini

Tosca is grand opera, done grandly. Puccini´s famous drama packs an enormous emotional punch in three acts, and is a classic of the stage for good reason.

La Traviata - Verdi

Verdi skillfully combines the triumphant celebration of life with a tragic and heart-rending love story by Alexandre Dumas.

Il Trovatore - Verdi

Two enemies, passionate and vengeful; an old gypsy woman with a mysterious bond to them both, a passionate young woman who must either betray an all-consuming love or face death itself-these are the fiery elements that govern Verdi´s unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, madness and retribution.

Un Ballo In Maschera - Verdi

Verdi´s Un Ballo In Maschera, blends elegance, nobility and feeling with tragedy and passion and a rare vein of black humor.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 22 Oktober, 2008