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Cloud Song Soars Once More
August 31Champagne, a harp, Rossini, a DJ, Donizetti and a waterfall…no, this is not an eclectic game of charades but OperaQ’s Cloud Song! Last night, Sunday 30 August, hundreds of audience members were delighted with incredible performances by OperaQ favourites Jason Barry-Smith, Katie Stenzel, Sam Hartley, Monique Latemore, Virgilio Marino and Sean Andrews, DJ sets by Dr. Toby Gifford […]
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Verdi’s Macbeth – $25 tix now on sale!
August 24As a part of Opera Queensland’s ongoing commitment to ensure opera is accessible for all Queenslanders we are delighted to announce the release of $25* tickets for Verdi’s Macbeth. Thanks to our friends and partners at Brisbane Festival a limited number of these tickets will be released, don’t miss this thought provoking and challenging new opera work.
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Bon Voyage Candide!
August 3On Saturday night we bid Candide bon voyage with a spine-tinglingly emotional, powerhouse performance. People cried, wolf-whistled and screamed for the artists and rockstar musicians of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra led by the phenomenal Paul Kildea.
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OperaQ at Childers Festival
July 29Last weekend Opera Queensland joined forces with Childers Festival for the second year running to facilitate a series of school and community workshops. From humble beginnings as a food and wine fair drawing 5,000 people, Childers Festival is now a major cultural event on the Queensland and Australian events calendar attracting crowds of over 50,000 festival goers annually. This […]
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Opera (for everyone) at Jimbour
July 28Last Saturday 25 July, 7,500 people converged on the sunbathed grounds of historic Jimbour House to see Opera Queensland artists and the OperaQ Toowoomba Community Chorus perform a semi-staged production of Fledermaus with the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra and guest artists from Camerata of St Johns.
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Why audiences are raving about Candide
July 27REVIEWS ARE IN FOR CANDIDE! With only 4 shows left – don’t miss this phenomenal production!
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Candide sneak peek
July 13Artistic Director Lindy Hume and our Candide artists warmly welcomed Opera Queensland Patrons and Opera Club members into the studio last week for a sneak peek into Candide rehearsals – and…
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Lindy Hume’s desert island playlist
July 3Did you hear our Artistic Director today on ABC Radio?
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OperaQ launches new season lineup & more $25 tickets!
June 30Today OperaQ has released the second half of our 2015 season, including 1,200 $25 tickets to Candide, building on the success of early 2015 which has already resulted in thousands of Queenslanders coming to see us perform for the first time.
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Helpman Award Nominations for OperaQ!
June 23Last night the 2015 Helpmann Award nominees were revealed and we are delighted to announce that Opera Queensland is in the running for two categories.
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Are you a shower soprano?
June 10Are you a shower soprano? Love singing in the car? If you’ve always dreamed about singing in a professional production, this is your chance!
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Want to sing with OperaQ?
May 27Following the unprecedented success of last year’s Project Puccini, Opera Queensland is giving Queenslanders in the Toowoomba area the chance to join the chorus for this year’s Opera at Jimbour.
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Over 1,000 opera newcomers!
May 21OperaQ welcomed over 1000 opera newcomers to La traviata!
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Appetite for opera alive and well in Queensland
May 14At last night’s Annual General Meeting Opera Queensland announced its best financial result since 2007, with the company on track to realise its ambitious long-term goals of financial sustainability and building new audiences.
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A Morning with Emily & Hayley hits the spot!
May 13On Saturday morning 9 May, nearly 400 people were delighted with a show of popular arias and heartwarming melodies from OperaQ favourites, Emily Burke and Hayley Sugars.
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Glittering Reviews for La traviata
May 11With glowing reviews just in, there’s a lot of love for La traviata and a certain lady in red capturing hearts far and wide…
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All hands on deck!
May 1With 6 sleeps till Opening Night, the La traviata artists are now dressed to the nines in rehearsal on the Lyric stage. Costumes are stunning – glittering gowns and sharp dinner suits – lit from above by seven sparkling chandeliers.
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Winners announced!
April 20This morning we announced the winners of the OperaQ Ultimate Champagne Experience. Are you one of them?
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Opera tickets for a song
April 16Romance will bloom, love will explode and YOUR heart will shatter if you miss out on the chance to try opera for $25.
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Amelia Farrugia to join the cast of Candide
April 9Opera Queensland is excited to announce that one of Australia’s best-loved sopranos, Amelia Farrugia, will join the cast of Candide to sing the role of Cunegonde for which Rachelle Durkin had originally been contracted. Rachelle has asked to withdraw from the role as she is pregnant with her baby due in the Candide rehearsal period this June.
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Only in opera
April 8Lindy Hume on why La traviata still moves her to tears.
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La traviata to shatter hearts of new audiences
April 1Be among the first to access $25 tickets!
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Hundreds flock to Cloudland for new age opera experience
March 30Did you love Cloud Song? Artist line up and photos are here!
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Singing the Revolution on Music Makers
March 21Lindy Hume on ABC Radio: “I believe very strongly in the role of a state opera company and democratising this amazing artform and getting it out to as many people as we possibly can.”
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SHHH – IT’S A SECRET…
March 10AND WE’RE NOT TELLING! Cloud Song is a brand new event designed to take its audience on a journey like no other. To expect the unexpected, the program must be kept under wraps so that each magical moment can unfold by surprise. The stylish Sunday session will see guests sip on champagne and indulge in […]
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ARE YOU AGED 20 OR UNDER?
February 25In 2015 our friends at QPAC are offering 20to20 – a fantastic opportunity if you’re aged 20 or under to come along and see the best in dance, drama, opera, classical and more for just $20 a ticket.
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HOLA AMIGOS!
February 23This afternoon we welcomed sunny Spanish madness into the OperaQ Studio. Based on Rossini’s Barber of Seville, The Adventures of Figaro is a colourful riot of song, live music and physical theatre featuring the King of charisma, Jason Barry-Smith with a dynamic ensemble of celebrated Queensland performers.
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FIGARO HITS THE BEACH AT BLEACH*
February 19Welcome to the Gold Coast – the democratic new opera capital of Australia.
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Studio 4101 – Adventurer’s Playground
February 17What do vintage lampshades, seductive tunes, twinkling stars, jazz and powerhouse vocals have in common? Studio 4101.
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School Workshops for (less than) a song!
February 10OperaQ is calling for expressions of interest from primary schools around greater Brisbane for Sing Story, our brand new series of free music workshops allowing more than 1,000 children the chance to experience the joys of musical theatre.
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STUDIO 4101 – AN ADVENTUROUS NEW DIRECTION
February 9From the moment I began as Artistic Director of OperaQ I have wanted to turn our vast and spectacular South Bank rehearsal studio – til now a hidden treasure – into a public space.
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STUDIO 4101 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED!
February 6A new pop-up performance space in South Bank.
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BURSTING AT THE SEAMS – LAST CHANCE COSTUME SALE
January 22OperaQ’s 2014 wardrobe sale was a huge success with hundreds of special costumes finding new homes. On 31 January 2015, the company will hold a last chance sale for the remaining items.
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FORMER OPERAQ YOUNG ARTIST HITTING HIGH NOTES AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE!
December 10HOT OFF THE PRESS – former OperaQ Young Artist, Kiandra Howarth stunned London audiences as Adina in L’elisir d’amore at The Royal Opera House last night.
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OPERAQ COSTUME SALE
November 6OPERAQ IS THROWING OPEN THE DOORS TO ITS INCREDIBLE WARDROBE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE COMPANY’S 33 YEAR HISTORY FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COSTUME SALE.
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…AND THE CROWD GOES WILD!
October 30In a bold response to the pressures opera is facing around the world, Opera Queensland has unveiled a 2015 season that will take the 400-year old art form into new venues and pop-up spaces, and create thousands of opportunities for people to see a performance for the first time or even become part of it.
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THE ‘E’ WORD
October 20Artistic Director, Lindy Hume delivers a keynote speech at The 2014 Regional Arts Australia Summit in Kalgoorlie: “I’m probably one of the few leaders of Australia’s 28 MPA companies who actually lives in regional Australia. That’s where I’m most at home and where my heart is, but I love urban life too…”
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ARTOLOGY REMIX
September 15Guided by Artology and Opera Queensland, a team of 33 talented teenagers and 5 professionals have reinvented Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s gothic novel into a daring new stage adventure, combining physical theatre, music, video and other art forms.
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…AND THAT’S A WRAP!
September 11The cast, orchestra and crew have flown home, the set and costumes are in storage, and the final tragic chords of La bohème have finally ebbed away…but there are people all around Queensland whose lives have been changed by this extraordinary project.
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REFLECTIONS FROM MOUNT ISA: OPERA IN A BOUNDLESS LANDSCAPE – LINDY HUME
September 4I’m in “The Isa” for the last hurrah of the crazy-brave adventure that has been OperaQ’s Project Puccini, and I’m thrilled to crow that our improbably ambitious journey across regional Queensland, incorporating a total of 384 local choristers into our beautiful new production of Puccini’s La bohème, has been an unqualified success.
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NEWS JUST IN – PROJECT PUCCINI UPDATE!
July 29With the Brisbane season of La bohème in its final week, regional choruses around Queensland are making their final preparations to take to the stage in their cities.
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GLITTERING REVIEWS FOR LA BOHEME!
July 22Four shows in and we’re wrapped with reviews of our brand new production of La boheme. With stellar praise from The Australian, The Sunday Mail, Courier Mail, Limelight Magazine, Stage Whispers and Arts Hub – this show is a must see!
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LA BOHEME REHEARSALS BEGIN!
June 10Today we welcomed our fantastic La bohème company to the OperaQ Studio. The team will rehearse for one month before the production makes its Brisbane debut on Saturday, 12 July at the Conservatorium Theatre in Brisbane.
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SURVIVING THE PERFECT STORM
May 9We believe great music enriches us, individually and as a community. We believe a vibrant arts scene is the lifeblood of a progressive society. We believe Queensland audiences deserve an opera company of the highest standard, a company that serves the whole of Queensland, and that opera must flourish for future generations to experience.
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THE FIRST PROJECT PUCCINI CHORUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 28Our intrepid Project Puccini team have spent the last two months travelling to eight regional centres throughout Queensland to search for local chorus members for our upcoming production of La bohème.
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RIGOLETTO OPENS TO A FANTASTIC RESPONSE
March 18Lindy Hume’s production of Rigoletto opened at the Lyric Theatre QPAC on Saturday, 15 March.
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RIGOLETTO REHEARSALS COMMENCE
February 20The OperaQ Studio is singing again as the cast and creatives of Rigoletto have joined us to commence rehearsals.
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PROJECT PUCCINI LAUNCHES ON VALENTINES DAY!
February 14Project Puccini is a world-first initiative by Opera Queensland, which gives hundreds of Queenslanders the opportunity to perform in the chorus of a brand new production of Puccini’s La bohème.
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FIZZ! HITS SCHOOLS IN 2014
January 16FiZZ!, a fresh and imaginative new Primary Schools touring production based on Donizetti’s much-loved opera The Elixir of Love is selling fast throughout Queensland.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OPEN STAGE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP GROUP
December 1The final Community Workshop in the OperaQ Studio for 2013 saw 30 participants, aged from 13 to 81, come together for a week of music, drama, movement, fun and self-discovery.