Welcome to Opera Queensland

Opera Queensland is the state opera company for Queensland, bringing the joy of opera to all Queenslanders.

Discover Season 2024

Discover

Home

Brisbane Bel Canto

A new festival for the Brisbane stage!

Discover More
Home

Dido and Aeneas

A pair of lovers. An evil sorceress. A doomed affair.

Discover More
Home

Straight from the Strait

A Torres Strait Island Musical!

Discover More
Home

Festival of Outback Opera

Big voices and big skies blended in beautiful harmony.

Discover More

Read More

Brisbane Bel Canto – A New Festival for the Brisbane Stage

Brisbane Bel Canto – A New Festival for the Brisbane Stage

Opera Queensland launches Brisbane Bel Canto in April 2024. ...

Read More
Studio Series Q&A: Alex Raineri

Studio Series Q&A: Alex Raineri

We caught up with Alex Raineri ahead of his Studio Series recital, to discuss the evolution of his passion, eclectic repertoire choices, the transform...

Read More
‘Magnificent, jaw-dropping’ Aida arrives at QPAC this December

‘Magnificent, jaw-dropping’ Aida arrives at QPAC this December

6-20 December 2023 | Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre ...

Read More
Opera Queensland announces 2024 Season

Opera Queensland announces 2024 Season

Once again, Opera Queensland redefines what opera can be with its 2024 Season. ...

Read More
Opera Queensland appoints new Director of Learning, Regional and Community

Opera Queensland appoints new Director of Learning, Regional and Community

Following a highly competitive recruitment and interview process, Opera Queensland is pleased to announce the appointment of our Artistic Associate, L...

Read More
Q+A with Samantha Clarke

Q+A with Samantha Clarke

How did you discover your love for opera? When I first heard Dawn Upshaw singing ‘Angels ever bright and fair’ from Theodora- what really stuck ou...

Read More
Everything you need to know before booking tickets to Così fan tutte

Everything you need to know before booking tickets to Così fan tutte

Opera Queensland’s production of Così fan tutte explores the grand themes of love, deception, and desire. Before you take your seat in the Play...

Read More
10 Questions with Così fan tutte conductor Zoe Zeniodi

10 Questions with Così fan tutte conductor Zoe Zeniodi

How did your passion for music develop? My parents had a VCR tape of La Traviata left out and forgotten about and it was my only resource to watching...

Read More
Enter the world of Così fan tutte with Elizabeth Gadsby

Enter the world of Così fan tutte with Elizabeth Gadsby

Elizabeth Gadsby is the brilliant mind behind all things costume and set for Opera Queensland’s Così fan tutte. We sat down with Elizabeth to u...

Read More
Opera Queensland gets playful with Mozart’s Così fan tutte

Opera Queensland gets playful with Mozart’s Così fan tutte

Mozart’s provocative opera, Così fan tutte will burst to life on the stage of the QPAC Playhouse when Opera Queensland presents the third and final...

Read More
Is Queensland the opera capital of Australia?

Is Queensland the opera capital of Australia?

New Deloitte Access Economics report reveals Opera Queensland's extensive economic and social impact ...

Read More
José Carbó’s debut as Macbeth, bringing out his inner animal

José Carbó’s debut as Macbeth, bringing out his inner animal

By Olivia Stewart Shakespeare’s Macbeth concocted a brew of superstition, apparitions and sorcery so potent that its spell endures today. Heeding it...

Read More
Anna-Louise Cole explores the light and shade of Lady-Macbeth in her debut

Anna-Louise Cole explores the light and shade of Lady-Macbeth in her debut

By Olivia Stewart She is one of Australian opera’s rising stars and now also making a name in Europe, so Opera Queensland (OQ) audiences are lucky t...

Read More
Alexandra Flood discusses love, grief, and the emotional authenticity of The Human Voice

Alexandra Flood discusses love, grief, and the emotional authenticity of The Human Voice

In the lead up to her one woman show presented by Opera Queensland and Brisbane Festival, we spoke with Alexandra Flood on how The Human Voice speaks ...

Read More
Answering The Call: Ali McGregor shares what it takes to bring an untold story to life on stage

Answering The Call: Ali McGregor shares what it takes to bring an untold story to life on stage

With its worldwide debut as part of Brisbane Festival, Ali McGregor shares her process behind creating The Call and why Australian art is rivalling it...

Read More
Zoe Zeniodi shares the creative genius of Poulenc’s The Human Voice

Zoe Zeniodi shares the creative genius of Poulenc’s The Human Voice

From its beginning as a play by Jean Cocteau in 1928, to the acclaimed 1950’s opera by Francis Poulenc, to more modern film reimagining’s star...

Read More
Rebecca Cassidy takes inspiration from her roots for Homegrown

Rebecca Cassidy takes inspiration from her roots for Homegrown

Rebecca Cassidy shares her inspiration behind her Studio Series performance Homegrown, and why this performance is set to be a career highlight. Tell ...

Read More
Back to school: Interview with school shows artist Harry Pitts

Back to school: Interview with school shows artist Harry Pitts

We spoke with school show touring artist Harry Pitts about what audiences can expect from the 2022 school shows: The Frog Prince and La Bohème. First...

Read More
Jess Aszodi shares her favourite things with OQ

Jess Aszodi shares her favourite things with OQ

In preparation for her August recital with Opera Queensland, Jessica Aszodi shares what audiences can expect from her upcoming performance My Favourit...

Read More
Q+A with Alex Raineri

Q+A with Alex Raineri

Pianist and producer Alex Raineri spoke to Opera Queensland in the lead up to our upcoming recitals My Favourite Things and Homegrown as part of the B...

Read More
Creating Tragic Glamour with Charlie Davis

Creating Tragic Glamour with Charlie Davis

In the lead up to Opera Queensland’s La Traviata, we spoke with set and costume designer Charlie Davis on his creative inspiration behind the story ...

Read More
The many looks of La Traviata

The many looks of La Traviata

See Charlie Davis’ concept sketches for the looks of La Traviata below. ...

Read More
Dane Lam talks to the magic of Verdi in La Traviata

Dane Lam talks to the magic of Verdi in La Traviata

Opera Queensland Resident Conductor and Associate Music Director Dane Lam speaks to the power of Verdi’s score and why La Traviata is the perfect fi...

Read More
Sarah Giles discusses the dual perspectives in Opera Queensland’s La Traviata

Sarah Giles discusses the dual perspectives in Opera Queensland’s La Traviata

We sat down with La Traviata director Sarah Giles to discuss her approach to Opera Queensland’s upcoming production of the Verdi classic. What is yo...

Read More
Everything you need to know before booking your tickets to La Traviata

Everything you need to know before booking your tickets to La Traviata

Before taking your seat for Opera Queensland’s upcoming production of La Traviata, we have compiled an overview of (almost) everything you need to k...

Read More
Q + A with Jonathon Welch AM

Q + A with Jonathon Welch AM

With our monthly Sing Sing Sing event around the corner, we spoke with guest host and award-winning singer and conductor Jonathon Welch about what bud...

Read More
Jason Barry-Smith to MC Brisbane Pride Choir

Jason Barry-Smith to MC Brisbane Pride Choir

Opera Queensland is proud to support the Brisbane Pride Choir’s latest event – Colours of Pride. The event takes place on June 18 in the historic ...

Read More
Opera Queensland supports Muttaburra Stock Show with origional song

Opera Queensland supports Muttaburra Stock Show with origional song

Opera Queensland is thrilled to lend their voices in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Muttaburra Stock Show (formerly known as Landsborough ...

Read More
The Sopranos tour kicks off across regional Queensland

The Sopranos tour kicks off across regional Queensland

Musical worlds collide in Opera Queensland’s genre– and generation –crossing  production, The Sopranos, which celebrates the bold and r...

Read More
Who is your Soprano soul sister?

Who is your Soprano soul sister?

Shining a light on some of the greatest dramatic moments in the repertoire, The Sopranos challenges our assumptions, inviting us to experience these u...

Read More
A note from conductor, Jessica Gethin

A note from conductor, Jessica Gethin

Music in opera is fundamental in carrying us through this incredibly powerful and vivid art form of storytelling. ...

Read More
Home Grown Opera – Your Chance to Win

Home Grown Opera – Your Chance to Win

Inviting all local raconteurs and storytellers to inspire the next Opera Queensland creation. ...

Read More
Opera Queensland Reveals Season 2022

Opera Queensland Reveals Season 2022

Opera Queensland raises its voice and makes an impact with an inspiring 2022 season ...

Read More
Opera Queensland Welcomes New Board Chair Linda Apelt in 2022

Opera Queensland Welcomes New Board Chair Linda Apelt in 2022

Opera Queensland is delighted to announce respected community and business leader Linda Apelt as the successor to current Chair, Emeritus Professor Da...

Read More
Patrick Nolan reappointed as CEO & Artistic Director

Patrick Nolan reappointed as CEO & Artistic Director

Opera Queensland has reappointed Patrick Nolan as CEO & Artistic Director for a further four-year term. ...

Read More
An interview with Sarah Crane

An interview with Sarah Crane

The Opera Queensland Studio Series continues with A Poet’s Love featuring soprano Sarah Crane and baritone Shaun Brown. In what will be our second c...

Read More
A Poet’s Love – A note from Alex Raineri

A Poet’s Love – A note from Alex Raineri

Alex Raineri, Artistic Director of Brisbane Music Festival, shares his thoughts on the upcoming recital, A Poet's Love ...

Read More
An interview with Shaun Brown

An interview with Shaun Brown

Hot off the heels of his appearance in Songs of Love and War, Shaun Brown will next perform in the Opera Queensland Studio Series. We spoke to Shaun a...

Read More
An interview with Alex Raineri

An interview with Alex Raineri

We recently asked Alex Raineri, Australian classical pianist and Artistic Director of the Brisbane Music Festival, a few questions about his collabora...

Read More
Sing Sing Sing
Family friendly

Sing Sing Sing

Monthly until November 2021

Sing Sing Sing returns to the Emporium Hotel South Bank for a final instalment for 2021 with a Christmas twist! Come and discover the joy of singing i...

Read More
An interview with Jonathan Hickey

An interview with Jonathan Hickey

Well-known to audience across regional Queensland from his lead in Are You Lonesome Tonight, Jonathan Hickey is currently touring a little closer to h...

Read More