After an overwhelming response of applications, State Opera South Australia is thrilled to announce that Elliott Purdie has been cast in the role of Fleance.
State Opera South Australia is offering a pretty amazing opportunity for a talented South Australian teen to take part in the upcoming season of Macbeth.
Now presented in a bold, modern version directed by Adelaide-based Nicholas Cannon, who said he’s honoured to be making his mainstage directorial debut for State Opera this year.
State Opera have today announced that they will be taking opera to some of our youngest South Australians with the launch of their new show, The Frog Prince which will tour primary schools across the state this summer.
With some shows already sold out, the 10-day festival’s major highlights include crowd favourites H.M.S. Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
State Opera South Australia has announced that it will present Giuseppe Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth at Her Majesty’s Theatre in September this year. This co-production with West Australian Opera, directed by Stuart Maunder, explores Macbeth’s themes of power, ambition and fate, highlighted by a score filled with Verdi’s signature emotional climax and heart- stopping moments—the result is a grand opera like no […]
Newly appointed Executive Director, Mark Taylor said he was thrilled to start this new chapter during this pivotal period.
State Opera South Australia has announced six performances of Gilbert & Sullivan’s one-act operetta Trial by Jury, which will be part of the 2023 Adelaide Fringe program. The aperitif-sized opera, already sold out for its May 2023 season as part of G&S FEST, tells the story of Angelina, a bride left at the altar by her […]
Over the last two years, State Opera South Australia has been presenting a collection of almost forgotten Australian operas with their Lost Operas of Oz series. Love Burns, composed by South Australian composer Graeme Koehne, was part of this series in 2021. Starting this week, State Opera South Australia will be re-staging Love Burns and […]
After an amazing 2021 season in Adelaide, that State Opera is taking Love Burns on a two-month national tour starting next month.
More fans can enjoy a night out, as State Opera confirms it will increase audience capacity to 75% (unmasked) for the up coming season of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
A musical and theatrical feast
With a rich background in the industry, Mark Taylor will start his new position later this year taking over from Yarmila Alfonzetti.
Its influences on pop culture can be seen in movies, music and fashion and now the iconic opera is coming to Adelaide for a limited season.
A glorious celebration of Australian art.
The great Australian opera Voss finally returns to the stage after 30 years in the wilderness for a one-night-only, once-in-a-lifetime concert this coming Saturday 7 May 2022 at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide. After nearly losing the project to multiple postponements in Melbourne and Adelaide in 2021 due to COVID, State Opera South Australia and Victorian […]
State Opera South Australia is bringing this chilling tale to the stage for three shows only in a brand-new production.
State Opera are bringing the vibrant and vivacious production of The Barber of Seville to Her Majesty’s Theatre for an evening of riot, colour and comedy.
Set to be an evening you will never forget, enjoy an evening of La Bohème under the setting sun, with fine food, wine and the very best company.
Following an incredibly popular run of Sweeney Todd, the State Opera has announced their full program for the final part of their 2021 season, including popular favourite The Barber of Seville.