Join us for a landmark, glittering celebration of our journey — and be part of the story that continues.
Seventy years ago, a band of idealists — butchers, pharmacists, newsagents — gave up their day jobs to celebrate the 1956 Mozart bicentenary with a season of four of his operas.
Over the next seven decades, the company they dreamt of grew into a major force in opera, attracting legends of the Australian and international arts community.
Celebrate this legacy at our 70th Anniversary Gala, a milestone concert event featuring the full forces of the Opera Australia Chorus and Orchestra Victoria alongside a starry line-up of singers.
Leading from the podium is Giampaolo Bisanti, a star at the world’s leading opera houses, known for his versatility and meticulous, passionate approach to the great operatic scores. Sydney-born Sam Weller, a recent finalist in the International Conducting Competition, will also join.
Artistic Director of Victorian Opera Stuart Maunder AM and Giampaolo Bisanti pull together a program of thrilling operatic highlights that honours our past while looking to the future.
This is an event no opera lover will want to miss.
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La Traviata (5/8/26-5/16/26)
Gilbert & Sullivan: A Musical Celebration (5/22/26-5/24/26)
Encore! Songs from the Musicals (5/28/26-5/30/26)
Regent Theatre is at 191 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Melbourne, Victoria.
Beetlejuice (5/17/25-9/11/25)
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