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Opera Australia has signalled a return to normal programming, announcing its entire 2022 season, confident that COVID shutdowns and debilitating restrictions will be a thing of the past.
Opera Australia’s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini published an emotional welcome to the 2022 season on the company website, outlining what a roller coaster it’s been recently, and looking ahead to the future. He explained:
“As we announce our 2022 annual season it feels almost surreal. The past 18 months of COVID has taken a massive toll on our cultural life and the unbounded joy of being in the theatre again is almost too much to think about! However, we plan to celebrate the coming year by indulging you with some of the greatest works of art in the history of lyric theatre.
Many of the world’s greatest singers, conductors and directors will be part of our year-long celebration in 2022 so I hope you find great pleasure in what you discover in this programme.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our supporters, subscribers, patrons and friends who have generously contributed to Opera Australia during this dreadful period. I know it has been extremely difficult for many of you too; consequently your support is all the more appreciated.
We are now filled with renewed enthusiasm, optimism and strength, and we are tremendously excited to be performing again at the Sydney Opera House for you, our audience, who have proven to be dear friends during this most difficult period.
Above all, we are looking forward to sharing brilliant performances with all of you and I hope that 2022 is a year of happiness, fulfilment and passion for us all.”
As has been the case almost every year for the past decade, Gale Edward’s celebrated production of La Bohème will kick off the Sydney summer season on New Year’s Eve however OA’s Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini has signalled that this will be its final run in the iconic Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.
The full 2022 Season list at Sydney includes:
La Bohème (Puccini) | 31 December – 4 Februrary
Turandot (Puccini) | 12 January – 14 March
The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) | 27 January – 18 February
Otello (Verdi) | 19 February – 19 March
La Juive (Halévy) | 9 – 26 March
Maria Stuarda in Concert | 23 & 25 March
The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour Stage (Lloyd Webber) | 25 March – 24 April
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) | 29 June – 30 July
La Traviata (Verdi) | 5 July – 4 November
Il Trovatore (Verdi) | 15 – 30 July
Attila (Verdi) | 29 October – 5 November
Carmen on Cockatoo Island (Bizet) | 25 November – 18 December
Cinderella at the Sydney Lyric Theatre (Rodgers & Hammerstein) | 25 November – 18 December
The Barber of Seville (Rossini) | National Tour 2022
View the full Sydney 2022 Season Information
Soprano Stacey Alleaume will make her in-theatre debut as Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky’s celebrated production of La Traviata, a highlight of the Company’s 2022 Melbourne season.
The full 2022 Season in Melbourne includes:
La Traviata (Verdi) | 4 – 28 May
Lohengrin (Wagner) | 14 – 24 May
The Phantom of the Opera (Lloyd Webber) | 3 November – 31 December
Mefistofele in Concert (Boito) | 25 & 27 May
Ferruccio Furlanetto in Concert | 1 June
View the full Melbourne 2022 Season Information
Opera Australia are undoubtedly living up to their promise of bringing “a treasure trove of unmissable cultural experiences”, and we are certainly excited to see a new season start in the coming year free from Covid restrictions.
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