Opera Buffs

For opera lovers, the Sydney Festival is hosting a night of opera in the Domain on Saturday 24 January with a toast to opera's most famous finest arias. Hear Australia’s brightest stars, under the stars, sing with the magnificent backing of a full orchestra.

Toast the crowd with Traviata, enjoy one fine evening with Butterfly and experience the midsummer night’s dream that brings opera to the people. Dress up – or not – it’s your night to enjoy the power of the human voice in the kind of communal, cultural celebration Sydney loves best.

The 2015 line-up features two dazzling sopranos, Lorina Gore and Natalie Aroyan, as well as the gorgeous mezzo-soprano Anna Dowsley. Leading the men is tender-hearted tenor Diego Torre along with commanding baritones Andrew Jones and Shane Lowrencev. The program includes exhilarating overtures from Rossini and Saint-Saens, popular arias from Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Turandot and Tosca, and the most loved of all opera duets from The Pearl Fishers.

Presented by Opera Australia in association with Sydney Festival