Puccini Festival
In honour of the centenary of the great Italian composer’s death, Melbourne Opera will present a Puccini Festival this September.
The festival will include a new fully staged production of Puccini’s most popular and romantic opera La Bohème as well as a Puccini Gala. The gala comprises a concert performance of Puccini’s moving one-act masterpiece Suor Angelica, followed by a highlights concert featuring selections from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Manon Lescaut and Turandot.
La Bohème will feature an extraordinary cast including two of the country’s leading sopranos on stage together for the first time, Elena Xanthoudakis debuting as Mimi and Helena Dix as Musetta. The singers began singing together with the Australian Girls Choir, and both went on to illustrious international careers and moved to the United Kingdom.
Hours
Date | Times |
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Wed 18 Sep |
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Sat 21 Sep |
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Sun 22 Sep |
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Tue 24 Sep |
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Wed 25 Sep |
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Location
Athenaeum Theatre
188 Collins St
Melbourne 3000
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