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For more than 400 years, the art form of opera has thrived by connecting with people through stories.

Discover and explore opera with us, as we celebrate and interrogate the extraordinary energy that opera creates through a contemporary lens.

Upcoming events

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Songs of Love and War

UAP (Urban Art Projects) Brisbane 26 September
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Recital

Eastern Promises – Alexandra Flood & Alex Raineri

Opera Queensland Studio 17 & 18 September 2021
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Recital

A Poet’s Love – Sarah Crane, Shaun Brown & Alex Raineri

Opera Queensland Studio 26 & 27 November
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Family friendly

The Frog Prince

Opera Queensland Studio 22 - 25 September 2021
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What to expect from our Adult Workshops

7th April, 2021

Singer and actor Harriet Shari Hughes recently participated in our Adult Vocal Workshops to prepare for an upcoming performance. We spoke to Harriet a...

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Songs of Love and War do battle in new production

16th September, 2021

An industrial foundry seems an unlikely location to be immersed in passionate music but that’s precisely what Opera Queensland is doing in its groun...

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Samuel Piper

6th September, 2021

Brisbane-based baritone, Samuel Piper’s first introduction to opera was in an Opera Queensland Vocal Workshop as a teenager. Since then, the singer ...

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Youth 2-Day Vocal Workshop

27th September, 2021

Let your voice be heard and sing with Opera Queensland in this 2-day vocal workshop for high school aged children. Hosted by vocal coach, Susan Ellis,...

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Opera A-Z

A is for Aria

Put simply, an aria is a formal musical composition. Unlike its counterpart the recitative, an aria is performed by a solo artist usually in one of the principal roles of an opera.

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B is for Bravo

Bravo is a one word phrase to express your pleasure and approval when someone, especially in the performing arts, has done something well.

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C is for Conductor

Arguably one of the most visible jobs in music, the conductor is a medium for the composer, responsible for understanding the music intimately and conveying it to the orchestra and singers with gestures they understand perfectly.

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A-Z of Opera

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Our regional chorus perform the Te Deum

Our regional chorus perform the Te Deum
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This Is Opera

There’s a preconception that the opera is an exclusive club – ancient stories, delivered to wealthy audiences in a foreign language.

At Opera Queensland, we know that these stereotypes fall wide of the mark. Of course, you don’t have to speak four languages and have a PhD in Classical Music to enjoy what we do.

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Songs of Love and War do battle in new production

Songs of Love and War do battle in new production

An industrial foundry seems an unlikely location to be immersed in passionate music but that’s precisely what Opera Queensland is doing in its groun...

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Songs of Love and War

Songs of Love and War

26 September

Songs of Love and War Presented by Opera Queensland and The University of Queensland in association with Urban Art Projects. In 1638, renowned Italian...

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Alexandra Flood

Alexandra Flood

Alexandra Flood made her professional debut at the 2014 Salzburg Festival and has since graced opera and concert stages in leading roles the world ove...

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Alex Raineri

Alex Raineri

Australian classical pianist Alex Raineri is internationally active as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. International performances...

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Eastern Promises – Alexandra Flood & Alex Raineri

Eastern Promises – Alexandra Flood & Alex Raineri

17 & 18 September 2021

After their sold-out performance in 2019, supremely talented young Australian duo Alexandra Flood and Alex Raineri return to the Opera Queensland Stud...

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