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Hitting the road for our most ambitious tour ever
25th March, 2021
Opera Queensland has partnered with Beef Australia to premiere its genre-crossing new production, Are You Lonesome Tonight, in close to 30 regional an...
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An interview with Toni Lalich OAM
8th March, 2021
Toni Lalich OAM performs alongside soprano Deborah Cheetham AO in Songs My Mother Taught Me. We asked the artist a few questions about the upcoming pe...
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An interview with Deborah Cheetham AO
8th March, 2021
Yorta Yorta soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham AO makes her company debut in the Opera Queensland Studio Series this month. Learn more about the ar...
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An interview with John Woods
19th February, 2021
Ahead of his appearance in recital with tenor Kang Wang, we spoke to renowned pianist, John Woods. ...
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Beef Australia Community Chorus
19th February, 2021
Perform with Opera Queensland as part of the Beef Australia Community Chorus for Are You Lonesome Tonight ...
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An interview with Kang Wang
17th February, 2021
Kang Wang makes his solo recital debut with Opera Queensland this month in Secret – A Love that Never Was. We spoke to Kang for an insight into the ...
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Director’s Note – Sarah Giles on the story of Lorelei
15th February, 2021
A story. About a young boy on an adventure. Off to discover the world. Falls in love. Has children. Grows old. Dies. ...
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The story behind the myth
15th February, 2021
The name Lorelei comes from the name of an echoing rock on the southern bank of the Rhine – Lurlei, a story which has been told in ballads and poems...
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The impossible fashions of Lorelei
14th February, 2021
A dress made from 140 metres of tulle that is too big to fit backstage. With her costume designs for Lorelei, Marg Horwell has taken female fashions t...
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Ancient Myth. Modern Women.
12th February, 2021
The Lorelei in German lore is a siren of distracting beauty said to sit atop a particular rock at the edge of the River Rhine, enchanting sailors with...
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Sing Sing Sing has a new home at Emporium Hotel South Bank
12th February, 2021
A new Opera Queensland stage is set for 2021 and you are invited to step out of the audience and into the action as a part of Sing Sing Sing. ...
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Step behind the scenes with Lorelei
10th February, 2021
Rehearsals are underway for Lorelei, our first performance at QPAC this year. Step behind the scenes with Director and Dramaturg Sarah Giles, conducto...
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