Opera Hunter Inc

22/03/2026

Our next production!

26/02/2026

We are only a few days away from our Gala Concert!

We have a wide range of highly accomplished vocalists performing lots of exciting works. Many of these vocalists, including the Opera Hunter Chorus, will be performing in The Magic Flute and the Mikado later in the year.

The concert will also feature the magnificent Heather Price.

All proceeds go towards supporting future productions by Opera Hunter.

Can't wait to see you all there!

Where: Adamstown Uniting Church
When: Sunday, 1st March 2026

Tickets available from: https://www.operahunter.org.au/production/opera-hunters-gala-sunday-1st-march-2026/

03/12/2025

03/12/2025

Our next event!

23/11/2025

And so ends our season of HMS Pinafore.

We'd like to offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended – we love you so much that we even put a shout-out to “the audience who came to see” into the show!

Our cast, crew, and creatives are delighted with the audience reactions, and we hope to see you at our next production, whether that be onstage or off.

23/11/2025

Closing matinée of HMS PINAFORE is upon us, and we wanted to take this chance to reflect on the road to the stage with these fabulous rehearsal shots. We could not have asked for a better cast, crew, or audiences!

22/11/2025

Just one more chance to catch the party of the year at 7:30pm tonight – after that, we're sold out! Then goodbye to your sisters, and your cousins, and your aunts...

BOOK YOUR FARE ABOARD THE HMS PINAFORE HERE: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/7qxfj/hms_pinafore.aspx

22/11/2025

📣 CAST & CREW SPOTLIGHT 📣

Meet our directing team – Stewart McGowan.

Stewart's first show for Opera Hunter was 1993's LES MISÉRABLES, with Matthew Lazarus-Hall and Ross Fiddes in charge. He sang with the company in ABELARD AND HELOISE (1997) and THE MERRY WIDOW (1999), played Dr. Falke in DIE FLEDERMAUS (2000), and stage managed the tour of LA BELLE HELENE to Maitland (2001). He's also been on the board of Opera Hunter on several occasions and is presently the company's Treasurer.

He is also a life member of Newcastle Theatre Company, where he is a former President, as well as being a director, designer, actor, singer, and playwright. He has a Master of Theatre Arts from The University of Newcastle, Australiaand is currently working there as a sessional academic, focusing on teacher education. Currently, he is singing with the Newcastle Chamber Choir, who are about to tour to the World Choir Games in New Zealand.

"Newcastle theatre has always been a source of great joy in my life. My partner Robyn Greenwell has designed over fifty shows for Newcastle companies, so we have spent a lot of our time together in theatre buildings around the region. My fondest memories are of musical productions. My top moments include singing Anthony in SWEENEY TODD (as a much younger man) in 1989, seeing my adaptation of Robert Gott's GOOD MURDER on stage in 2016, singing the Major General in the 2019 THE PIRATES OF PENZANE for Opera Hunter, and directing last year's LA BOHEME."

22/11/2025

🎬 CAST & CREW SPOTLIGHT 🎬

Meet our directing team – John Campbell.

John has sung with various Newcastle companies for 28 years and has directed dozens of shows with Circus Avalon, including some CONDA award-winning ones.

His favourite Gilbert & Sullivan work is TRIAL BY JURY (where he played The Defendant in Opera Hunter's season). After COVID, John was unable to sing, so he started to help direct the chorus, using his background of 30 years of directing very large circus shows – sometimes with over 100 performers!

In HMS PINAFORE, John again helped direct the chorus, trying to bring comic elements to all the cast. It's been a great pleasure to work with the entire company.

21/11/2025

⚓ THREE SHOWS LEFT ⚓

The HMS Pinafore has made its resounding début at the Rathmines Theatre, but it can't be docked in port forever!

There are two performances today and our final tomorrow, so get your tickets fast.

TIX: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/7qxfj/hms_pinafore.aspx