West Australian Opera

27/09/2024

Throwback to WUNDIG WER WILURA in concert as the opening night of The York Festival

An incredible performance on Balladong Country!

📸 Caris Bingemann

24/09/2024

West Australian Opera is proud to present SONGS IN THE QUARRY, a celebration of singing featuring West Australian Opera’s Wesfarmers Arts Singing Class and West Australian Young Voices.

Spend an evening under the stars listening to much-loved opera and musical theatre favourites, including popular hits from My Fair Lady, classic opera choruses from Il trovatore and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Noongar songs by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse.

📅 7.30pm, 13 November
📌 Quarry Amphitheatre
🎟️ bit.ly/SongsintheQuarry

20/09/2024

Kalyakoorl, ngalak warangka (forever we sing).

We are proud to present WUNDIG WER WILURA in concert as the opening of The York Festival tonight.

We acknowledge the land of the Noongar Balladong people on which we present this performance; the home of this ancient story of star-crossed lovers.

Toi toi to Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, Jarred Wall, Jess Hitchcock, David Leha, Ronald Dick, Jarrad Inman, Bella McGill, Charley Caruso, Benjamin Gath, Teresa Moore, Tyrone Brownley, Joshua Haines and The Jazz Band, stage management, and crew.

Thank you to Principal Partner and Commissioning Partner Wesfarmers Arts, Regional Touring Partner MM Electrical, and York Festival.

Wishing our friends at York Festival a brilliant festival.

Carolyn Chard AM
Executive Director, West Australian Opera

09/09/2024

WAO's extraordinarily talented Wesfarmers Arts Young Artists are busily preparing for a nearly sold-out performance of MORNING MELODIES at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre.

A morning of beautiful singing to warm your heart and stir your soul!

🎟️ bit.ly/MorningMelodiesatMANPAC
📅 11am, 10 September
📌Mandurah Performing Arts Centre

📸 Alana Blowfield

05/09/2024

"Be prepared for haunting figures, wild music, sorrowful lamenting and wicked humour."

Ahead of starring in ENCHANTED ENCOUNTERS, Wesfarmers Arts Young Artist Brett Peart reflects on Mozart and Freddie Mercury.

Discover more in Brett's interview.

📰 bit.ly/EnchantedEncountersBrettPeart
📅 10.30am & 6.30pm, 12 September
📌 Liberty Theatre, Perth

📸 Alana Blowfield

29/08/2024

"Audiences can expect a very engaging show, full of great music and story telling paired with visuals and emotive lighting." Sophie Hamer, cast member.

Discover more about ENCHANTED ENCOUNTERS with behind-the-scenes interviews.

📰 bit.ly/EnchantedEncountersBlog2
📅 10.30am & 6.30pm, 12 September
📌 Liberty Theatre, Perth

27/08/2024

Hear Australian Baroque perform alongside the phenomenal Rachelle Durkin in UN BELLISSIMO FUOCO 🔥

Be captivated by the stirring power of Baroque music including Purcell's 'Music for a While' and Vivaldi's Cello Concerto in G Minor.

🎟️ bit.ly/WAOAustralianBaroque
📅 6pm, 29 August
📌 Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip

25/08/2024

Soprano superstar Rachelle Durkin reflects on her passion for Baroque music ahead of performing with Australian Baroque in UN BELLISSIMO FUOCO! 🔥

Check out her interview to learn more about the 'beautiful fire' central to the strong women she's portrayed in Baroque operas.

📰 bit.ly/BaroquePassion
📅 6pm, 29 August
📌 Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip

23/08/2024

Explore the supernatural with Noah Humich, director and cast member of ENCHANTED ENCOUNTERS 🎭

Check out his interview to learn about this production inspired by ghouls, ghosts, and the Gothic.

📰 bit.ly/EnchantedEncountersBlog
📅 10.30am & 6.30pm, 12 September
📌 Liberty Theatre, Perth

16/08/2024

Explore the gothic and supernatural side of Art Song, Opera and Musical Theatre in Enchanted Encounters- Songs of the Supernatural.

Hear music from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Phantom of the Opera, and Don Giovanni.

📅 10.30am & 6.30pm, 12 September
🎟️ bit.ly/EnchantedEncountersWAO
📌 Liberty Theatre, Perth

14/08/2024

West Australian Opera is proud to present OPERA IN THE QUARRY, a Gala Concert at the Quarry Amphitheatre ✨

Spend a romantic evening under the stars listening to much-loved opera and musical theatre favourites, including the popular hits by Puccini (La bohème, Madama Butterfly) and Leonard Bernstein (Candide).

Gather your friends, pack a picnic, dress up (or down), and encounter beautiful music to nurture your soul and allow your spirit to soar!

Enjoy beautiful music from West Australians Paul O’Neill, Naomi Johns, Caitlin Cassidy, Jessica Blunt, Brett Peart, Kohsei Gilkes, and Tommaso Pollio.

📅 14 - 16 November
📌 Quarry Amphitheatre
🎟️ bit.ly/OperaintheQuarry

13/08/2024

West Australian Opera was proud to receive five Performing Arts WA Awards across three productions! Congratulations to the many incredible artists recognised for their work!

🏆 INTO THE WOODS – OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

🏆 PAUL O'NEILL (LA BOHÈME) - OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN LEADING ROLE

🏆 RACHELLE DURKIN (LA BOHÈME) - OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN SUPPORTING ROLE

🏆 PRUDENCE SANDERS (CARMEN) - OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN SUPPORTING ROLE

🏆 SOPHIA WASLEY (INTO THE WOODS) - OUTSTANDING NEWCOMER

Thank you for our performance partners across these productions: LA BOHÈME is a WAO and Opera Queensland co-production. INTO THE WOODS is a Northern Ireland Opera production.

📸 West Beach Studio

12/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS, PAUL O’NEILL! 🏆

12/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS, RACHELLE DURKIN! 🏆

12/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS, PRUDENCE SANDERS! 🏆

12/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE INCREDIBLE ENSEMBLE OF INTO THE WOODS! 🏆

12/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS, SOPHIA WASLEY! 🏆

01/08/2024

WUNDIG WER WILURA IN CONCERT

West Australian Opera and The York Festival are proud to present WUNDIG WER WILURA in concert.

A Wesfarmers Arts commission by Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse.

📅 7.30pm, Friday 20 September
📍 Avon Park, York
🎟️ www.yorkfestival.com.au/event/wundig_wer_wilura/

📸 West Beach Studio

01/08/2024

RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN

West Australian Opera (WAO) is proud to launch its Reconciliation Action Plan.

As WAO journeys on its path of reconciliation, we recognise the significant importance of cultural heritage, values, beliefs, and their journey to establishing self-determination.

We pay our respects to Elders both past and present from all of the language groups throughout Western Australia.

Kalyakoorl, ngalak warangka (forever we sing).

Learn more: www.waopera.asn.au/company/reconciliation/

📸 Peter Farmer Designs (WUNDIG WER WILURA). Image by Owen Gregory Photography

30/07/2024

"A night at the opera has a fair bit going for it compared to the footy."

Check out Tom Percy's Opinion piece in The West Australian. C'mon, Rusalka!

To start with, you can drive there. And park, closer than the 5km radius that is usually possible at Perth Stadium.

28/07/2024

Congratulations to former WAO Wesfarmers Arts Young Artists Lachlann Lawton and Bella Marslen on reaching the finals of the 2024 Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award!

Toi toi toi! 👏

2024 JSRB Bel Canto Award Finalists Announced.

27/07/2024

Take a bow! Congratulations to every person on stage, behind the scenes, and in the pit on a spellbinding season of RUSALKA! 🎶🌙

Thank you to everyone who attended this spectacular production!

📸 West Beach Studio

26/07/2024

Only one chance remains to witness West Australian Opera's spellbinding production of RUSALKA!

📅 Must close 27 July
📍 His Majesty's Theatre, Perth
🎟️ bit.ly/WAORusalkaTix

25/07/2024

Race to secure the final tickets to West Australian Opera's spellbinding production of RUSALKA!

📅 Must close 27 July
📍 His Majesty's Theatre, Perth
🎟️ bit.ly/WAORusalkaTix

📸 West Beach Studio