Pinchgut Opera

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Pinchgut Opera is Australia’s only company dedicated to Baroque opera and vocal music, with a global reputation as one of the world’s finest companies specialising in historically informed performance. Pinchgut takes rare and often undiscovered masterpieces from the 17th and 18th centuries and re-creates them in the modern frame, giving contemporary relevance to this exquisite music of the past for today’s audiences to enjoy.

Our current mood board: ☕️🐤🎵Coffee. Baroque. And, of course, one very dead canary ☠️ Rehearsals for Coffee and a Dead Ca...
29/08/2026

Our current mood board: ☕️🐤🎵

Coffee. Baroque. And, of course, one very dead canary ☠️

Rehearsals for Coffee and a Dead Canary start next week, and we’re getting ready to serve.

Haven’t ordered yet? Consider this your sign 🎟️
https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/shows/coffee-and-a-dead-canary

28/08/2026

☕️ Sip back and enjoy ☕️

Escape the everyday and join us for Coffee and a Dead Canary - three tiny Baroque operas packed with music, glamour, wit and delightful absurdity 🎵

Your next caffeine hit comes from the stage. This September 🎟️

Throwback Thursday! ⏪🎵Back when Erin had hair…👀😂Throwback to 2012, featuring flautist Melissa Farrow and Artistic Direct...
27/08/2026

Throwback Thursday! ⏪🎵Back when Erin had hair…👀😂

Throwback to 2012, featuring flautist Melissa Farrow and Artistic Director Erin Helyard serving some serious Baroque glamour ✨

Fast forward to 2026, both Melissa and Erin will soon take to the stage for Coffee and a Dead Canary ☕️ ☠️ 🐤

The wig may be gone, but the glamour definitely remains 💖

Kinda chic ✨ Very Pinchgut 🎵
17/08/2026

Kinda chic ✨ Very Pinchgut 🎵

🎭 What was it really like to attend the opera in Handel’s time? Join us at the State Library of NSW for “Erin Explains: ...
12/08/2026

🎭 What was it really like to attend the opera in Handel’s time?

Join us at the State Library of NSW for “Erin Explains: A Night at the Baroque Opera” and discover more about an era of opera where audiences ate, drank, flirted, played cards and even started riots 🍷🎵

Find out more in the link below ⬇️
https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/shows/a-night-at-the-baroque-opera

Introducing the essential ingredients of our Baroque brew ☕️☠️🐤Meet the cast, creatives and players pouring their talent...
04/08/2026

Introducing the essential ingredients of our Baroque brew ☕️☠️🐤

Meet the cast, creatives and players pouring their talents into Coffee and a Dead Canary.

Your next caffeine hit doesn’t come in a cup - it comes on stage this September - book now 🎟️

A little South Australian snapshot 📸 Artistic Director Erin Helyard and baritone Morgan Pearse  spent the weekend making...
03/08/2026

A little South Australian snapshot 📸

Artistic Director Erin Helyard and baritone Morgan Pearse spent the weekend making music at UKARIA in the beautiful Adelaide hills 🎵

We’ll be seeing plenty more of Morgan and Erin soon, with Coffee and a Dead Canary opening next month ☕️☠️🐤

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480 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills, NSW
2010

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