Director

The Abduction from the Seraglio is the epitome of Mozart’s musical genius. With bold, contemporary staging and updated libretto, Victorian Opera is reimagining this opera for modern audiences.

Abduction

Palais Theatre

Il Trittico is an operatic treat: a rare chance to see three one-act operas performed together. Here is a brilliant composer reaching for greatness. Always seeking human stories, Puccini wanted to explore contrast, pouring his talent into the gritty melodrama of Il tabarro, the intimate tragedy of Suor Angelica and the surprising satire of Gianni Schicchi.

Il trittico

Sydney Opera House

A nautical noir opera under the stars and on the harbour.

Il Tabarro will be staged aboard The Carpentaria, a historic lightship built in 1917 – the same year Puccini finished work on the composition. Innovative director Constantine Costi and his team are taking this brooding opera to an updated setting inspired by 1930s Depression-era Sydney. Conductor Simon Bruckard leads a cast of exceptional Australian talent and a live orchestra for an unmissable night.

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Il Tabarro

Australian National Maritime Museum

They have love. They have art. They have each other. But you can’t eat poetry, and philosophy won’t warm a bitter winter.

Director

Constantine Costi

Events

Upcoming events

7 - 18 Nov, 2026

La Bohème · Opera Australia

Past events

12 - 16 Aug, 2025

Abduction · Victorian Opera

3 - 19 Jul, 2024

Il trittico · Opera Australia

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