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Cruel sisters. Kind heroine. Bell-bottoms.
You know the story. Stepsisters, a missing shoe, a happy ending. Rossini wrote the whole thing — music, orchestration, the lot — in three weeks in 1817, when he was twenty-five years old. But Rossini’s Cinderella is its own creature: no fairy godmother, no pumpkin. The magic is the heroine’s stubborn belief that kindness costs nothing and changes everything.

Stuart Maunder sets it in 1970s Adelaide. Wallpaper. Polyester. A kitchen radio. The shoe stays. And at the end, when she could leave her stepfather and stepsisters with nothing, she forgives them instead.

CINDERELLA La Cenerentola

Her Majesty's Theatre

An unforgettable tale of true love, passion and heartbreak.

The young nobleman Alfredo and the courtesan Violetta have fallen hopelessly in love. For Violetta, this is something new; it’s the first time her heart has ever truly been touched. But their blissful idyll is interrupted when Alfredo’s father asks her to make a terrible sacrifice…

Verdi is all about thrilling singing and unforgettable melody. The ‘Brindisi’ at the very start of La traviata is one of the biggest hits in all of opera. Above all, though, Verdi’s music is about raw dramatic power.

La traviata

Auckland Town Hall

It’s half a century since the infamous drowning of Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan; a moment in time that triggered an alleged police cover-up, a city-wide scandal, national outrage, a Scotland Yard investigation… and a glaring absence of convictions.

Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

Sydney Opera House

As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale.

Bass

Pelham Andrews

Events

Upcoming events

21 - 28 Nov, 2026

Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan · Opera Australia

Past events

7 - 17 May, 2026

CINDERELLA La Cenerentola · State Opera South Australia

Jul 5, 2025

La traviata · Auckland Philharmonia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Baron Douphol in La traviata by Verdi

Auckland Philharmonia

Alidoro in La Cenerentola by Rossini

State Opera South Australia

Mick O'Shea/Cop/ Lawyer in Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan by Twist

Opera Australia

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