Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, this fairytale opera tells the story of the luminous water nymph Rusalka. Seduced by a Prince, Rusalka abandons her family and everything she knows in the hope of finding true freedom. But all that glitters is not gold. 

Dvořák’s score shimmers with sweeping romance and the many colours of glorious folk music, anchored by the spellbinding and much loved aria ‘Song to the Moon’. 

A breathtaking production of grand scale, by the award-winning team who created La Traviata.

Rusalka

Queensland Performing Arts Centre

In one of the greatest love stories, Violetta, a glamorous courtesan, and Alfredo, an idealistic aristocrat, fall into a passion that defies society and ultimately destroys them. Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont, demands Violetta leave Alfredo to protect his family’s honour, she agrees to make the ultimate sacrifice. Her love, her freedom, and her life.

La traviata

His Majesty's Theatre

From the exquisite ‘Comfort Ye’ to the majestic ‘Hallelujah Chorus’, Handel’s Messiah never fails to inspire.

EPSG:4326

Handel's Messiah

Arts Centre Melbourne

With its haunting melodies, soaring choral writing, and profound emotional depth, Mozart’s Requiem is a transcendent musical experience. The glorious solo voices together with the sonorous majesty of the WASO Chorus will resound Mozart’s final work through the acoustics of Perth Concert Hall, transporting you with its drama and touching humanity. This program honouring Mozart’s legacy is completed with the vivacious Paris Symphony and Ibert’s charming homage to the great composer himself.

Mozart's Masterworks

Perth Concert Hall

A work of imaginative genius, Mahler’s monumental Symphony is a joyous celebration of the creative spirit and an uplifting, exultant testament to eternal love and our shared humanity.

Performed for the first time in Western Australia, this astonishing sonic spectacle is a once-in-a-generation concert experience.

Mahler 8

In this enchanting opera, Rusalka shimmers with magic and transformation before the final echoes of tragedy.

The devastating heartache of Purcell’s beautiful 1689 masterpiece fills Government House Ballroom at an exclusive evening of dinner and performance. Dido, the Queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, the Trojan Prince, are torn apart when witches hatch an evil plan to destroy them. Known for its exquisitely tender aria Dido’s Lament, this moving opera is filled with joy and sorrow set to pierce your heart and will transport you to another time and place.

Dido & Aeneas

Government House, Western Australia

Step into a world of sweeping music and raw emotion in this beautiful production from Northern Ireland Opera, hailed “undeniably gripping”. Tchaikovsky’s masterful score transforms Pushkin’s novel into a thrilling, heart-wrenching experience. Grand ballrooms, duels at dawn, whispered confessions, and heartbreak echoing across time.

Eugene Onegin

Its opening chords descend like heavy steps. But this is not music of despair; it’s full of movement and fire, epitomised by the Dies Irae which races forward with haunting fury.

Ashlyn Tymms

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 15 Aug, 2026

Eugene Onegin · West Australian Opera

9 - 12 Sep, 2026

Mozart’s Requiem with Stephen Layton · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Jun 25 - Jul 4, 2026

Rusalka · Opera Queensland

14 - 28 Mar, 2026

La traviata · West Australian Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Flora Bervoix in La traviata by Verdi

West Australian Opera

Singer in Requiem by Mozart

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Jezibaba in Rusalka by Dvořák

Opera Queensland

Ježibaba in Rusalka by Dvořák

West Australian Opera

Singer in Messiah by Handel

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Dido in Dido and Aeneas by Purcell

West Australian Opera

Olga in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky

West Australian Opera

About

Ashlyn Tymms hasn't added a bio