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

World Singing Day is a global celebration of the joy of singing, uniting people everywhere through the international language of music.

Join West Australian Opera for a special day at RAC Arena with uplifting performances on the Crown Community Stage at the Telethon Family Festival. Everyone is welcome to this FREE event in the City of Perth!

WAO stars and friends will share a mix of well-known opera and contemporary tunes, before the morning culminates in a big community sing-along of “You’re the Voice”.

We invite you to be part of this memorable celebration of music and community.

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World Singing Day

RAC Arena

Verdi’s masterwork Il trovatore is a tangled web of vengeance, rivalry, and regret. This is grand opera at its most dramatic.

When a gypsy woman is burnt at the stake for allegedly bewitching a child, her daughter, Azucena, swears revenge.

Azucena steals the child’s brother to throw him into the flames of her mother’s burning pyre, however, accidentally throws in her own child. Horrified by her mistake, she brings up the stolen child as her own. This haunting family secret lays the groundwork for Verdi’s tragedy.

Il trovatore

One of the world’s best-loved, most-performed operas returns to His Majesty’s Theatre for the first time in a decade.

Puccini’s beautiful and powerful opera shatters the hearts of its audience with its devastating story of betrayal set against the backdrop of 1904 Nagasaki, Japan.

The American, Lieutenant Pinkerton, marries young geisha Cio-Cio-San, and she believes his love is true. After Pinkerton returns to the United States, she bears a son and waits faithfully for his return. What follows remains one of opera’s most tragic stories.

Madama Butterfly

Puccini’s beautiful and powerful opera shatters the hearts of its audience with its devastating story of betrayal set against the backdrop of 1904 Nagasaki, Japan.

The American, Lieutenant Pinkerton, marries young geisha Cio-Cio-San, and she believes his love is true. After Pinkerton returns to the United States, she bears a son and waits faithfully for his return. What follows remains one of opera’s most tragic stories.

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

Perth Concert Hall

Asher Fisch is one of the world’s finest Wagner conductors, and he leads an all-star cast including celebrated British baritone Christopher Maltman as the Dutchman, Daniel Sumegi as Daland, and acclaimed soprano Anna-Louise Cole as the devoted Senta.

The Flying Dutchman

The University of Western Australia

Prepare to be swept away as the power of the human voice takes centre stage. Opera in Karratha is a celebration of opera’s most iconic moments — soaring arias, unforgettable melodies and beloved hits re-imagined in an electrifying live concert.

Opera in Karratha

Red Earth Arts Precinct

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.

Paul O’Neill

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 9 May, 2026

The Flying Dutchman · West Australian Opera

May 14, 2026

Opera in Karratha · West Australian Opera

6 - 15 Aug, 2026

Eugene Onegin · West Australian Opera

Past events

14 - 28 Mar, 2026

La traviata · West Australian Opera

Oct 19, 2025

World Singing Day · West Australian Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Alfredo Germont in La traviata by Verdi

West Australian Opera

Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly by Puccini

West Australian Opera

Manrico in Il trovatore by Verdi

West Australian Opera

Erik in The Flying Dutchman by Wagner

West Australian Opera

Lensky in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky

West Australian Opera

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