Opening the tribute will be A Masked Ball, Verdi’s stunning composition of power play, lust and ambition.
Following this will be Aida, Verdi’s version of Romeo & Juliet. Considered a romantic masterpiece of opera, director Graeme Murphy breathes an Egyptian motif into the play, opting for gold instead of elephants and giraffes.
Concluding the season will be Handel’s classic Partenope. Set in Paris, Opera Australia creates a surrealist approach to the tale of three suitors battling for one hand of love.