Opera Australia: The Puccini Gala Concert

A star-studded celebration of some of opera’s most moving music.

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was opera’s defining force at the turn of the 20th century. His operas reach deep into your soul and transform you through their humanity and beautiful music.

And they’re still amongst the most-performed today: La Bohème, Turandot, Tosca and Madama Butterfly.

No other composer captures the rush of true love, the thrill of discovering something new, or the force of tragedy like Puccini.

2024 marks the centenary of the great composer’s passing. To celebrate his contribution to opera, we’re performing a concert of his finest music.

Homegrown superstar Nicole Car and internationally renowned tenor, Young Woo Kim, are joined by a fabulous cast of singers, including Peter Coleman-Wright AO and Julie Lea Goodwin.

Swoon to the arias and duets you know and love, alongside lesser-known gems from his extraordinary operas, performed by some of our greatest singers along with the extraordinary Orchestra Victoria.

Program
The song list includes*:

Prelude to Act 1 – La Fanciulla del West
Ch’ella mi creda – La Fanciulla del West
O mio babbino caro – Gianni Schicchi
Un bel di – Madama Butterfly
Intermezzo – Madama Butterfly
Trio – Madama Butterfly
Addio fiorito asil – Madama Butterfly
O soave fanciulla – La Bohème
Quando m’en vo – La Bohème
Act 3 scene – La Bohème

Interval

Donna non vidi mai – Manon Lescaut
Poichè tu vuoi saper – Manon Lescaut
Act 3 Intermezzo – Manon Lescaut
Sola, perduta, abbandonata – Manon Lescaut
Intermezzo – Suor Angelica
Chi il bel sogno – La Rondine
Act 1 duet – Tosca
Act 2 scene – Tosca
Vissi d’arte – Tosca
E lucevan le stelle – Tosca
Tu che di gel sei cinta – Turandot
Nessun dorma – Turandot

*Note: The song list is subject to change without notice

Thursday 25 Jul7:30 PM; Saturday 27 Jul1:00 PM
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one interval.
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Price range
Children under the age of 15 must be under the supervision of a responsible adult (18 years of age or older) at all times.: Standard$69.00 – $229.00
Child $35.00 – $229.00; Student & Pensioner$ 62.00 – $206.00; Group 8+ $58.00 – $169.00