Opera Broadcast Partnership Bewteen ABC TV and Opera Australia

Opera Broadcast Partnership Bewteen ABC TV and Opera Australia

ABC TV and Opera Australia have forged a new partnership to benefit all lovers of opera. Over the next three years, 15 of the most recent and popular operas will be broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2.

“This great partnership deepens ABC TV’s ongoing commitment to the delivery of the very finest in Arts programming,” said Kim Dalton ABC Director of Television. “Opera Australia and ABC TV have worked very hard to make sure that all Australians have the opportunity to enjoy the work of one of the premier performing arts organisations in Australia.”

Adrian Collette AM, chief executive of Opera Australia said, “I want to thank the ABC for working with us to ensure that Opera Australia's performances will be accessible to all Australians, wherever they might live. Now we can all experience the work of the finest Australian and international operatic artists. I congratulate the ABC on their confident commitment to artistic programming.”

Amanda Duthie, Head of ABC Television Arts and Entertainment said, “It is a delight for ABC TV to partner with Opera Australia in bringing the very best of opera to our audiences throughout Australia. The partnership will allow us to broadcast some of the most popular operas from the wonderful repertoire of Opera Australia.”

Each opera will be shown on both ABC1 and ABC2. Neil Armfield's exciting The Marriage of Figaro (with its stellar cast including Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Taryn Fiebig, Peter Coleman-Wright and Rachelle Durkin), Der Rosenkavalier (starring Cheryl Barker) and Gilbert and Sullivan's ever popular The Mikado (with Mitchell Butel, Taryn Fiebig and Jacqueline Dark) will commence the season in November. Other broadcasts will include La Bohème and Lakmé with many more to follow.

ABC1 (ABC2 dates and times to be announced shortly)

Marriage of Figaro Sunday 13 November @ 2.00pm

Der Rosenkavalier Sunday 20 November @ 2.00pm

The Mikado Sunday 27 November @ 2.00pm

Images: Kanen Breen as Nanki-Poo, Taryn Fiebig as Yum-Yum and Mitchell Butel as Ko-Ko in Opera Australia's The Mikado. Photographer: Jeff Busby. Manfredd Hemm and Cheryl Barker in Der Rosenkavalier. Photographer: Branco Gaica.

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