We love opera not just because of what it is, but because of what it delivers for our community. 

Festival Opera was born in 2013 with an ambition to bring world class opera to our local stages. 10 years on, we’re still committed, because we’re inspired by the unique power of this artform to excite audiences and performers to connect in the same moment and enjoy a powerful and uplifting experience together. 

Opera is storytelling – and we need our stories. They make sense of our day to day and help us to imagine our future. Through our partnership with the Prima Volta Charitable Trust and Project Prima Volta, Festival Opera has created an alternate world of opportunity for local youth to understand what is possible. Inspired by international artists and encouraged to discover their own voices through the mahi, until they sang in an opera, they didn’t believe opera was relevant to them. 

Watch the video and learn why sometimes, first impressions shouldn’t count. 

Gives you goosebumps, doesn’t it?