Pinchgut Opera
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: ERIN HELYARD
2026 Season at City Recital Hall
Semele by Handel
Thu 26 Nov - Wed 2 Dec
Pinchgut Opera’s season finale: Handel’s Semele. Desire, drama, and dazzling music ignite in Neil Armfield’s thrilling new staging with the Orchestra of the Antipodes and Cantillation.
2027: Celebrating 25 years of Pinchgut Opera
Join Pinchgut Opera for a sparkling 25th Anniversary Season filled with wit, romance, breathtaking music and theatrical invention. Across three extraordinary productions at City Recital Hall, discover Baroque music at its most playful, passionate and surprising.
From outrageous comedy and tangled affairs of the heart to ravishing music and dramatic storytelling, this is a season that captures the spirit of adventure that has defined Pinchgut for 25 years. Make sure you don’t miss a moment!
These performances are available as a part of a Pinchgut Opera 2027 Season Subscription.
Pyramus and Thisbe by Lampe
Sat 6 Feb - Sun 7 Feb
John Frederick Lampe’s witty mock opera affectionately skewers Baroque excess, as theatrical chaos, glorious music and comic invention collide in the tragic tale of Pyramus and Thisbe.
Madrigals of Love and War by Monteverdi
Sat 31 July - Sun 1 Aug
Monteverdi’s visionary Madrigals of Love and War transformed music into dramatic storytelling, exploring love, conflict and human emotion with astonishing power, beauty and freshness.
Partenope by Handel
Thu 4 Nov - Wed 10 Dec
Handel’s irresistible comedy of romance, disguise and shifting allegiances brings Pinchgut’s 25th anniversary season to a dazzling close, overflowing with exquisite music and wit.