{"id":20120,"date":"2016-01-14T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T05:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=20120"},"modified":"2016-01-14T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T05:36:16","slug":"opera-in-the-domain-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/opera-in-the-domain-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera In The Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20121\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20121\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/download1-325x81.jpg\" alt=\"Opera in the Domain\" width=\"325\" height=\"81\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opera in the Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Pack your picnic basket and get ready for a night of incredible opera e<\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">n plein air<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">, as <\/span><em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Mazda Opera in the Domain<\/em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> is just around the corner, with some of Opera Australia\u2019s most renowned singers performing operatic favourites throughout the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Local and international artists will gather under the stars with the\u00a0Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (AOBO) under the direction of conductor Brian Castles-Onion and ABC Classic FM\u2019s Christopher Lawrence as the Master of Ceremonies.\u00a0<em>Opera in the Domain<\/em> has been an annual event since 1982, when Dame Joan Sutherland sang <em>La traviata. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Part of Sydney Festival, the free outdoor concert will feature popular arias from works by opera\u2019s greatest composers sung by\u00a0sopranos Lorina Gore and Natalie Aroyan; mezzo\u2010soprano Sian Pendry; tenor Diego Torre and baritone Luke Gabbedy.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks five years of Mazda Australia being a Principal Sponsor of Opera Australia.\u00a0Mazda and Opera Australia are giving away a Mazda CX-5, and everyone present at Opera in the Domain will have the opportunity to enter the draw. For your chance to win, you can also enter online here. The winner will be drawn on February 1st.<\/p>\n<p>A range of food and beverages is available in The Domain from early afternoon to the end of the evening, or patrons can bring their own picnics. For the comfort of Mazda Opera in the Domain patrons, high chairs and beach umbrellas are not allowed and, to protect the lawn, plastic sheeting and ice are not permitted on the grass.<\/p>\n<p>The Programme<br \/>\nAct One:<br \/>\nFidelio Overture &#8211; Beethoven &#8211; AOBO<br \/>\nLargo al factotum [The Barber of Seville] Rossini \u2013 Luke Gabbedy<br \/>\nQuando m\u2019en vo [La Boh\u00e8me] Puccini \u2013 Lorina Gore<br \/>\nQuando le sere al placido [Luisa Miller] Verdi \u2013 Diego Torre<br \/>\nPrelude ( Lohengrin) Wagner &#8211; AOBO<br \/>\nRitorna vincitor [Aida] Verdi \u2013 Natalie Aroyan<br \/>\nHabanera [Carmen] Bizet &#8211; Sian Pendry<br \/>\nSempre libera beginning from \u2018Follie\u2019 [La traviata] Verdi \u2013 Lorina Gore<br \/>\nAct Two:<br \/>\nBarber Overture &#8211; Rossini &#8211; AOBO<br \/>\nToreador Song with cut [Carmen] Bizet \u2013 Luke Gabbedy<br \/>\nSeguidilla [Carmen] Bizet \u2013 Sian Pendry<br \/>\nE lucevan le stelle [Tosca] Puccini \u2013 Diego Torre<br \/>\nTu, che di gel sei cinta [Turandot] \u2013 Natalie Aroyan<br \/>\nVissi d\u2019arte [Tosca] Puccini \u2013 Natalie Aroyan<br \/>\nFlower Duet [Lakm\u00e9] Delibes \u2013 Lorina Gore and Sian Pendry<br \/>\nNessun Dorma [Turandot] Puccini \u2013 Torre + all singers<\/p>\n<p>Bookings:<br \/>\nMazda Opera in the Domain is a free event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pack your picnic basket and get ready for a night of incredible opera en plein air, as Mazda Opera in the Domain&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"sls_format":[],"class_list":["post-20120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shows"],"acf":{"deck":"","is_featured":false,"media_type":"standard","audio_embed":"","video_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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