Opera in The Domain
Opera in the Domain presented by Opera Australia is an open-air concert held in the Phillip Precinct of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney. Every January, thousands of Sydneysiders flock to The Domain for a night of free opera. The event itself has been running since 1982 and since 2005 has been sponsored by Mazda Australia, adopting its new name Mazda Opera in the Domain. Mazda Australia became the principal sponsor in 2012.
In 2011, Opera Australia for the first time presented the crowd favorite Carmen which attracted over 40,000 people, almost bringing the Phillip Precinct to capacity.
"Opera in the Domain" was preceded by "Opera in the Park" which commenced in 1982 with La Traviata starring Dame Joan Surtherland. Sutherland also sang the next five Operas in the Park, ensuring massive crowds.
01List of Performances
| Year | Opera | Composer | Estimated Attendance | Date of Show | Principal Sponsor | Ref. |
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| 1982 | La traviata | Giuseppe Verdi | 1982 | |||
| 2006 | Madama Butterfly | Giacomo Puccini | Mazda | |||
| 2007 | Turandot | Giacomo Puccini | 27 January 2007 | Mazda | ||
| 2008 | ||||||
| 2009 | Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni | 31 January 2009 | Mazda | ||
| Pagliacci | Ruggero Leoncavallo | |||||
| 2010 | Candide | Leonard Bernstein | 30 January 2010 | Mazda | ||
| 2011 | Carmen | Georges Bizet | 40,000+ | Mazda | ||
| 2012 | The Pearl Fishers | Georges Bizet | 28 January 2012 | Mazda | ||
| 2013 | La boheme | Giacomo Puccini | 2 February 2013 | Mazda | ||
| 2014 |
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| 2015 | Arias from:
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| 2016 | 23 January 2016 | Mazda | ||||
| 2017 | "Largo al factotum" (The Barber of Seville) | Gioachino Rossini | 21 January 2017 | Mazda | ||
| "Habanera" (Carmen) | Georges Bizet | |||||
| "Votre Toast" (Carmen) | ||||||
| "Au fond du temple saint" (The Pearlfishers) | ||||||
| "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" (Das Land des Lächelns) | Franz Lehár | |||||
| "Jewel Song" (Faust) | ||||||
| "Che gelida manina" (La bohème) | Giacomo Puccini | |||||
| "Dôme épais le jasmin" (Lakmé) | Léo Delibes | |||||
| "De' miei bollenti spiriti … O mio rimorso" (La Traviata) | Giuseppe Verdi | |||||
| "Follie! Follie! Sempre libera" (La Traviata) |
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