Operantics

10/10/2026

🎭 AUDITIONS | COSÌ FAN TUTTE | HAYES THEATRE 2027

Operantics is seeking singers for our upcoming production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, presented at Hayes Theatre Co in August 2027.

Directed by Matthew Barclay and conducted by Dr Philip Eames, this new production will feature an alternating double cast will all principal roles open for audition.

📅 Auditions: Sunday 15 November 2026
⏰ Applications close: Wednesday 4 November 2026
📍 Location: Sydney, Venue TBC

For full audition information, requirements and the application form, visit the link below.

🔗 https://www.operantics.com.au/cosi-auditions

15/09/2026

We're making our Hayes Theatre Co debut next August! Come for the Mozart, stay for the mayhem ... it's going to be a blast 🎭

Many thanks to our presenting partner Lyric Arts for their support! Tickets are available now as a part of a 2027 subscription, and single tickets go on sale on May 5 2027.

https://www.operantics.com.au/cosi-hayes-theatre-co

Four young lovers, one outrageous wager and Mozart at his brilliant best in this immortal romantic comedy.

A reckless bet puts two seemingly perfect relationships to the test. As disguises, mistaken identities and impossible choices unfold, Mozart's irresistible comedy reveals unexpected truths about love, trust and human nature. Witty, moving and gloriously entertaining, this fresh new production breathes new life into one of opera's greatest masterpieces.

Performed in Italian with English captions.

From 13 August.
Director: Matthew Barclay
Musical Director: Dr Philip Eames

Presented by Operantics and Lyric Arts in association with Hayes Theatre Co.

2027 season subscriptions on sale now!
🔗 https://hayestheatre.com.au/event/cosi-fan-tutte/

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29/03/2026

It's a wrap! Our double bill of Mozart's "The Impresario" and Salieri's "Prima La Musica" has completed it's all too brief run. It has been lovely sharing it with you all 🎭

🎥 Ian Warwick (feat. enthusiastic cheering)

28/03/2026

🎉LAST CHANCE🎉

Don't miss your last opportunity to see this rarely performed Mozart and Salieri pairing at The Eternity Playhouse tonight at 7:00pm.

Our opening night performance was a triumph! Come decide for yourself which composer did it better 🎶

📆 7:00pm TONIGHT!
📍The Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst
🎟 Book your tickets at www.operantics.com.au/ticket or at the door
📸 Anna Richter

28/03/2026

✨MEET OUR ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR – MELIKA CHAMANARA✨

In partnership with The Australian Institute of Music, Melika Chamanara joined Operantics as Assistant Conductor and Repetiteur for this production. As her major project, she gained hands-on experience under conductor Philip Eames while receiving course credit.

Melika Chamanara is a graduate of the Tehran Conservatory of Music in Iran, where she had the opportunity to study with several distinguished teachers, including Austrian pianist Mitra Kotte and Raphael Minaskanian.

She has performed both as a solo pianist and as a collaborative pianist in a variety of settings. Melika’s experience includes live performances at festivals, an appearance on Channel 7 television, and concerts at venues such as Phoenix Central Park. She has also received a certificate of appreciation from the Yamaha Music Festival.

Last show tonight! Tickets: www.operantics.com.au

27/03/2026

✨MEET OUR CONDUCTOR & ARRANGER – PHILIP EAMES✨

Dr Philip Eames is one of Sydney’s most in-demand choral conductors, as well as an active composer, pianist, and researcher. Hailing from Brisbane, he studied piano with Dr Max Olding and Dr Stephen Savage at the Queensland Conservatorium, where he was a category finalist in the ABC Young Performers Awards.

After further study at the Royal NorthernYour paragraph text College of Music in Manchester, he completed his doctorate in 2017 at the Sydney Conservatorium.
Currently, Philip is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Spencer-Bennett NeuroMusic Collaborative, and he serves as the Classical Convenor at the Australian Institute of Music.

Philip maintains a diverse professional career as a conductor, pianist, academic and composer. He was appointed principal conductor of the Macquarie Singers in 2023, and in 2025 he took up the same role with Coro Innominata, while also a long-term guest conductor with the River City Voices. He most recently conducted operatic seasons of Menotti’s The Medium and Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins and Mahagonny Songspiel for Operantics.

As a composer, Philip’s music has frequently been commissioned and performed throughout Australia by artists including the Australian Voices, Queensland Ballet, the Black Square and Flinders Quartets, and the Australian National Piano Award.

Come see Philip in action and hear his wonderful arrangements for string quartet tonight and tomorrow only! Tickets: www.operantics.com.au/tickets

27/03/2026

✨MEET OUR DIRECTOR – THERÈSA BORG✨

Therèsa Borg is a director, writer and performer. She is a graduate of University of Melbourne (B.Ed. Sec (Music)) and twice of The Victorian College of the Arts (Opera Studio, Masters: Writing for Performance).

Her directing credits include Titanic starring Anthony Warlow (Melbourne Town Hall), Sweeney Todd, starring Anthony Warlow and Gina Riley at Her Majesty’s Melbourne, The Light in the Piazza at Arts Centre Melbourne, Disney Under the Stars (SOH/ Myer Music Bowl), Paw Patrol Live! (Wembley Arena) and twice voice-directing the Muppeteers in New York City.

Her operatic directing credits include productions of The Consul and La
Cenerentola to outstanding reviews. Therèsa was Resident Director on GWB’s recent tour of An American in Paris (2021-2) and The Lord of The Rings (2024-2025) as well as Neil Armfield’s Associate on Death of a Salesman (2023-4) starring Anthony La Paglia. She directed Little Women at the Victorian College of the Arts for the Music Theatre Company of 2023 and has a particular interest in the development of upcoming generations of performers.

Therèsa was the 2022 National Library of Australia Creative Fellow for Australian Writing. In 2021, Therèsa and composer Jane Hammond wrote Songs of the Helmeted Honeyeater, a celebration of citizen science written in collaboration with the mountain communities of Yellingbo and Corranderk and which premiered at fortyfivedownstairs and Melbourne Recital Centre. Therèsa and Jane look forward to the debut of their new opera The Spare Room, an adaptation of Helen Garner’s celebrated novel in the near future.

Therèsa founded Melbourne production house TEG Entertainment Store/Life Like Touring with her partner Anton Berezin in 1999, and over the course of 20 years with their company she wrote and directed over 20 family musicals in collaboration with international studios.

Therèsa’s roles in music theatre and opera include Christine, Cosette, Zerbinetta, Angelique, the Queen of the Night, Jellylorum, Musetta, Philomel, Hope Harcourt, Eliza Doolittle and Fosca for producers including Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company, The Production Company, Victorian Opera and Opera Australia.

We open tonight for two shows only! Get your tickets at www.operantics.com.au/tickets

27/03/2026

✨ IT'S OPENING NIGHT!✨

Our divas are warming up, and the stage is set. All that's left is for you to join us at The Eternity Playhouse at 7pm!

With only two shows, tonight and tomorrow, don't miss this special change to see Mozart and Salieri side by side, in comedies brought to life by our truly exceptional artists.

You can book your tickets to Mozart's "The Impresario" and Salieri's "Prima La Musica" at www.operantics.com.au/tickets or you can purchase tickets at the door.

25/03/2026

Dress rehearsal complete! Our opera double bill opens in less than two days, and we're having too much fun not to share.

Come along to The Eternity Playhouse this Friday and Saturday evening to experience the delights of our Mozart/Salieri double bill.

Get your tickets here: ww.operantics.com.au/tickets

📸 Anna Richter