澳大利亚歌剧院公布了2027演出季的制作计划，这一举措标志着该机构在经历管理层不稳定和财务困难后的重新崛起。[1]新任歌剧主任艾米·莱恩将领导改组后的领导团队，包括首席执行官亚历克斯·巴德和音乐总监安德里亚·巴蒂斯托尼。[1]莱恩目前在丹麦哥本哈根歌剧节担任艺术总监，本月后将加入歌剧院全职工作。[1]
新赛季计划推出多部重要制作，包括瓦格纳《坦豪泽》、Scottish Opera版《魔笛》、普契尼《波西米亚人》、多尼采蒂《爱的灵药》、威尔第《假面舞会》，以及澳大利亚编剧莉亚·珀塞尔创作的《赶马人的妻子》等作品。[1]其中，由导演大卫·麦克维卡执导的瓦格纳《坦豪泽》因需要过大的乐队规模——包括庞大的舞台外铜管乐队——将在墨尔本州立剧院而非悉尼歌剧院的琼·萨瑟兰剧院上演。[1]
Opera Australia has unveiled an expansive 2027 season that marks the company's resurgence following a period of leadership instability and financial strain.[1] The newly restructured organization will be led by incoming opera director Amy Lane, who currently serves as artistic director at the Copenhagen Opera Festival and will join Opera Australia full-time later this month.[1] The leadership team also includes CEO Alex Budd and music director Andrea Battistoni.[1]
The 2027 season features an ambitious roster of productions spanning classical masterpieces and contemporary Australian works.[1] Highlights include David McVicar's direction of Wagner's Tannhäuser, a Scottish Opera production of The Magic Flute, Puccini's La Bohème, Donizetti's Elixir of Love, Verdi's A Masked Ball, Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife, and the return of Gilbert and Sullivan works to the company's programming.[1]
McVicar's Tannhäuser production presents a logistical challenge due to its demanding orchestral requirements, including an extensive off-stage brass section, necessitating its staging at the Melbourne State Theatre rather than the Joan Sutherland Theatre at Sydney Opera House.[1] Lane described the season as a "fertile ground" for reshaping the company's five-year strategic vision, while McVicar's conceptual approach has been characterized as "exhilarating."[1]