Adelaide to host worldwide unique opera spectacular

For the primary time since its creation, Fondazione Arena di Verona’s monumental manufacturing of Zeffirelli’s AIDA will likely be carried out outdoors of Verona, Italy, when it’s staged solely in Adelaide for 2 epic performances.

In a serious cultural milestone for South Australia and the nation, Verdi’s AIDA will make its historic worldwide debut in Australia from 5-6 February 2026 at Adelaide Oval.

In a coup for Adelaide, this landmark occasion will function the genuine manufacturing of AIDA from Arena di Verona, delivered to Australia by TEG Live and Condon Presents and will likely be a once-in-a-generation expertise to captivate devoted opera lovers and first-time audiences alike.

Adelaide will welcome the total Italian firm that includes 389 worldwide performers and workers, together with the 106 musicians of the famend Fondazione Arena di Verona Orchestra, the 100 members of the Chorus of the Fondazione Arena di Verona, and the Ballet of the Fondazione Arena di Verona. The worldwide ensemble will likely be complemented by 300 native forged and crew together with 155 extras and a 50-member refrain from State Opera South Australia.

The stellar forged consists of Grammy Award-winner Angel Blue, who brings her radiant voice and magnetic presence to the title function of Aida on Thursday 5 February, whereas Maria José Siri, one of the necessary sopranos on the worldwide operatic stage, will carry out the function on Friday 6 February.

The legendary Elīna Garanča stars as Amneris on Thursday night time, with Agnieszka Rehlis performing the function on Friday. Jonas Kaufmann sings Radamès on Thursday, 5 February and Brian Jagde performs the function on Friday, 6 February. Amonasro will likely be carried out by Amartuvshin Enkhbat on Thursday and Youngjun Park on Friday, whereas Morris Robinson seems as Ramfis and Teddy Tahu Rhodes because the King on each nights. Australian soprano Natalie Aroyan will seem because the High Priestess, with the Messenger function to be introduced regionally.

Directed by the nice Franco Zeffirelli, whose lavish imaginative and prescient redefined opera for a world viewers, this manufacturing is famend for its towering units, opulent costumes, and cinematic splendour. Audiences will likely be transported to historical Egypt because the sweeping story of affection, struggle, betrayal and future unfolds underneath the celebrities at Adelaide Oval.

Celebrating the 100 12 months anniversary of Arena di Verona, AIDA is coming to Adelaide – a world first unique. The Franco Zeffirelli manufacturing was first staged in Verona in 2002 and revered as one in every of Zeffirelli’s crowning achievements. This manufacturing of AIDA has drawn capability crowds from around the globe to the Verona’s 2,000-year-old coliseum.

Now, in partnership with Fondazione Arena di Verona and with Stefano Trespidi (Zeffirelli’s longtime affiliate) as Stage Director, Australian audiences will lastly expertise the total would possibly of this historic manufacturing, full with its signature processions, sacred temple scenes, and the unimaginable Triumphal March, in a stadium constructed for mass theatrical spectacle.

Pre-sales begin from 12pm (native time), Wednesday, 10 September forward of General Public on sale from 1pm (native time), Wednesday 17 September. Arena di Verona’s Aida is supported by the South Australian Government, the Adelaide Economic Development Agency, and City of Adelaide.

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Attributable to Zoe Bettison

We are proud to host the historic first manufacturing of Zeffirelli’s AIDA carried out outdoors of Verona, Italy, which is able to carry opera lovers from throughout the nation and globe to South Australia.

Adelaide Oval is an iconic sporting venue the world over, and now because of this monumental manufacturing, will probably be for artwork lovers as properly, enjoying host to arguably the world’s greatest opera singers.

South Australia continues to punch above its weight on the subject of internet hosting main worldwide occasions, and we are going to once more be within the worldwide highlight after we welcome the total Italian firm that includes 389 worldwide performers and workers.

It may also shine a highlight on native expertise, with the worldwide ensemble complemented by 300 native forged and crew together with 155 extras and a 50-member refrain from our famend State Opera South Australia.

The world-exclusive manufacturing provides to a blockbuster occasions calendar which makes South Australia a must-visit occasions vacation spot for everybody – from the Santos Tour Down Under and LIV Golf Adelaide, to Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide.”

Attributable to Tim McGregor, TEG Global Head of Touring

Giuseppe Verdi’s AIDA is greater than an opera, it’s an unforgettable sensory expertise. To carry this internationally revered manufacturing, directed by Franco Zeffirelli to Australia for the primary time is a defining second for reside efficiency on this nation.

With Jonas Kaufmann and Angel Blue main what’s arguably essentially the most stellar operatic forged ever assembled within the southern hemisphere, will probably be one of the extraordinary theatrical occasions ever staged right here.

Attributable to Founder of Condon Presents, Patrick Condon

Having produced bought out stadium variations of AIDA up to now in Sydney and Melbourne, it has been my lifelong dream to carry Arena di Verona’s genuine, masterpiece manufacturing of AIDA to Australia.

Now with Zeffirelli’s manufacturing coming to Adelaide, along with the total Italian firm and a number of the world’s biggest performers, that dream turns into a historic actuality.

Attributable to State Opera South Australia Executive Director, Mark Taylor

Since 1976, State Opera South Australia has introduced world-class opera to South Australian audiences, and we’re thrilled that we’re enjoying such an necessary half on this fantastic manufacturing of Aida as we have a good time our fiftieth anniversary Golden Jubilee Year in 2026.

We have a wealthy historical past of offering alternatives for native SA-based expertise to carry out alongside a number of the world’s biggest operatic singers and this manufacturing is one other nice instance of this.

The creative imaginative and prescient for the Company as set out by our Artistic Director, Dane Lam is daring and bold with worldwide and nationwide collaborations being a key cornerstone for our future programming. We are actually happy to be partnering with Arena di Verona, TEG, Condon Presents and the SA Government to carry this magnificent manufacturing to Adelaide, in our particular milestone 12 months.