Members

Members are people who have given meritorious service to opera through governance and management and who have been nominated by the trustees:

Jonathan Alver, Scott Ashton, Peter Averi ONZM, Graham Beattie, David Bigio, Bruce Carson, Clare Castle, Robin Congreve, Stephen Dee, Don Christiansen, Christopher Doig OBE, Graeme Edwards, Chanelle Farmer, Kim Fisher, Creena Gibbons, Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM, Mark Horton, Patricia Hurley, Harvey Kerr, David Lewis, Sandra Lawrence, Barbara Matthews, Tony McElwee, John Morrison, Barbara Moses, Matthew Muir, Lorraine Olphert, Catherine Peters, John Shaw, Sally Sloman ONZM, The Hon Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ, Joanna Todd, Graham Upson, Beverley Wakem CBE, James Young.

Did you know?

Early opera resembled the atmosphere of a race course - chatting, food, laughter and loud comments were the norm.

During all our opera performances an English translation of the libretto is projected on screens above the stage, so you can easily follow the story.

If you are 25 years old or under you can purchase $25 tickets at the venue box office before any performance.

The world's longest opera is Wagner's The Ring Cycle, lasting over 14 hours plus intervals. That's 18 hours at the theatre.

The world's longest applause lasted for 1 hour and 20 minutes as a standing ovation. The opera: Otello starring Placido Domingo.

On average, an opera will last between 2 and 3 hours, with one interval in a two act show, and two in a three act show. Operettas and musicals tend to be shorter.

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