Announcement
Opera Australia: The Wagner Gala Concert
A landmark, one-night-only musical event to mark the reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Be part of our return to the Ian Potter State Theatre, as the curtain rises on a renewed Melbourne icon - and opera reverberates through the theatre once more.
Be part of our return to the Ian Potter State Theatre, as the curtain rises on a renewed Melbourne icon - and opera reverberates through the theatre once more.
The reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre
Arts Centre Melbourne
Fri 16 October 2026, 7:30pm
This celebration brings together music of extraordinary scale and dramatic power, composed by Richard Wagner. This music was made for vast orchestral forces and voices that can fill a theatre.
Conductor Michael Güttler has led acclaimed performances at the world's great opera houses and is one of the world's leading Wagner specialists.
He'll lead the brilliant Orchestra Victoria and a starry line-up of singers, including dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, who performed Brünnhilde in the Ring Cycle at Bayreuth Festival for Wagner's bicentenary.
Tenor Sergei Skorokhodov is another favourite of opera audiences across the world, recently winning rave reviews as Erik in the Met Opera's The Flying Dutchman.
Joining them will be one of Australia's most versatile and in-demand baritones, James Clayton, making a welcome return to Opera Australia.
The Wagner Gala Concert
Arts Centre Melbourne
Fri 16 October 2026, 7:30pm
This celebration brings together music of extraordinary scale and dramatic power, composed by Richard Wagner. This music was made for vast orchestral forces and voices that can fill a theatre.
Conductor Michael Güttler has led acclaimed performances at the world's great opera houses and is one of the world's leading Wagner specialists.
He'll lead the brilliant Orchestra Victoria and a starry line-up of singers, including dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, who performed Brünnhilde in the Ring Cycle at Bayreuth Festival for Wagner's bicentenary.
Tenor Sergei Skorokhodov is another favourite of opera audiences across the world, recently winning rave reviews as Erik in the Met Opera's The Flying Dutchman.
Joining them will be one of Australia's most versatile and in-demand baritones, James Clayton, making a welcome return to Opera Australia.
❊ Key Information ❊
Official Tickets
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Book via Opera.org.au
When
Friday 16 October 2026
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Where
Ian Potter State Theatre [See Venue]
Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne Victoria 3001 [See Map]
✆ Venue: Bookings: 1300 182 183 | Event: 03 9685 3700
Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne Victoria 3001 [See Map]
✆ Venue: Bookings: 1300 182 183 | Event: 03 9685 3700
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