Opera Australia in Montreal
February 1 2007
In a first for the national company, Opera Australia's Lakme directed by Adam Cook, with set and costumes by Mark Thompson and lighting by Gavan Swift, is opening in Montreal this week as a co-production with Opera de Montreal.
The creative team has travelled to sunny Canada to stage the production with a Canadian cast. It will transfer to the Minnesota Opera in March.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this news, however, is the price of tickets: single tickets start at $44 and there are "special prices" for 18-30-year-olds: $35 for a first opera, all others $25 each. Fair makes your eyes water, don’t you think?
